Month: July 2011

Cafe Sydney, Australia

            Cafe Sydney set a high standard for all Aussie food experiences on this trip Down Under. Unfortunately, for the successive restaurants on my 118-dayfood tour, everywhere else suffered an unfair comparison. Save up you…

Room 10, Potts Point, Sydney, Australia

I would have overlooked Room 10, a little hole in the wall cafe down a nondescript alleyway in Potts Point, if it weren’t for my bon vivant girlfriend, Shaz.  She assured me we’d get a great brew here and she was right.  It just so happens, as we were enj…

El Meson, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Come to El Meson in Bangsar for delicious Spanish food.  You must order the paella Valenciana, any rabbit dish (conejo) and Iberian ham (jamon Iberico).  The rest of the menu is good too, including a decent selection of tapas, but the above three dishes are unfor…

Ciao Ristorante, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Ciao Ristorante is a surprising find off the busy road of Kampung Pandan.  Once inside it’s hard to believe there’s a stream of heavy traffic just meters away.  Ciao backs onto the Royal Selangor Golf Club, so the views from the large restaurant win…