It’s the end of March and it’s snowing again here in Brussels. This winter is start to get a little ‘old’. On a more positive note, here’s presenting the national food of Belgium: frites / fries. Almost always topped with a mayonnaise-based sauce of your choice and served in a paper cone. Most people have…
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23 February 2013: I was in Paris for the weekend, in between two work trips. AB and I met our friends at La Fée Verte @ 108 rue de la Roquette for drinks – absinthe, of course, and some beer. I like how the sugar cube gradually disappears with every cold water droplet that lands on…
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After 1.5 years of living in Brussels, I finally made my way to Café Belga at Place Flagey last weekend. 2 March, Saturday: A sunny cool day spent at a window seat with The Garlic Ballads by Mo Yan while sipping several cups of mint tea, mostly compliments of a server at the bar :…
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People often ask me if I miss Singapore. My answer typically starts with “not really, though I miss my family and friends, and also the food…” before I launch into a discussion about the absence of hawker centre and kopi tiam (coffee shop) in Europe and the lack of no frills, quality, reasonably priced Asian eating places…
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