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Noko

Noko

Noko – sounds somewhat Nordic.  In Japanese which I think is what they are going for it means child or comfort.  In the same ways that my kids look on a blank sheet of paper with wonder and mischief in their eyes, I try to 

Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse

Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse

Simplicity is sometimes best. Think of needlessly complicated seemingly endless stream of words used to embellish something. Then the disappointment when reality did not live up to expectations (whether food or dating).  I think that often if the product is as good as people say, 

Schnitzel heaven

Schnitzel heaven

With the tag line – when every bite is legendary, I was suitably warned. Searching in vain for deep fried solace, when I came across this place, it seemed to promise fulfilment.  A place that deep fried many things, be it pig, cow, chicken, fish, 

Plaza Khao Geong – Borough Yards

Plaza Khao Geong – Borough Yards

I have been to Plaza before.  I barely survived the original incarnation.  So it my masochistic frame of mind, I felt I was honour bound to try the second coming. To provide some context, Plaza does not dumb down their spice level.  Walking in, it 

Monkatsu

Monkatsu

I have a particular weakness for deep fried food.  When I was living in Japan, I found that sushi and sashimi was only the tip of the Japanese food hierarchy.  Now I laugh when people mention that they want to eat Japanese food – on