Good Food and Views are Worth the Journey
Two of central Tuscany's most popular visits are to Siena and San Gimignano. Both are walled cities with unique landmarks including San Gimignano's towers and Siena's striped cathedral and famous town square. Both are also cities that peaked during the middle ages and which eventually came under Florentine control during the Renaissance.
While we could easily spend more than a day in each city, especially Siena, we dropped in on San Gimignano in the morning and went onto...
PS. Cafe Petit at St. Martin Road features some excellent takes on local favourites: Sup Kambing, Prawn Noodle, Rickshaw Noodle, Nasi Goreng among others. These are not on the menu but written on the board above the ordering counter. We also tried a new peanut butter chocolate cake - absolutely sinful.
My cousin told me that the new local items have been available for the past few months but while I tried to test it out my last trip there in July, I ended up in Chop Suey thinking...
My friends and I wanted to have a decent meal but nothing too long and too precious so we dropped in on Boruto for good sake based drinks and decent bites. This izakaya is about its sake drinks, homemade umeshu and largely uncomplicated tapas. Enjoyable dishes include its nicely grilled spare rib, stuffed chicken wing and deep fried pork belly. My main gripe is probably its downstairs seating which felt bit too spartan.
Boruto is the sister restaurant of Tamashii Robataya (see...
After the influx of sake bars in town and the success of Japanese whiskeys in global competitions, it shouldn't be surprising to now find a Japanese whiskey bar in Singapore. D.Bespoke Bar is a "Japanese style" bar - the type you find in Ginza's basements with leather, brass touches and wooden bar tops. With its discreet entrance, Don Draper would be at home here.
Located near the top end (#2) of Bukit Pasoh Road, the bar is not immediately evident when you enter as there is a second...
At first, a Spanish tapas sake bar seems a bit odd but more than a year on, BAM! remains a hit with chef Pepe Moncayo still serving really good food to go with Sake pairings. Pepe continues to add new dishes, probably best experienced through the omakase menu but favourites are still available. I continue to enjoy visiting once in a while to see what's new and knowing that Pepe's friendly and humble demeanour and good food will not disappoint.
My first visits to BAM! consisted of...