Carven's Table

Night at Shinjuku's Kabukicho entertainment district Cold, snowflakes, winter in Japan Slurping a bowl of hot ramen  Warm the belly, warm the heart  Smile on face, happy girl! That was how I fantasized about eating ramen in Japan. And that was my lifelong dream! My childhood dream finally came true last month when we stepped foot on the Land of The Rising Sun. Planning our trip around food destination was my main mission in Japan. Apart from eating the best sushi we've ever had, we also went Ramen Hunting. Having had the difficulties in looking for tips online, I want to share my experiences about Japan for a English speaking audience. Despite the slight drama of being stopped during transit in Kuala Lumpur for a night before getting myself legally into the largest city in the world. I was overwhelmed by how much Tokyo had to offer. Ramen is the Japanese working class's soul food. It's dotted everywhere in the city, high and low an...

I haven't been writing for a long while, simply due to the reason that I wasn't inspired to write about the average food quality in Perth. I may be wrong on this, but nothing was exciting in Perth that makes me jump off my seats and yell O-M-G! While my brain got stuck generating genuine thoughts of the food in Perth, I traveled overseas to refresh my passion for food and of course to see the world. And man, did I have a good time, hell yeah! Great time! Mercado La Boqueria, Barcelona  Yes, I was in Europe for a couple of months and I was wowed from left to right, top to toe. Seeing all those food produce and their way of life, i've never been this inspired before. While visiting those market, I wish I was staying at a place where I was able to cook, I can't get my hands on all those new ingredients. Cured meat, Spain Fortunately for Perth, there are a few new places sprung up whilst I was gone. I am impressed with how the food and coffee scene in Perth pr...

Rice Terrace Just got back from holiday in Bali, it is supposed to be an awesome holiday, but it keeps raining whilst our 8 days stay in Bali, would love some warm sunshine and to be able to dress less. Kuta Apart from the unexpected lousy weather, the trip had been great, I've seen so much and tried so many new things. However, my expectation for Balinese food is quite high, I've heard so many great things about Balinese food and having tried a few pretty awesome Balinese food outside Bali, I was very excited to be able to tried them in the land of God - Bali. Kecak fire dance Funnily enough, with that much expectation, the Bali food that I've tried during my stay in Bali were pretty disappointing. I'll write up a post just about Bali food one day. Uluwatu Temple   Apart from eating my lung out, we also visited a few Balinese temple, spend more time in the car going through really bumpy road that hurt my butt so bad. Tirta Empul - Holy Spring water temple...