While I still have a few more posts from my other trips (Lyon, Paris, and Hong Kong), I thought I’d blog about my recent visit to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) – commonly known as Saigon – the largest city in Vietnam and the former capital of the Republic of Vietnam.
This post is a simple guide to Saigon based on my trip there. Since I only had a few days to try some places, this is by no means a complete eating guide to restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). I’d love to go back again and eat at more places, but we’ll have to see how that goes.
So for now, here’s my TravelGuide on where to eat in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that blogging could give me so many fantastic opportunities. I mean, look at me. My job is literally just to eat and make you hungry.
I guess I am really lucky because I never wanted to be “famous.” I met many wonderful people who helped me along the way, and everything just fell in place. If you have always wanted to be the next online sensation, here’s your chance.
Cineleisure’s Next Online Sensation is a social media competition organised by Cathay Cineleisure Orchard from 1 March – 21 April 2012. Together with QiuQiu and Zoe, I am one of the three judges and we will be judging on three different challenges – Lifestyle, Fashion, and of course, Food & Beverage.
So for those of you, who are taking part in the contest and want to know how I will be judging the second challenge on F&B, read on and find out!
The kind people from Toshiba and Intel have given me the Toshiba Portégé Z830 Ultrabook, and I love it so far.
At just 8.3mm and 1.12kg, it’s the world’s lightest 13″ Ultrabook, and I am grateful for the size because it is so much easier to bring around when I am travelling. I can’t live without my laptop and it is great that the Toshiba Ultrabook is light and portable, with many different ports to ensure full connectivity.
A few weeks ago, I went to Kuala Lumpur with Beatrice and Velda on a fun filming trip for the Ultrabook Challenge, where we tested out the Toshiba Portégé Z830 Ultrabook. The filming was done in a huge mansion, and we had a team of film crew, producers and make up stylist on the set – it was quite an experience, and I will be blogging more on that next week.
The production house is still editing the footage, so stay tune if you want to find out what we did in Kuala Lumpur. Meanwhile, you can join the conversation on the Toshiba Portégé Z830 Ultrabook, Inspired by Intel at Toshiba Facebook Page.
While having lunch at Ben’s Restaurant (a lovely place which is similar to PS Cafe), we were goofing around and randomly took some clips.
Beatrice just edited a short trailer of our weekend getaway, so I thought it would be fun to share it with you. Have a great week ahead you guys!
Full Disclosure & Fine Print: The Toshiba Portégé Z830 Ultrabook was given to me as a review set, and monetary compensation was received for my participation in the KL filming. All views and opinions are my own.
I started ladyironchef five years ago, not knowing what blogging is about. Fast forward to today, I can still having so much fun making all of you hungry. No words can describe how I feel about my blog, and I’d like to thank everyone for joining me on this incredible journey.
Here’s a quick update: I’ve just created a new Facebook Page for ladyironchef, please support me and “like” it. I’ll be updating it very regularly, and there will be exclusive giveaways and many exciting things coming up.
I will also be posting lots of photos that you’ve never seen on my blog, and you can also get a first hand update on the latest restaurants that I’m dining at. Thanks folks!
I had brunch at Skyve Elementary Bistro & Bar a few weeks ago, and I fell in love with the place the moment I stepped inside. The folks behind Table 66 took over the space which used to belong to District 10 Bistro, and I have to say that I am very impressed by the way they transformed the interior.
It was done in a classy and elegant manner, with glass panels letting in lots of sunlight during the day. I can imagine it to be a very pretty and romantic restaurant when night falls.
The bistro is divided in half. On one side is a casual lounge; on the other, is the bright, airy space which is perfect for a lazy weekend brunch. Skyve Bistro and bar is my new favourite brunch place in Singapore.
Paul Bakery has opened in Singapore with much fanfare, and it’s not difficult to understand why the French boulangerie/patisserie is packed with customers everyday.
For those who have been to Europe, Paul Boulangerie is the place for them to relive those wonderful memories of having a warm croissant and a cup of coffee during winter. For others who have heard much about Paul from their friends, the new restaurant in Singapore gives them the chance to try something before they go Europe.
The question on everyone’s mind is no doubt whether Paul Boulangerie in Singapore is the same as Europe.
When I was in Hong Kong during Social Media Week, I spent a day doing interviews with the Hong Kong Media – Oriental Daily, HKET, WOM guide, and TimeOut magazine Hong Kong. Here are three of them, the last one with WOM guide is not ready, will let you guys know when it’s out.
Interview with Hong Kong Oriental Daily.
I took a screen shot of the TimeOut interview, you can read the original article here.
It’s always nice to randomly walk into a new restaurant, order without doing any prior research, and leave as a happy customer. And we did just that at Hinoki Japanese Restaurant at China Square Central.
After our meeting at Raffles Place, Velda, Beatrice and I were initially going for Ramen at Biefu restaurant, but in the end we decided to be adventurous and try out a new place. We walked around in the area, and chanced upon Hinoki Japanese Restaurant.
It is a small space with bar seats and tables, and we like that it is very cosy. The food at Honoki Restaurant is not cheap, but for the quality, it is worth the price.
