The Food Surprise! Episode Three: Butterworth, Penang
Posted by Makansutra in KF Seetoh, Video on May 16th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Episode Three: Butterworth, Penang Synopsis
Relying just on trusty leads, KF Seetoh ambushes Butterworth in north Malaysia and surprised himself instead, with a divine prawn noodle, a strange rojak on sticks and a resistant cook.
Whole Show Synopsis
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Discover and Devour: Havelock Road
Posted by Makansutra in Chinese, Makansutra Staff, Street Food on May 16th, 2012 at 11:57 am
Text and Images by Catherine Ling @ Makansutra
Havelock Road is a haven for hungry people. Foodie insiders all know where to hunt for tasty hawker gems often hidden in the most run-down of places. Some of these haunts are dark and…
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Set for Sicily
Posted by Makansutra in Makansutra Staff, Restaurants on May 16th, 2012 at 11:30 am
Text by Cheryl Teo @ Makansutra
Images courtesy of Chef Lino Sauro
Chef Lino Sauro, Sicilian and proud of it
If you have always thought that Italian cuisine was just about pizzas and pastas, Chef Lino Sauro, who specialises in Sicilian – a southern…
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MU Parlour opens at Holland Village
Posted by Makansutra in Makansutra Staff on May 15th, 2012 at 10:07 am
Text by Cheryl Teo @ Makansutra
Bask in the gorgeous setting at MU Parlour
The new addition to the busy enclave of Holland Village, MU Parlour takes a tri-throng approach in serving up a good gastro experience – food, art and music.
A…
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Did you know tomatoes were sold as medicine in the 1830s?
Posted by Makansutra in Makansutra Staff on May 15th, 2012 at 10:02 am
Text and Images by Cheryl Teo @ Makansutra
Tomato extract was said to be an effective medicine
In November 1834, Dr. John Cook Bennett announced that tomatoes could be used to treat diarrhea, nausea, indigestion and even fight Cholera. Bennett went as far as to…
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Sugar Daddy Lays Eyes on Heartlanders
Posted by Makansutra in Makansutra Staff on May 14th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Text and Images by Sheere Ng @ Makansutra
With the astro turf and tree, it's like having a picnic.
Sugar Daddy Group – the people behind the popular patisserie, Antoinette – opens the second Pique Nique, a casual dining restaurant at JCube,…
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Five Good Foods With Not So Good Business
Posted by Makansutra in Makansutra Staff on May 14th, 2012 at 11:46 am
Text and Images by Lorraine Koh @ Makansutra
You have encountered these places before; stalls with stellar food and ample publicity, yet they still fail to draw in the crowds. It could be a bad location, selling an uncommon product, unthoughtful…
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Making of the World’s Best Overseas Singapore Restaurant
Posted by Makansutra in KF Seetoh on May 14th, 2012 at 9:22 am
Text and images by KF Seetoh
Claus (left) and Carlos (in bandana) discussing spice level with the assistant chef, Tin Pang and Mike Larsen (right)
He is hailed as a culinary hero of sorts back home in Copenhagen, Denmark, not a country…
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For the Busy Parent: Pitta Pizza in 10 minutes
Posted by Makansutra in Makansutra Staff on May 11th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Text and Images by Vicky Henniker-Anandraj
Fuss free pitta pizza
When children go to school, parents scramble to search for quick, easy and healthy lunch box ideas. Here is one that you can do in 10 minutes, a Pitta Pizza that is…
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Before Wine Chain Stores there were Liquor Shops
Posted by Makansutra in Makansutra Staff, Street Food on May 11th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Text and images by Sheere Ng @ Makansutra
There are so many labels lying around that even the boss (right) himself sometimes have difficulty locating a specific …
Two men walked into the dark, musky-smelling shop and demanded for a bottle. “Which…
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