Earlier this year in March-April 2019, I was honoured to participate in a program called “House of Change” created by the Grey Goose team in India. You can imagine how excited I was to go to “The Land of Spices”. The whole Grey Goose training and philosophy behind “House of Change” is exactly what it sounds…
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Tea – #Oxidation of Tea vol. 1
In the previous article called “Tea – The Exiled Emperor Discovery” we spoke about the history of the tea and how it shaped the world we know today. Tea has influenced and changed the world in more ways than we could have imagined, with the aforementioned countries having the biggest influence. In this article we…
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Tea – #Oxidation of Tea vol. 2
In the previous article we detailed the development of tea flavour profiles, specifically, Japanese and Chinese Green teas, White tea, and rare Yellow tea. All teas are lightly oxidised which gives them their delicate aromas and flavours. Today we are going to delve into fully oxidised teas such as Black, and Pu’Erh tea. Each of…
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Tea – The Exiled Emperor Discovery
Tea is one of the most popular beverages enjoyed by many nations all around the world and I have great memories of sitting with my father chit chatting about life over a cup of tea. Back then, we usually drank it as a dark brown liquor with a touch of sugar and lemon juice but…
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James Dole – King of Pineapples
Pineapple is one fruit that I love, however it is one that frustrates me most when it comes to placing orders for the bar as there are several different types. The pineapple was a fruit that symbolised tropical regions through my childhood. It has been a symbol of “welcome and hospitality” since the Age of…
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Water Chestnut: Two Varieties
When I was a little boy, I was member of a scout organisation and one of my favourite memories is harvesting chestnuts. Sometimes we made an animals out them but mostly we harvested them for wild animals living in the nearby nature reserve as we were working closely with the forest guard and once a…
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Tencha – The Powdered Green Tea called Matcha
Recently, I started looking for a replacement for coffee that would keep me up and running and was a little healthier as well. Through my research I came across green teas (which I’ve always loved) and in particular one caught my attention called “Matcha”. As I was going through several different publications, I noticed the…
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Makrut Limes – The Citrus that looks like a Brain
Last week, we were strolling through the wet markets in Singapore and came across a citrus fruit which had a skin that made me think of a brain. We got so excited and made jokes about it until the shopkeeper asked “Do you know what is it?” We froze and looked at each other, laughed…
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Meet: Antoine Audran, Kaum Restaurant
Originally from France, Antoine has lived in Indonesia for over 20 years. Chef Antoine researched and developed the cuisine concept behind Kaum Restaurant, which I worked on the opening in Hong Kong. He loves his batik shirts and his nickname is the Chef in Batik! Let’s learn a little more about Antoine… Was there a…
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The Secret is Out!
To all who know us personally and to those that don’t 🙂 By now you know our cocktail bar IB HQ has been soft launched. Zurina and I would like to thank everyone who has helped, supported and worked with us to make our dream come true. It has been a great few months, full…
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