an urban view of a culinary experience

I’ve got to admit, Potato Head group really have a cool vision on their newest joint. Opened only less than a month, Three Buns has created such a huge buzz with it’s unique ‘food truck/ burger restaurant’. Along with the ‘immobilized’ food truck, there are also a bar and many tables in this sun room- [...]

I was practically pulled to this coffee shop by the reviews of my fellow bloggers. It was as if you need to visit it if you are into artisan coffee. So, at my earliest convenience, I went there to find out what the buzz is all about. It is located at Thamrin business district. After [...]

It feels like Christmas morning for a French pastry lover like me when I heard the opening of Eric Kayser place in Plaza Senayan,Jakarta. I wouldn’t call the interior as extraordinary, but it’s cozy and nice for a simple gathering. The beautiful pastries and french bread display is first what caught my attention. I can’t [...]

Perched among Bandung’s clothing houses (or so called “distros” in Indonesia) in Trunojoyo street, this coffee shop’s existence is not that apparent camouflaged by its neighbors. I noticed this place when I passed by the night before with lotsa “distro” junkie hanging out at the front of the store. I came by in the morning [...]

I never forget a good restaurant and even though it’s been so long since I last visited Blue Grass, it still holds the same charm it always did. So when I heard that BlueGrass restaurant has moved to a new place, just to Bakrie Tower just across the original spot, I was curious to revisit [...]

I’ve been itching to try this dessert place for quite a while but with Jakarta’s traffic nowadays,it’s getting harder and harder to find a time to visit the North side if you live on the other end of the city. Sumoboo is a Japanese style eatery with a blend with Taiwanese and Indonesian taste buds. [...]

I was originally puzzled by the name of the cafe. First look at the place, it was inviting and interesting with unique and hip interior. However, it was a bit vague since I could not find the name in front. I just noticed the 5 words: Howdy Hello Hola Hey Ho, which more like a [...]

My latest trip to Bali on March coincides with the opening week of Sisterfields, a new brunch cafe on Jl. Kayu Aya, Seminyak, right across the street from Grocers and Grinds. Its location right at the centre of Seminyak’s main street gave them an advantage in terms of exposure. The use of steel frame windows [...]

My occasional pass through Jl. Ir. H. Juanda brought to my attention the opening of a new establishment just beside Seximo boutique building. I heard that I has already opened for public. It was not clear from the outside whether this newly opened place is a boutique, a bar, or a restaurant. Compelled by strong [...]

After the culinary trip to El Kabron that day, I went back to seminyak for my dinner since my lodging at the time was in proximity to that area. I decided to try Barbacoa, a newly opened dining place on petitenget. The place looked mysterious to me and I happen to be easily enticed by [...]

After a brief shopping to Cosmo supermarket, I had lunch at Tokyo Skipjack which is located just outside of the Japanese supermarket. The place is humble with open space and mostly just fan on the ceiling, there are also available indoor tables inside the Cosmo supermarket. I don’t really fancy non-air conditioned restaurant, so I [...]

If you’re unfamiliar with his name,here’s a brief review of Hide Yamamoto’s amazing culinary history. In 2005 he became the first Executive Chef of the Mandarin Oriental in Washington DC and he has served three generations of American Presidents from Reagan, Bush and Clinton. So far he has established a string of successful restaurants in [...]

I heard about El Kabron from a work acquiantance who just visited Bali late last year. It is located at Pecatu, right on the cliff. The driving distance from Seminyak or NusaDua is quite substantial, however it did not get the better of my culinary curiosity for interesting venues. Therefore, I decided to spend my [...]

We first laid eyes on Sardine at petitenget street after numerous pass over looking for dinner spot to relax in this hip seminyak area of Bali. We couldn’t see the inside since the front side was mainly blocked with walls, quite similar to the entrance of Sarong. However after noticing that the parking area in [...]

When I first passed by this bistro, I was already intrigued by the unique exterior. So I decided to spend my evening there the next day. Inside I noticed they combined elements from several different places. And hello… there’s one part of the interior that brings my mind across the sea to my favorite hangout [...]