Please welcome the birth of gourmet burgers hype in Jakarta --if you haven't heard already-- Three Buns - Burger and Heads. I guess I was lucky enough to go there on their very first day of opening (hey, free fries worth 35k + dessert voucher!), because until now the hype hasn't recede anywhere close. I was acting like such a hipster-foodie stalker on their Instagram (@burgerandheads), and I just couldn't resist the temptation.
Read More…When people ask me, "Hey where can I go for some real authentic Vietnamese cuisine in Jakarta?" Easy. There aren't many. And amongst all, MonViet wins the competition. Let me tell you why, in 8 simple way.
Read More…In case you’ve never heard of the name, Paul is a French chain of bakery/restaurant founded since 1889 in the Northern France. As of now, Paul has a network of over 450 bakery-patisserie across the world, undoubtedly one of the largest French bakery, that is globally recognized to date.
Read More…Last weekend, Saturday to Sunday 9-10 November 2013 I went to a local event called “Bucolic Weekend”, organized by Javara and Maharasa Indonesia. As the name suggest, it’s basically a pop-up market selling local crops and farm produces that are naturally grown from numerous farmers throughout Indonesia
Read More…I remember it was the last Sunday of October 2013 – also coincides with the 6th National Bloggers Day – when Omar Niode Foundation invited few bloggers for a warm discussion while participating in Dharmawangsa Hotel’s second Super Brunch held this year. I was honored to accompany Rian Farisa (from Gastronomy Aficionado) and to introduce ourselves as part of The F Biters (Food Bloggers Indonesia Unite!).
Read More…As expected, new ice cream parlors with liquid nitrogen (LN2) concept is blooming pretty fast in Jakarta. After pioneered by LIN Artisanal Ice Cream in Kemang and then the unique LN2 Ice Cream Private Catering Service by Elixcir Gelato, now meet the newest concept by RON’S LABORATORY.
Read More…So October was truly a month full of good foods. Last month I got the honour to work with FARRAGO Indonesia, a communal e-magazine platform on food and fashion owned by MagPro Publishing (a sub-sector of EMAX Group, official Indonesian partner of Apple) - to review few tenants in Plaza Indonesia as a part of their November campaign of "Eat Well, Live Well | Good Food Guide".
Read More…In case you haven’t notice, you have 2 more days left to enjoy authentic Mexican cuisine through “Taste of Mexico”, a collaboration between Mandarin Oriental Jakarta Hotel and the Mexican Embassy.
Read More…From Mangga Besar we’re moving on to Mangga Dua. The first time I got introduced to Nasi Uduk Bu Sum was through Jen’s post few months ago, and I kinda regret that I waited too long to try it myself. The problem is, they only open starting from 10 PM. And the fact that I live approximately 35km+ from there, makes it harder for me to pay a visit whenever I wanted to.
Read More…As promised, I’m currently on my Central Jakarta series of posts so let’s just get to the chase. The title you’ve just read on top, is one of the reason why I will never, ever, become a vegetarian. Even if I do in the future (small chances, Me. Small chances :p), that’d probably because I suffer from a long-term memory lost or my palate has gone numb – because that’s just how good this stuff is. You know how I usually mark my Featured Post on umifadilah.com with a yellow background? For this post I’d highlighted with red background and a capital 72px font if possible, you know.
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