Mulholland Drive is one of those places along Beverley Hill that's vastly popular. It's LA's most famous street, with a winding drive down the mountain with multiple lookout points overlooking LA's downtown. It's home to many Hollywood celebrities, and there's a running list online on where each celebrity stays. It's a little creepy that a subset of the tourism industry sprung up just for people to stalk celebrities. Do celebrities...

I have been long-enthralled by California, first from my childhood spent reading the Sweet Valley series (time well-spent!), and later in life, from my (admittedly) odd obsession of the 1970s Californian food movement. So, when my sister in LA invited me to visit her for a bit,  how could I say no? When I finally arrived in LAX after the 20+ hours flight, clutching my bags of Royce Chocolate from Narita Airport, I was a little...

Pulau Ubin isn't one of those places in Singapore where Singaporeans commonly go to. It's a small island located off the east coast, and transportation into the island can be a little spotty. And like all outdoor activities in tropical climates, the weather can be challenging. I love a good trek or two in cooler weathers when I’m overseas, but here, where people sweat from the heat even while indoors, it takes a rare occasion to pry...

Years ago, back when I was studying in university and all of us were staying on campus, my friend Karen brought a few of these dainty confectioneries to us, and asked us what we thought about them. It was a delicate chocolate mousse, coated with a shiny layer of glaze and sitting atop a crunchy biscuit base. I dug a spoon into the dessert, and peeping out of the chocolate mousse, was an inner filling of caramelised milk, or dulce de leche. It...

We may have been a little overzealous snapping up all the berries that are on sale, but could you blame us? It's the end of summer and the supermarket was overflowing with fresh berries. We heaped boxes of of blueberries and raspberries into our cart, and just when we were about to leave, we couldn't resist buying these sweet-smelling strawberries.  There was many of us, and we (my nieces) ate as much as we physically could....