Greywacke Wine Dinner with Kevin Judd at Casa del Rio, Melaka

Kevin Judd is a busy man. Legendary for his involvement in New Zealand’s iconic Cloudy Bay, of which I fell in love at the first sip back in 2011 during a Cloudy Bay wine pairing dinner, Kevin produced the first 25 vintages at Cloudy Bay, and introduced the world to the fantastic Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough.

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Kronenbourg Beer Pairing dinner @ Svago KLCC

Becky’s 1 Minute Summary:
What: Kronenbourg beers matched with Western/Italian cuisine
What to order here: Meats.
Overall experience: A light, easy to drink beer like the Kronenbourg goes pretty well with any food. The only one I don’t quite fancy is the Asahi since I do not like dry beers.

For the long story, read on. 🙂

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Beer and food pairing. Something uncommon? Not really! I have had beer pairings meals before and I had enjoyed it. Think about it, people had been drinking beers with their meals since the olden days. Recently, we started to get sophisticated and chefs begin to craft their menus carefully to ensure excellent pairing beers meals.
Both the Kronenbourg 1664 and the Kronenbourg Blanc are light, crisp beers, the former sweeter while the latter has a rich, yeasty maltiness; all in all making both surpremely drinkable.

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Seoul, Korea: Beauty, Fashion, Grooming, Spa and INHA International Medical Center tour

One can’t think of Korea without referring to Hallyu (Korean wave/Korean fever -love for Korean pop culture, or the appreciation of all things Korean) and of course, Korean pretty girls (should I say pretty boys too?).
Now, such beauty may be “engineered” or if you’re born pretty, it takes maintenance to preserve it.

Beauty/medical tourism is big in South Korea. Not just for the locals but also to many SEA citizens. Closer to home, Singaporeans are known to flock over to South Korea for their beauty procedures. Quality and safety are the primary factors and of course, price.

For my 3rd visit to South Korea this year (you can read about Busan and Jeju HERE), my task this time was to experience Korean Hallyu and SHOPPING. Oh my god, I thought I strike lottery when I saw the itinerary. LOL!

Our first “beauty/health” experience was the tour of INHA International Medical Center. And of course what’s a tour without some experience of the facilities right?

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Elegantology, Publika – a night of cognac, couture and cuisine with Martell

Just 2 weeks back, models strutted down the gold dusted catwalk parading the latest collection from its in-house team of designers by Elegantology. I sat front row, eyes glazed but intense as I drank in every detail and second of the glitzy Gold Elegance-themed event.
The liquid gold of Martell flowed freely, gold dust fluttered as beautiful people strutted the runway and the night shined golden with the success of Elegantology New Collection Launch.

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Malaysia International Gourmet Festival (MIGF) 2013 – Taste MIGF, Restaurants & Menus

It’s that time of the year again. A full month of special menus carefully crafted by the many chefs in some of the top restaurants in the country; all ready to tantalize the tastebuds of the country’s hungry gourmands.
This year a total of 28 F & B establishments are involved; making a gourmand’s choice pretty straightforward, one restaurant for each night in the month of October; with a break of 2 days in between! :DD

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