(written by Jared) After having used the Watanabe yanagi, I found a new appreciation for handmade knives. Once we decided to visit Osaka as a part of our big Asia trip, I knew we would be close to the Sakai region- the birthplace of many famous Japanese knives. Prior to our trip, I spent countless [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vEtfakmiik] Maxwell Market is one of the more well known food hawker markets. It was visited by Bourdain himself when he filmed in Singapore. The place to visit in this food court is Tian Tian Hainanese chicken rice stand. This stand was also recommended by our friend (CA) before our trip. After having my chicken [...]

I heard about this restaurant when I was doing research on places to eat in Singapore. Upon googling, I stumbled upon the Miele Guide and went through the list of top restaurants in Asia. I clicked on the number one spot and it brought up a description for Iggy’s, the location said Singapore. Right then [...]

After our 1 day tryst in Kuala Lumpur, we hopped on a flight to Singapore the next morning. We were pretty excited as we were planning to meet up with our foodie friends who also came in from Chicago. Their flight wasn’t until the evening so Jared and I walked almost the length of Orchard [...]

We had only one day in Kuala Lumpur and it sort of ended being a bust, due to my poor planning. Originally we were going to head to the Batu Caves for Deepavali celebrations. After we had breakfast, Jared spoke briefly with a taxi driver who told us that the traffic to Batu Caves would [...]