Nomz 1st Anniversary and 1st Family Christmas Lunch
Indonesians, quite contrary to the image portrayed by some bad media, are actually very peace loving and very tolerant with each other's religious celebrations. For example, every Ramadhan month,...
View ArticleCulinary Bonanza's Best of 2015
Hello hipsters and foodies! How's 2015 been for you and how are you spending this new year's eve? Right this very moment, I am sitting at the nook by the window in my hotel room, just a few hours...
View ArticleAttack of The Claws: Dancing Crab is Back!
Happy New Year 2016 everyone! This is my very first post of this year and I'm sorry, it took me 17 days to write the first one this year, due to a rather impulsive, yet crucial plan that will decide my...
View ArticleNama Sushi by Sushi Masa
Japanese food fans in Jakarta would most likely have heard of, or even been to Sushi Masa, a premium Japanese restaurant situated at the unlikeliest spot in town: within a fish port in northern part of...
View ArticleChinese New Year 2016 Feast at Shang Palace
Are you looking for a place to have a Chinese New Year feast (CNY and Valentine's Day are coming soon people, ahem!)? So, I've got a place in mind that I want to propose to you, plus I have tested the...
View ArticleThe Caffeine Dispensary
This is a really exciting time for coffee lovers everywhere, whether you are old souls or even new converts of just coffee hunters for leisure (and Instagram purposes), because new places seem to...
View ArticleLe Gran Cafe, A Boutique Buffet Experience
According to Oxford Dictionary, the adjective 'boutique' desribes (of a business) that is small and is offering products or services of a high quality to a small number of customers. And boutique is...
View ArticleAkira Back Valentine's Day Menu Preview
Being single when Valentine's Day is approaching is no fun. For some, that is, but I actually find it one of the most anticipated times of the year, because restaurants and F&B businesses will be...
View ArticleST. Ali Calls Jakarta Its 2nd Home
Anyone who has been to Melbourne will understand how much Melbournians' lives are steeped in (good, no, awesome!) coffee and all-day brunch food. Good news for coffee and brunch hunters in Jakarta,...
View ArticleAsuka Japanese Dining
One of Jakarta's few Japanese fine dining scene graciously invited me to experience their February omakase menu, that features some of the most unusual Japanese delicacies which I never imagined I...
View ArticleNow Sizzling: Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
Jakarta has plenty of steak houses scattered all across the city, but so far there are only a few that labels itself as an upscale fine dining restaurant. Wait...but steak is just grilling meat, what's...
View ArticleFingerlicious Cranky Crab!
So many Louisiana Seafood places in Jakarta, but there's only one that truly stuck in my mind, not only for its meaty crab claws with delicious peppery garlic sauce, but also (curiously) for its bowl...
View ArticleSave Money with Paprika Cashback App!
These days, dining outside has become almost an inseparable part of our lives, Whether you are a foodie or if you just dine out for survival, the money spent on dining out, when summed up, actually...
View ArticleOmakase Lunch by Akira Watanabe @AW Kitchen
If you frequent the shopping malls in Central Jakarta as much as I do, you would've known that AW Kitchen opened its second restaurant in Jakarta back in December last year.Like AW Kitchen in Plaza...
View ArticleAnd The Oscar Goes To...
The last day of this month, February 2016, is a rather special day indeed, for it is THE once every 4 years bissextus day (no it is not a vulgar word, in fact it comes from Latin, which simply means...
View ArticleAMKC Atelier
AMKC Atelier is a brand new gourmet eatery & artisan pastry shop that opens in one of Jakarta's posh-est shopping mall. It's an original concept by the owners who are also the chefs here: Adhika...
View ArticleExtraordinary Italian Feast at Publik Markette!
This post may be published just in the nick of time, but hey there's still time to try and experience the extraordinary Italian Taste that's currently ongoing at Publik Markette, "Lo Straordinario...
View ArticleBottega Ristorante
Bottega Ristorante (not to be mistaken with Bottega in Napa Valley and it's unrelated with the Italian luxury goods brand), is an original Italian concept brought to you by the same people behind...
View ArticleHeaven for Seafood Lovers: The Hook
Seafood lovers, rejoice, because now there's a restaurant that specializes in serving seafood from Appetizers to Main Course (sorry, seafood dessert would just be a little too weird), served in various...
View ArticleChir Chir Chicken Arrives in Jakarta!
Do the word fried chicken make your lips smack or your tummy rumble in excitement? I've some good news for serious, hardcore, faithful fried chicken lovers in Jakarta. Hear hear, Chir Chir Fusion...
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