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Shark’s Fin on Chawanmushi
My ultra short trip to Kuala Lumpur was exactly that. Between all the events that happen amongst wedding celebrations, I hardly had any time to explore the city. I did try to catch a taxi to Sek Yuen, only to find that it was closed mid afternoon on a Friday. He stopped [...]
The S. Pellegrino World’s Top 50
The most prestigious list in world – you’ve heard it first here!
So far, I’ve only visited 8 restaurants in the top 50…. which means, only 42 to go!
The Top 50:
1 El Bulli, Spain (=)
2 The Fat Duck, U.K. (=)
3 Noma, Denmark (+7)
4 Mugaritz, Spain (=)
5 El Celler de Can Roca, Spain (+21)
6 Per Se, U.S. [...]
Stracchino Pizza – first attempt
My first attempt, using this recipe for a pizza base. It was mediocre, since I used regular plain flour. I think I will attempt this again with Italian Tipo ‘00’ flour next time as I wasn’t happy with the amount of “stretched” gluten even with the right amount of kneading.
Stracchino has got to be one [...]