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Jalan, Jalan - Malaysian Street Food Festival
Jalan, Jalan - Malaysian Street Food Festival
The exploration of food in Malaysia lies in their people’s favourite pastime, which they fondly call ‘Jalan Jalan’. In the most simplest of terms, this means to have a stroll with friends and have a good time. Invariably the ‘good time’ bit translates to navigating the hawker-lined streets and sampling the rich cultural food heritage with each stall visit. Malaysian street food is a varied affair, with influences drawn from its trade heritage and mixed-race culture of Malay, Chinese, Indian and Indonesian people.
Rainbow Unicorns - How to make out marketers and not be influenced by them
Rainbow Unicorns - How to make out marketers and not be influenced by them
“Sure you can sell vulnerable people some total **** and make a killing. You can also shove old ladies to the ground and snatch their purses. Same thing, scumbag.” - Buster Guru (Ethical Marketing Blogger)
Only Silk - Excerpt from Alan Platt’s new novel, ‘Foreign Fool’
Only Silk - Excerpt from Alan Platt’s new novel, ‘Foreign Fool’
I know a bit about silk. Literally. A bit. As in not much. Wandering around Asia, I’ve picked up a veneer of expertise. At my age, it’s more like a patina. OK, make that a crust.
The Holistic Chef. Jamie Raftery’s health food dream.
The Holistic Chef. Jamie Raftery’s health food dream.
Jamie Raftery had a dream. For a teenage dish washer in the West coast of Ireland it was rather an ambitious dream. To become a chef and work in one of the world’s most famous kitchens, Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry in California. The dream came true.
Heart of the matter - Jeffrey Sevilla talks Jazz
Heart of the matter - Jeffrey Sevilla talks Jazz
For live music lovers on the island, Music Matter in Phuket town has been a must-go jazz institution for over 18 years. It has also been home to the ‘Music Matter Collective’, a group of highly talented professional musicians, regularly converging at the venue to free style and improvise with like-minded muses.
Sunday Service. Prepare for a divine afternoon at Coast.
Sunday Service. Prepare for a divine afternoon at Coast.
We all love an idyllic environment on a Sunday afternoon, a relaxed and slow affair, where friends and family can gather for great food and entertainment to see you through the weekend finale.
Harbinger of doom. A paradigm shift in our relationship with technology.
Harbinger of doom. A paradigm shift in our relationship with technology.
Ahh technology. The dreamy 1950s paradise view of technology’s glorious future. Obedient humanoid robots rushing around on our behalf, doing the house work and chores, whilst the liberated owner whiled away the hours barking commands at these industrious tin cans and indulging in virtual entertainment.
The trivial villain
The trivial villain
Skyscraper is the new Hollywood action blockbuster starring the highly bankable Dwayne Johnson. Affirmed from the recently published Forbes annual list of the world’s best-paid celebrities, The Rock rolled in fifth, earning a mountainous $124m US in acting-related duties last year alone.
Coastal Marine Conservation. Is the tide finally a changin’?
Coastal Marine Conservation. Is the tide finally a changin’?
On Thursday, July 19 a huge wave of plastic washed up on the shoreline of the Dominican Republic covering the entire beach at Playa Montesinos. As a result, more than 30 tons of plastic waste was collected from the area.
Heaven freezes over
Heaven freezes over
If Willy Wonka had been smart enough to open an ice cream production company on Phuket Island...this would have been it. Tucked away in an unassuming Soi in Kamala, Flavio Manzoni and his mystical workers cheerfully beaver away at turning simple, natural ingredients into wonderment.
It’s a family affair... The power of the collective in the local art scene
It’s a family affair... The power of the collective in the local art scene
Pablo Picasso once stated that sex and art are the same thing. As a prolific man across both forms, I guess he should know. One can only assume what he was intimating at was ‘the connection’. An uncompromising passion and engagement with the subject matter.
A Marriage of Magic - Spellbound at The Boathouse New Menu Launch
A Marriage of Magic - Spellbound at The Boathouse New Menu Launch
Jonathan Bruell, the Executive Chef at The Boathouse, has worked as a renowned International chef for over 35 years. His culinary expertise has taken him on a 5-star journey from London to Australia, and most places in between. Since joining The Boathouse team seven months ago Jonathan has brought his impressive resume to deliver a carefully crafted marriage of Thai and world flavours to the menu of one of the island’s most established eateries.