I Don't Eat, I Devour

Gyoza, or in English, edible purses filled with happiness. Harajuku Gyoza is located 2 minutes from Kings Cross Station, and right next door to the previously-reviewed Kazbah - golden location. Without building up the anticipation for a smashing review too much, let me just say that it was disappointing. I feel betrayed by the happy little gyoza cartoon figure. Everything about its adorable face says 'Eat me! I'm authentic! I'm delicious! You can't go wrong here!!' when the subtext was more like 'My cute smile tries to distract you from the fact that many other restaurants serve better gyoza and ramen, and my wait staff will try to pass off beer about to go off in a month as 'special beer'!' My Wall of Cute Plates will also try to distract you. The Offending Beer The main event is, of course, gyoza. At Harajuku Gyoza, you can pick between poached gyoza or pan seared gyoza. We picked poached pork and pan seared duck gyozas, except I coul

Chat Thai is one of the most popular destinations for a quick Thai meal - there is always a line outside. Looking at the menu, and tasting the food, you can certainly see why - the menu has a bit of something to suit every palate, the flavours are authentic and delicious, and the prices are reasonable.  I always recommend starting with the pork skewers . The meat, accompanied by a sour and spicy sauce, is tender, succulent and full of flavour.  Pork Skewers Pad Thai may be considered a 'boring' choice when it comes to Thai food. However, don't turn up your nose just yet - a good pad thai is hard to come by! A simple dish consisting of stir fried noodles with basil, chicken and topped with sprouts, a bad pad thai can be gluggy, overly salty or flavourless. The pad thai at Chat Thai, however, does not disappoint. The noodles are thin, soft, and with a perfectly balanced flavour that carries a little sour tang, which you can accentuate further by squeezing some lime

This authentic, small Japanese restaurant sitting on Military Road just opposite Boronia House is my family's go-to restaurant for all our important occasions, namely birthdays and Chinese New Year. Every time we go, we opt for the Kaiseiki menu, which is an old Japanese banquet style menu - a degustation menu if you will. There is a choice of two - the Mino menu and the Goshu menu, and on every night except Saturday, a mini menu with slightly less food is also available. The menu is six courses long, so I would highly advise that you go in with an empty stomach, as you will come out extremely well-fed. Apart from the selection between Mino and Goshu, you also choose a main course and a flavour of ice-cream for dessert.  The night starts with a syrupy shot of plum wine and a seasonal amuse-bouche, usually seared salmon. The appetiser is Japanese style pipi in garlic soy butter broth. It is light and slightly salty, but the best thing about Japanese style seafood is that the s