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Tag Archives: Anthony Bourdain
An Introvert Who Likes People
I am not a good conversationalist. I like it when friendly strangers speak to me, but I always feel like I respond in an awkward manner. My partner tells me that I look approachable unlike him. I think I am … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged Anthony Bourdain, introvert, Life, Living, personal
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I Have to Agree with Anthony Bourdain about Apolo’s Fishhead Curry
The Banana Leaf Apolo’s fish head curry, is a tangy spicy dish that will truly satisfy. I feel that I had to rectify that I had only tried this perhaps one or two times and since this place is so … Continue reading
Confused About Which is the Best Curry Chicken Stall at Queensway: Famous or Original?
I’m so confused about which is the stall that has the better curry chicken at Queensway but all I know is that I loved what I had. Chose the famous curry chicken stall (even though it may be more famous … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Anthony Bourdain, Best, bread, Curry Chicken, famous, Food, ginger tea, old photo, Queensway, Singapore, spicy, teh alia, yummy
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Food Porn from my Trip to Vietnam: Dreaming of Pho & Spring Rolls
Having been to Vietnam, makes me want to hunt out all the authentic Vietnamese eateries in Singapore. Especially places where I can have the healthy cuisine of Pho and fresh spring rolls. Of course there are the less healthy versions … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Anthony Bourdain, chicken, coffee, cuisine, culture, Food, fresh spring rolls, HCMC, healthy, Ho Chi Minh, iced traditional Vietnamese Coffee, KFC, Lemon Grass, Life, Living, personal, Pho, Pho24, photography, photos, pretty, Restaurants, spring rolls, travel, Video, Vietnam, women, YouTube
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Little Girl is Mean to Anthony Bourdain
Poor Anthony. Watch this and you’ll know what I mean. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVQk5NlGEBs] 54 year old Bourdain is getting soft and it makes me like him even more. In a recent interview he talks about the reason for his becoming a softie … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Anthony Bourdain, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, culture, Discovery Travel and Living, Food, funny, Life, Living, Singapore, travel, Travel Channel, Video, YouTube
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Culture Shock: Eating with My Fingers
My French cousin has adapted well to various Indian cultural things, except that she doesn’t eat with her fingers. Since she was little she has been scolded when she touches food with her fingers as it is considered barbaric and … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged Anthony Bourdain, Chinese, Chopsticks, culture, culture shock, customs, eating, fingers, Food, Fork, French, Indian, Knife, Life, Living, Singapore, society, Spoon, travel, Utensils, Western
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Fragility of Singapore’s Food Culture
[polldaddy poll=3385831] K F Seetoh our foodie TV show host, the man behind the food guide Makansutra, who travels on a scooter and Singapore’s answer to Anthony Bourdain has said some interesting things in a recent article in Time Magazine. … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged affluenza, Anthony Bourdain, Cardon Cafe & Restaurant, culture, Food, heritage, K F Seetoh, Nostalgia, Serangoon Gardens, Singapore, travel
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