For those of you in the know, Vietnam is actually the 2nd largest producer of coffee in the world, after Brazil. They mainly produce Robusta beans, which has a stronger, more robust (duh) flavour than Arabica, grows at lower altitude and contains about 50% more caffeine. Its resistance to disease, higher yield per tree and… [Read more…]
December 21, 2011
And so I am sitting here right now (yea, you could call this ‘live blogging’) in Hoi An, Vietnam at a cafe overlooking a street. I’m quite literally people-watching after a lunch of Vietnamese noodles, thinking random thoughts while waiting for my custom-made shoes to be ready. Hoi An, has Unesco World Heritage status. Which… [Read more…]
December 14, 2011
Attended Toby’s Estate Coffee Degustation session last evening. For those of you familiar, degustation in F&B terms kinda means to taste or to sample. And so we had a chance to sample 3 awesome coffees from Costa Rica, Colombia and Guatemala. All 3 coffees were the table toppers in the recent Cup of Excellence competition… [Read more…]
November 9, 2011
I finally got a chance to hear the inspirational Dr. Tan Lai Yong today. We need more people like that who are wise; and who live out their wisdom. Here are some materials online about him that I’ve gathered from Google. Yunnan-Singapore Doctor: Straits Times Feature on CNNGo Dr Tan as featured on CNA’s ‘Asians… [Read more…]
October 29, 2011
This post is merely an opinion piece of my observation on a societal trend. There is no intention of criticising any institution or corporate practice. And so in an institution I am in contact with recently, I had heard that the auntie who helmed one of the stalls has to close down her tiny business… [Read more…]
October 23, 2011
Indie ice-cream has had the run of its life in Singapore the past 4 or 5 years; Island Creamery, Daily Scoop, Udders, Salted Caramel, Ice-Cream Chefs. Each, I find, did one up on the other by offering ice-cream in another flavour, crafted in a different way, eaten with a different cup. Some offered additional ingredients… [Read more…]
October 22, 2011
Okay. This is going to just be a quick and simple post on a new cafe that just came up in the CBD a few shops down from The Muffinry on Telok Ayer Street. Sarnies (Brit slang for sandwiches) is opened by a brother and sister pair who have a distinctly Aussie accent. I have… [Read more…]
October 16, 2011
My own emotional journey with Toby’s Estate started when a friend brought back an entire kilogram of their house blend for me from Perth. They were good beans; but alas, a kilogram is way too much for my consumption and some of it ended up as decor in a pretty glass bottle in my room. And… [Read more…]
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