And The Winner Is

We were so lucky to have had a final NYC burger at Shake Shack’s JFK Terminal Four outlet, and having been back in Singapore for five days, we’re now suffering serious burger withdrawals. Or it could just be jet lag. I’ve never craved burgers so much, and I know there’re burger joints all over the […]

Screening Pre-School Staff

There isn’t much worse than having your preschooler be mistreated and injured at the hands of the people you trust to look after your child while you’re at work – whether it’s your foreign domestic helper, nanny, or pre-school staff. I thought about whether it was right to post on FB the CCTV footage given […]

Cheesus and Jesus

The city is full of random surprises and we were treated to a whirlwind cheese tour in the West Village branch of Murray’s Cheese by cheese guru Michael Krempasky, complete with chocolate pairings and stories about his past life as a fire patrolman. Then a couple of days ago in SoHo, we heard someone shouting, […]

Ich Bin Ein Hamburger

We didn’t plan on doing this, but I’ve been told it’s quite characteristic of a trip to New York to entail many distractions, random and sudden new objectives, and a lot of it having to do with food. On our first night in Manhattan, our local friends took us out to a burger speakeasy, simply […]

The Mean Meat-Eating Squirrels Of New York

This is the first time I’ve been to New York, and it’s been more than what I expected. As with many people, I’ve known New York from books, television, film and every other type of media. I’ve heard people say New York City is the centre of the universe. I now know it’s true. I’ve […]