Kuroza Akatsukirou 黒座暁樓 @ Akasaka (2025)
In Japan, Doyo no Ushi no Hi (lit. “Day of the Ox of the end of Summer”), aka Unagi Day,Continue Reading
Month: July 2025
Treasures – Glazed Pottery Horse (Northern Wei)
The world only knows Tang Sancai, but these Northern Wei pottery are the precursor to what’s coming.
Kyoto Ginkakuji 銀閣寺
Ginkakuji 銀閣寺, aka Silver Pavilion, is a Zen temple along Kyoto’s eastern mountains (Higashiyama). In 1482, shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa 足利義政Continue Reading
Communal Table by Gen @ Penang
Fine dining choices in Penang are quite limited, and I have been to Au Jardin several times already, and IContinue Reading
Bella Vista @ Tokyo
Usually I use the 40th floor restaurant for breakfast, but it’s always crowded and I don’t use it for aContinue Reading
Kota Dine & Coffee – when Francis meets rempah
Michelin dining inside a UNESCO site? Only in Georgetown, Penang, where everywhere you turn is a UNESCO cultural heritage site.
Gao’s BBQ & Crab 老高烧烤 @ Milpitas
擼串 is a colloquial term for eating BBQ skewers Northeastern style. We have been trying to find a good NEContinue Reading
Treasures – Plaque and Measuring Rod with Emperor’s Decree (Xin Mang)
Very little was known about the Xin dynasty, but they do have a government issued weighing scale.
Kyoto Kinkakuji 金閣寺
Kinkakuji 金閣寺, aka Golden Pavilion, is a Zen temple in northern Kyoto whose top two floors are completely covered inContinue Reading
Bo Wang Po 博望坡 @ Shanghai
This restaurant is so authentic in their Yu cuisine that it is unofficially considered the “official” restaurant of Henan ProvincialContinue Reading