While in Bandung, our friends took us to this really great place for lunch – Waroeng Lisung (or simply Lisung). On the way there, they kept telling us that we HAD to try the strawberry juice. Strawberry juice?!
Yes, you heard right…strawberry juice.
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While in Indonesia, I had the privilege of visiting an 81-year-old coffee factory in Bandung which is an institution in itself. The very existence of this company is like a finger to all the Starbucks outlets around the world. Not that the owner is that kind of a person.
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How would you know if an Indian restaurant is any good, especially if you haven’t been there before? Why, see if Indians eat there, of course!
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The Food Pawn just came back from a weekend getaway to Jakarta and Bandung, so let’s take a break from the NY posts and change gears to talk about Indonesian food instead!
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Met another friend for brunch during our time in NY. Did I ever mention that I love brunch?
During our stay in DC, we went to this place called Jenny’s Asian Fusion for dinner. It was, by all accounts, a decent meal…but nothing like what you can find at the neighbourhood coffeeshop “zhi char” stall.
But this post is not about Jenny’s. Well, not entirely anyway…
Ok, technically, this meal wasn’t in the Big Apple. You see, we took a road trip to DC, and stayed there for four days (and I just wanted to keep the title).
Other than the usual fast food (e.g. Subway) and food courts, this was one of the more memorable meals in DC.
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It has been about three weeks since I returned from a trip to the Big Apple in December 2010. Before I left, friends who had been there were gushing about the place and how I would fall in love with it. As I am not really a city person, I was not expecting to share the same sentiments they had.
How things can change in two weeks…
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The author is a wannabe foodie / chef / photographer who loves nothing more than to sink his teeth into a good meal. He loves to eat, and he lives to eat. He has been taking photography more seriously since 2002, and has more than 30 years experience in eating ... Continue reading »
