Why a teal sweater? Men tend to stick to certain colours for their basics of trousers, shirts and jackets. You have on the one hand, metallic colours like black, grey and blue, on the other hand earthy colours like…
It has been such a rainy winter. Perfect time to bundle up in thick woolen sweaters and scarves! Keeping warm is about layering, not necessarily thick layers. All you need is two thin layers, followed by a warm woolen sweater,…
During my recent trip to Osaka, I made sure to indulge in an unforgettable meal at Kani Doraku かに道楽. “Kani” means “crab“, while “doraku” means “frenzy or orgy“. With such a name, you can imagine the palpitations my…
Fried courgette flowers – Fiori di zucca fritti – has to be one of my favourite Italian dishes! It is so delicate and tasty beyond belief, and not many outside of Italy know of this beautiful dish, much less…
Latin: 1. Hemerocallis fulva, 2. Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, 3. Hemerocallis minor English: Lily buds/ Lily shoots 1. Orange day-lily, 2. Lemon day-lily, 3. Dwarf day-lily/ Grassleaf lily/ Small day-lily Mandarin Chinese: Jinzhencai 金针菜, Xuancaohua 萱草花, Wangyoucao 忘忧草, Huanghuacai 黄花菜 Chinese lily…
I have recently fell in love with the powdered Japanese green tea called Matcha 抹茶 during my recent trip to Japan. It was during a visit to a samurai’s house in Kanazawa, where I was served an exquisite bowl…
I love my black jeans. They have to be skinny, tight, elastic, preferably with a button fly. My black jeans helps me convey who I am – nimble, thoughtful, subtle, sensual. I make sure to wear…
It is clear that Japanese ramen is an import from China to Japan, and a very late one too. However, it is not true that prior to the popularisation of ramen in Japan, the Japanese did not have noodles. In…
One of my favourite ramen has to be the Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen 豚骨. Tonkotsu 豚骨 ramen is renowned the world over for its thick, aromatic and flavoursome broth. Although there are now ready-made tonkotsu broths in the supermarket, making…
Modern life is about working hard, playing hard and resting hard. To rest well, fortunately there are retreats around the world that allow you the peace and quiet necessary for switching off, reflection on your next steps, or picking up…
