.... Anyway, so I’ve heard about this new noodle joint close by SCBD (Sudirman Central Business District) area, named ‘Mee Kepang’. Curiosity brought me, again, through Twitter, so I decided to give it a try. They claimed to serve fresh homemade noodles, a typical noodle called ‘Bakmi Karet’, literally means ‘rubber noodle’ because of its chewiness.
The thought of having a so-called Food-Blogger name card has never crossed my mind until recently. I’ve been wanting to (because it’s kinda cool you know, LOL), but afraid I was getting over-confident while I know I don’t write as much & as often. Moreover with the ongoing debacles on social media (mostly Twitter), on how food-blogger ethics or code conduct should be, I was getting quite hesitant to self-proclaim myself as one. It’s a never ending conversation that, ...
Read More…Foodpanda is an online food ordering service that operates globally in 27 emerging markets focused in Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin America and parts of Africa; including our dear nation Indonesia. At first I honestly thought that they’re a small local startup, but turns out that they’re huge already; backed by one of the largest online startup incubator worldwide called Rocket Internet, the same company that backed Zalora & Lazada, with its main headquarter in Berlin, Germany.
Read More…Let’s be honest. Despite every issues that tag along once we mention “frozen foods” – chemical preservative, not fresh, altered ingredients only-God-knows-what, etc – we know that some part of us just can’t hide the fact that we love them. We love the practical side of cooking with frozen foods. On certain occasions. It’s quick, convenient, and delicious (IF, and it’s important to mention, ONLY IF you buy the high quality ones such as Fiesta, etc – explicitly means that the ratio of meat versus flour in these snacks is well-balanced.)
Read More…Rule #1: When Chef Will Meyrick invites you to a private dinner, saying 'No' means that you're going to miss one hell of an awesome night.
Rule #2: There is no such thing as rule #2, dear. It's an inescapable statement.
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I met Adith (Adithya Pratama) back in World Street Food Congress earlier two months ago. From there I could really tell that he's a passionate foodie, and from the way he explains food I just could tell that he's a culinary student graduate - Yes, very much detailed :p. But who knew, he also turns out to be Dapur Cokelat's Pastry Chef, one of the most leading chocolate shop chain in Indonesia, being consistently passionate for providing exceptional-but-affordable cakes & pastries for nearly 12 years.
Read More…When I first heard about Travelicious, I immediately thought that it’s definitely a travel-related website. So when a friend of mine gave me the invitation to their gathering, I really thought I would meet travelers’ community. Well no, I was wrong. Owned by Panorama Group, one of the leading company on tours & traveling industry, Travelicious is a daily-deals website covering travel & leisure, hotel, F&B, even beauty, entertainment and relaxation activities. Much similar to other ‘big players’, the flow is pretty much simple: First you have to become a member, choose the deal you would like to purchase, and finally print to redeem it. Boom. Cheap and easy.
Read More…As described on the Cronut 101, Cronut – literally half-Croissant, half doughnut – started all the way back when Dominique Ansel’s bakery in Manhattan NY first introduced them (for $5 each) on May 2013, and then in less than a month it has become an international phenomenon, making it the most viral item in the pastry world to date. Ever since, copycats are everywhere from Washington DC’s doissant, Canada’s frissant, LA’s crullants, Boston’s cro-nots, Chicago’s crognets, to Philippines & Melbourne cronuts interpretation – everyone is trying to mimic Ansel’s creation. And the sickest part of it, in the US itself blackmarkets are starting to spring up with scalpers selling it for $100/a PIECE. Sick!
Read More…Filling in as replacement for Y&Y restaurant at Pacific Place Mall 4th floor, Bibigo finally opened in Jakarta in early May 2013. I was excited ever since I saw their ads in Pacific Place back in late 2012 (yes, since it's located in front of my office building so I happen to notice it almost every day). Bibigo is Korean food (K-Food) chain owned by CJ Foods, probably the biggest K-Food Company that comprises in food and food service industries for over 60 years.
Read More…Yeay, another ‘Bubur Ayam’ street-food! Located quite strategically right in front of Al-Azhar University’s back entrance (just few meters behind the infamous Roti Bakar Eddy’s), where people usually pass through that route to avoid 3-in-1 traffic, there’s this humble street-cart with enormous neon lighting and WiFi. Yes, WiFi. That is new to me. Other street-food vendors need to learn from Aditya Sani, the owner of Bubur Ayam Madura, which also happens to be a Strategist Consultant for one of our biggest telco company. Hence the FREE WiFi is sponsored by them – quite a breakthrough!
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