#musings: one month until "the future"
Who else can't believe there's only one month until 2020? Growing up, the year 2020 honestly seemed like science fiction. It felt like such a far away time, where time travel, flying cars and "the...
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news: TWO NEW DIN TAI FUNG COMING TO TAIPEI
If you build it, they will come, seems to be the new motto for xiao long bao king, Din Tai Fung. Several people mentioned to me the past few months that they were building another huge Din Tai Fung...
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mexican: i strongly recommend EL SABROSO
EL SABROSONo. 107-1, Tingzhou Road, Section 3, Zhongzheng District(02) 2368-9599MRT: Taipower BuildingHours: 11AM - 2PM ; 5PM -9PM, Closed Mondays $-$$ (under NT$250 per person) cash only Kid...
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my kitchen: i strongly recommend FLOUR BAKERY BANANA BREAD
Today I made pizza dough from scratch for the first time (thank you Mark Bittman). I don’t know why but for some reason I had been afraid of baking recipes that called for yeast and when I finally made...
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news: 2020 TAIPEI + TAICHUNG MICHELIN STARS ANNOUNCED
[TAIPEI] ⭐️2020 Michelin Guide finally announced its Taipei & new Taichung stars, adding 4 new restaurants in Taipei and 4 in Taichung to the Michelin starred list, including new two stars for...
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news: TAIWANESE AMERICAN CHEF AUSTIN HU
Very sad news about chef Austin Hu who passed away suddenly yesterday. Taiwanese American Chef Austin was known for being a gifted and generous chef in Shanghai, but he was also one of the partners/...
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burgers: BEST BURGERS IN TAIPEI
A hungry girl’s list to burgers in taipei work in progress Are these the best burgers in Taipei in 2020? There’s quite a few new contenders that I haven’t tried yet, but these are the ones that I would...
View Articlenews: 2020 ASIA'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS
As we gear up for the 2021 Asia's 50 Best announcement, I wanted to post a recap of the list last year. With most of the world wrecked by coronavirus, the restaurant and travel industry got hit hard....
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western: i still strongly recommend LAWRYS TAIPEI
LAWRYS TAIPEIat Bellavita, 6F28 Songren Road, Xinyi District (02) 2729-8555MRT: Taipei City Hallwebsite: Lawry's FB page hours: 11:30AM - 3PM; 5:30PM- 10PM$$$ Kid friendliness: high chairs and kids...
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street eats: I strongly recommend SPRING ONION PANCAKE VENDOR
SPRING ONION PANCAKE VENDOR corner of Anhe Road, Sec. 1 and Lane 102$ Kid friendliness: you will see a line of kids waiting their turn afterschool Visit reviewed: 3/2021When ordering spring onion...
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tasting menu/bbq: I strongly recommend FIREPLAY TAIPEI
FIREPLAY TAIPEINo. 6號, Lane 128, Fuhua Road, Shilin District, Taipei 台北市士林區福華路128巷6號MRT: Zhishan website: Fireplay FB pagehours: 6PM - 12AM; closed Monday and Tuesday $$ (dinner tasting menu NT$2400...
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taiwanese: I strongly recommend ZHENG PORK KNUCKLE
ZHENG PORK KNUCKLE 鄭記豬腳飯No. 22, Yanping S. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist, Zhongzheng District台北市中正區延平南路22號(02) 2371-1366MRT: Taipei Main Station hours: 11AM - 8PM$ Kid friendliness: sidewalk seat and limited...
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dessert: ARE BASQUE CHEESECAKES THE NEXT TREND IN TAIPEI?
Are Basque cheesecakes in Taipei the next cinnamon rolls? A few years ago, you had to search pretty hard for your Cinnabon cravings in Taipei. Then Heritage Bakery and Fly's Kitchen lead the way and...
View Articlenews: 5 TAIWAN RESTAURANTS NAMED 2021 ASIA's 50 BEST
Five Restaurants in Taiwan named to Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list View this post on InstagramA post shared by Joan (@hungryintaipei)Chefs across Asia celebrated together, but separately as the 2021...
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american/brunch: I strongly recommend BOTTLESS brunch
BOTTLESS 非瓶No. 26-1, Qingcheng Street, Songshan District, Taipei (02) 2514-0089MRT: Nanjing/Fuxing (Brown line) (3 minute walk)website: drinkbottless.comhours: 11AM- 3PM; 5:30PM- 11PM$$ Kid...
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my kitchen: SUPER EASY YOGURT FLATBREAD
Hands down, this has been my favorite recipe for a fast and easy snack or flatbread that goes with everything- hummus, olive oil, butter or even as a pizza base. I first saw it on thedeliciouslife's...
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modern/japanese: i recommend LOGY spring 2021
LOGYNo. 6, Lane 109, Anhe Road, Sec. 1 MRT: Xinyi/Anhewebsite: logy.tw/reservation.htmlhours: lunch: Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 15:00 (Last order 12:30) Dinner: Wednesday - Sunday 17:30 -...
View Articlemy kitchen: EASY BOX BROWNIES FROM SCRATCH
I’ve always thought it was too much work to make brownies from scratch because melting chocolate seemed like an extra step that could go wrong and add extra pots and bowls to wash. But after finding...
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burgers: i recommend MOTHER FLIPPIN BURGERS
You cannot find it on Google maps or Instagram, but if you're lucky enough to be in delivery range, you can find it on Ubereats. This is the restaurant of the future, especially in Taipei- ghost...
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hawaiian/taipei takeout: I strongly recommend KAME HOUSE
How do I have 157,930 photos on my phone? Every time I feel my phone struggle with the load of that many photos, I start deleting photos but then I wonder how do I delete photos from my phone without...
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