A table for two

What TV Shows did you grow up with? For me, it will be Full House, The Wonder Years, Ultraman, Kamen Rider Super and of course, the Monkey Magic. Having said that, as I only came to Australia 14 years ago, I have actually never watched the more popular Japanese version that was shown in Australia [...]

We picked flowers and grass, tossed them in little frying pan, scooped the dirt and packed it tightly into a jelly mould, flipped it out onto a plate and then pretending to eat and drink the ‘food’ we’ve just prepared on a tiny stool – games of cooking in miniature plastic kitchen used to be [...]

Healthy eaters look away now. These not-so-cholesterol-friendly golden crispy tiles are definitely not for the health-conscious, they are dangerously addictive and I find myself couldn’t stop eating them! Who’d have thought a simple plate of deep-fried crispy chicken skins can be so satisfying? At times like this, it’s best to put your guilty conscience aside [...]

All-you-can-eat sushi is my best, best friend. I can smell the skeptical you from miles away, pouting a cat’s bottom in disapproval just because I went for all-you-can-eat cheapskate deal which the quality of the food are usually below par. It’s true, I don’t deny that. Usually I probably won’t go for A-Y-C-E deal that [...]

Kanpai! Sake – Do you like it hot or cold? I can’t say I am an expert on the fine art of fermented rice wine, an alcoholic beverage made from rice that has been appreciated since over a thousand years ago in Japan. A lost in translation, most Japanese restaurants in western countries believe that [...]

Tokonoma, a lounge bar that prides themselves on their sochu, I believe it is the first in Sydney. Minh, Simon and I were on vacation in Malaysia and missed out on the initial event organised by Mark Comms but they were kindly enough to set an extra outing just for the three of us. A [...]

What a rib-per. “We found out about the all-you-can-eat ribs night through ChocolateSuze‘s blog,” we overheard a group of young girls confess to Josh, the owner of Cafe Ish. Josh immediately teases the girls whether they want an autograph from Suze as we have also just stuffed ourselves silly with some lips-smacking good ribs. But [...]

A friend in need is a friend indeed. I prefer not to write about my personal life story on my food blog because firstly, it is totally unrelated topic and secondly, I am always cautious about sharing my personal life story on the interwebs. But right now I think it is an appropriate moment for [...]

Have you been to Tetsuya’s? It seems to be the most frequently asked question this evening. My answer is a ‘No’. I had the idea of celebrating A Table For Two’s 1st blogiversary at Tetsuya’s last year. Despite that I made the phone call to the restaurant trying to reserve a table few months ahead, [...]

The Ootoro has sold out, we’ve been told. After hearing Richard raving about the fatty tuna ootoro at Masuya Japanese Seafood Restaurant, it is the only one dish that I am really looking forward to experience. To my dismay, we are informed by the waitress that it has been sold out for this evening, sadness. [...]

I can never get tired looking at a big slab of pork spare rib on my blog. After visiting the Shin Yokohoma Raumen Museum in Japan last year, I was convinced that I will never find another bowl of ramen that is as good as the one I’ve had in the museum. However, looks like [...]

For some reason, Merivale Winter Feast promotion has never been on the top of my priority list. Don’t get me wrong, one of the items in my to-do list is to tick off all the restaurants in theMerivale group. But I am not sure why, me and Merivale don’t seem to gel very well together [...]

Why would I want to eat spaghetti when I can have all the yummy local Malaysian delicacies? And I am always over sensitive and cautious about eating raw sashimi in a hot tropical country like Malaysia, Salmonella is not what I am looking for on the menu that’s for sure. But when they mix it [...]

If you want good Malaysian food, ask Malaysian friends. And if you want good Japanese food, no doubt the Japanese are the ones you should ask. Japanese food in particular, I found most of the good ones are hidden from the public and only the local Japanese who have been living in Sydney for a [...]