Passion for flavour, respect for culture
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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I was introduced to quince when I was living in London and it became one of my favourite fruits. Mmm…poached quince and vanilla as a dessert..this is stuff of dreams! After moving to Asia, I realised I hadn’t had one recently until I had a quince presented to me in the form of tea during…
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Recently on a business trip to Bali I was introduced to a pod with an interesting shape, weird in texture but with a surprisingly fruity, sweet and sour flavour. This fascinating sticky, fleshy and juicy pod came from the tamarind tree. It has been said that people either love it or hate it. Have you…
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Lately, I have been invited to create beverage programs to compliment Chinese cuisines and although I have lived in Asia and come across the Chinese style of dining I still have a lot to learn about the culture. Living in Singapore for almost six years has definitely exposed me to the culture in more depth…
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Kevin is well known for his love of G&T and for creation of East Imperial Tonic. He has been supporting the growth of Gin for almost half a decade, but how did he get there? What is he working on? How old were you when you sipped on your first G&T? Did you like it?…
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I love apples! All kinds of apples! So when I moved to Asia I was amazed when I found a large brown-ish fruit with the look and texture of an apple. I originally mistook it as a type of pear however with more research I found that it originates from East Asia, mostly associated with…
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I am sure that we all know the condiments commonly used in cooking and seasoning that are also present at pretty much every dining table called salt and pepper. Recently, I was looking at one of the two mills sitting at the table and asked my son “what do you know about them?” – well…
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On my recent trip to Europe I had breakfast in Dubai and the local specialty was fresh dates with cereals and milk. It was a little bit unexpected to me, but as you know I love to look at different  cultures, their history and traditions to explore. As I nibbled on fresh dates I realised…
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My earliest childhood memories have always been associated with a lot of food, games at the local shows, fairy tales and of course gifts. Having said that I also have a lot of memories about  tropical fruits. As you know, I am originally from the Czech Republic and because of that we did not get…
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We were lucky to be introduced to a series of Australian native bush spices here in Singapore, so naturally we were curious to find out more about them! Meet Hayley Blieden, founder and Managing Director at The Australian Superfood Co. What was your first interaction with native bush spices? I first came across native bush…
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