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The Old and Famous Nhu Lan after All the Shopping

Feeling adventurous, Mig and I used our entire morning to shop at Ho chi Minh City’s version of Manila’s Divisoria — the Binh Thay Market in china town….

Spiced Peaches

Mye and I decided to do something with peaches…I love peaches! I torched the peaches lightly and boiled some star anise, cinnamon bark and nutmeg into the syrup….

Jam Donut

Oh Jam donut, why are you so unforgettable? For those of you who haven’t got a clue on what a Jam Donut cocktail it…you should order it, before…

Touristy Night Eats at Ben Thanh Market

On our first night in Saigon, Mig and I decided to go touristy and we ate at the hawker stands that set up outside the Ben Thanh Market….

Ratatouille

On one of our fun shoots, Mye wanted to shoot ratatouille (why am I not surprised as this girl screams old-Marseilles in her styling). And so, I chopped…

Holiday Work

Been wondering for a couple of months where my work with Mye went…until I saw a billboard…a grocery gondola…a couple of posters and a box. For that day,…

Picnic Across the Opera House with Bourke Street Bakery Take Aways and Raspberry Wine

Bourke Street Bakery is so famous in Sydney. When Ana would mention it to her friends, they would all sigh and say “mmmm, sausage roll” or “mmm creme…

Adriano Zumbo — pastries inspired by local products

We decided to go for breakfast at Adriano Zumbo. To our dismay, we found out that the cafe was still being renovated…meaning…no real breakfast meals and no refrigerated…

Holiday Movin’

I spent most of the Christmas break moving into my new room. Finally, after a month and a half of waiting, paying, sleeping on my brother’s floor and…

Refreshing Fennel Salad

What I love about my vacation in Sydney was that I was able to do some fantastic things with the stuff at the apartment. I love cooking, but…

Mongers Gourmet Fish n’ Chips in Bondi Beach

Ana took me to see Bondi beach on the afternoon of my birthday. Bondi beach is one of the beaches very near the city and it is the…

Lunch at The Sanctuary at Peppers Guest House

We loved the ambiance at our hotel. And since we had such a great time eating at their bar the other night, Ana and I decided to try…

Sydney Train Station Eating

At Milson’s point train station, there’s a small friendly eatery called Fisherman’s cove where a lot of working people have lunch. They serve all sorts of food from…

Bills Fantastic Breakfast

Ana took me to Bills for breakfast. Bills is a cafe of one of Australia’s celebrity chefs, Bill Granger. I saw several of his books while I was…

Off the beaten track — Dinner in Shakey Tables in Hunter Valley

Since Hunter Valley dining was a great delight to me and Ana, we decided to go for a spur-of-the-moment-on-the-Hunter-map place and this eventually led us to the Shakey…

Wagyu Burger at the Rockpool Bar

Entering Rockpool reminds me of those old flapper movies where people dressed greatly and building interiors had large marble posts….in fact, it did have huge marble posts, everyone…

Super Instant Chocolate Dessert

I love the way we always had fruit at the Sydney apartment during my vacation. On one of our dinners, Ana requested for a quick dessert.. And so…

Bottom of the Harbor picnic at Balmoral Beach

Sydney really is a convenient city. We lived 15-25 minutes away from 3 beaches…today’s sun bathing was going to happen in Balmoral beach since Ana says it’s a…

Dinner at Peppers Guest House Bar

Ana and I decided to just have dinner in our lovely hotel because we had such a wildly delicious lunch. And so here was what we ordered… really…

Our Hunter Valley Hotel: Peppers Guest House

It was pretty easy to find our way around Hunter Valley thanks to Ana’s GPS. And to find our Hotel Peppers tucked away in the middle of some…

The Best Birthday Dinner Ever at Toko in Surry Hills!

This was my first birthday being away from my family and it was pretty ironic because I was quite excited. Ana took me to one of Sydney’s finest…

The Smelly Cheese Shop in Hunter Valley

I love cheese. I love cheese. I love cheese. And this is the place to go crazy with cheese if you happen to be in the neighborhood. For…

First Time at Sydney Fish Market

The Sydney Fish Market holds a mind-blowing array of edible living creatures from all over the world! I was just overwhelmed by the variety of everything fresh…there were…

Messina Gelateria, Darlinghurst — creative gelatos!

Off to more food adventures, we headed to Messina Gelateria in Darlinghurst. Before we could enter, we had to go through a throng of children just getting their…

Room Rebirth Updates While On Vacation (Yes! It works!)

And so while I was away, my interior designers (Kaye Llanto and Maybelle Uy…who are totally fabulous to work with by the way) have been updating me on…

Assisting Janet Mitchell, one of Australia’s top food stylists

I was in great luck to be given the opportunity to assist one of Australia’s top food stylists, Janet Mitchell. It was pretty surreal at first but as…

Mad Pizza Bar, Darlinghurst — a wonderful pizza experience!

Darlinghurst is an area in Sydney that’s famous for eating. With little cafes lining up their streets, it’s pretty hard to pick-out places that might be just good…

A Fine First Lunch At Margan Restaurant, Hunter Valley

By my fifth day in Sydney, Ana and I were off to Hunter Valley, a wine country that has become one of the world’s best known wine making…

Do as the locals do — Campos Coffee Newtown

Ana took me on a quick drive tour of her old university. But before that, she introduced me to some of her uni friends at their favorite coffee…

Mater Turkish in New Town

Ana took me to New Town to meet up with some of her friends at the University. New Town, she says, is famous for multicultural cuisine and vintage…

Welcome to Sydney! — David Jones Yogurt and Grill’d Burger

Because of my excitement, I came to Sydney with little amount of sleep and too much excitement…hence, my energy crashing by the second hour of my stay in…

Ideal Pasta for Ideal Results TVC

I am more than proud to say that I was part of the team that made the newest TVC of Ideal Pasta (Ideal Macaroni & Spaghetti). So here’s…

In Pursuit of Change

There really is an entirely different reason why I am leaving for Australia. I am basically in pursuit of change. There are many things I can’t change here…

Chocolate Casserole

Making this chocolate casserole for the shoot was perfect for the Halloween season (given that the chocolate casserole looks like a giant lump of mud!). What makes this…

Ba Noi Vietnamese in Perea Street

I’ve been hearing about this place for quite a while from my friend Anna since her office is situated in the same building. She says there were good…