Hung Tao is another favourite Queensway stalwart, yes, I have many but which one I choose depends on a lot of factors - time of day, mood, what I feel like eating, how flashy a restaurant I want to go to.
Hung Tao is where I go when I just want …
read moreWhy are Japanese food movies so good? Just when I'd come to terms with Tampopo, being haunted by dreams of a world where every place and every person has a Penangite mentality, enjoying and perfecting food with their every breath. Where food equals love, caring, unity, and everyone is entitled …
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Fact: In London, it is nigh on impossible to purchase decent chocolate chip cookies, i.e. ones that have the right amount of chocolate chips, (and I prefer chunks, not chips), with the cookie of just the right chewy-crispy ratio. Personal Preference rules. The stomach cannot be satisfied by mass …
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cf. Last post re: Defectors Weld.
There's a reason why I generally avoid eating "Western Food" out in the UK/ London. Overpriced disappointments. Yes, I'm biased. I'm Asian. Food-wise, I dream about hawkers food, and chillies, dumplings, rice and noodles. I know what hits the spot and I know what …
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The Defectors Weld is one of the few non-scruffy bars based around Shepherds Bush. Open late with free entry on Fridays and Saturdays, it's usually packed, even midweek.
Drinks are pretty overpriced (£4 for a pint of lager shandy, £6 for beer and lemonade) but a "buy 1 get 2nd …
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