by Alan John Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Living through a pandemic. Nobody asked me, so I’ll just ask and answer the questions myself. Read More
by Alan John Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 What happened to 2020? The photos in my iPhone record a year like none other, ever. Read More
by Alan John Posted on June 20, 2020 That day when my friend Kim asked his mum how to make her Nyonya achar, and got me hooked for life Read More
by Alan John Posted on June 20, 2020 Achar Day… how I learnt to make a Nyonya specialty in 1968 and it still makes me happy every time Read More
by Alan John Posted on July 6, 2019July 6, 2019 Whose kueh is this anyway? I’m so glad that growing up Malaysian taught me the aromas and tastes of Nyonya kueh-kueh and led me to Singapore’s Bengawan Solo in 1981 Read More
by Alan John Posted on July 1, 2019 Anastasia Liew, Queen of Kueh and the 1981 food story that helped Bengawan Solo become famous in Singapore and beyond Read More
by Alan John Posted on May 16, 2017 80 Ringgit for a Hainanese chicken chop? Philip Lim Chin Guan would have said: ‘You’re crazy, Alan John, I know a place off Campbell Road where it’s only 10.50.’ Read More
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