With the MCO in place, our host Jun is stuck at home. So he's sharing his favourite recipes from his recipe blog. This week, he's making a burnt cheesecake! From the Basque cheesecake at La Viña in Spain, to The Tokyo Restaurant's version, we've hit peak burnt cheesecake in the past 2-3 years. And now, you can make it at home! So join Jun through this ASMR journey, and do let us know if you made it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 03, 2020•17 min
With the MCO in place, our host Jun is stuck at home. So he's sharing his favourite recipes from his recipe blog. This week, he's making a not-so-classic chocolate chip cookies. Forget ChipsMore, forget Famous Amos, because once you bake these cookies at home, you'll never need to turn to another cookie again. Big claims, but just try it out and you'll be a chocolate chip cookie convert. So join Jun through this ASMR journey, and do let us know if you made it at home! ( Recipe link ) See omnystu...
May 27, 2020•14 min
With the MCO in place, our host Jun is stuck at home. So he's sharing his favourite recipes from his recipe blog. This week, he's making mochi donuts. It's the American classic, but instead of wheat flour, it uses glutinous rice flour (or mochi donuts), resulting in a super chewy, yielding donut. Best of all, it takes less than an hour to make, from start to finish, kneading to eating! So join Jun through this ASMR journey, and do let us know if you made it at home! ( Recipe link ) See omnystudi...
May 20, 2020•16 min
With nutrition and a focus on the environmental impact of food coming to define the zeitgeist of this generation's food systems, there's been a lot of interest and money vested into finding alternatives to meat consumption. In the US, brands like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods have been making waves with their plant-based solutions to burger patties and minced beef. And over here in Southeast Asia, we have our own upstart food tech company giving meat a run for its money—Phuture Foods. So this...
May 12, 2020•27 min
With the MCO in place, our host Jun is stuck at home. So he's sharing his favourite recipes from his recipe blog. This week, he's making the Hong Kong classic—bo lo bao, which are sometimes referred to as pineapple buns.Though it's name is a bit of a misnomer (there's no pineapple in it), with its crispy, fragrant crust, and a supple milky bread bun, there's no denying its appeal! So join Jun through this ASMR journey, and do let us know if you made it at home! ( Recipe link ) See omnystudio.com...
May 06, 2020•20 min
With the MCO in place, our host Jun is stuck at home. So he's sharing his favourite recipes from his recipe blog. This week, we're baking up some chocolate & matcha brownies. They're fudgy and decadent, and might just be what you need to bake those MCO blues away. So join Jun through this ASMR journey, and do let us know if you made it at home! ( Recipe link ) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 29, 2020•16 min
With the MCO in place, our host Jun is stuck at home. So he's sharing his favourite recipes from his recipe blog. This week, we'll be making a beloved dish of the Middle East—hummus! It's inspired by a Munchies video of chef Michael Solomonov making the dish in 5 minutes, with a hand strapped to his head, which just goes to show how quick and easy hummus can be! So join Jun through this ASMR journey, and do let us know if you made it at home! ( Recipe link ) See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
Apr 28, 2020•11 min
With the MCO in place, our host Jun is stuck at home. So he's sharing his favourite recipes from his recipe blog. This week, we're diving into dessert territory, with a hunk of a dessert—a chocolate mousse loaf! It's a dessert wholly inspired by a video he saw on a Korean cooking YouTube channel, but he's made it his own. So join Jun through this ASMR journey, and do let us know if you made it at home! ( Recipe link ) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 22, 2020•13 min
With the MCO in place, our host Jun is stuck at home. So he's sharing his favourite recipes from his recipe blog. This week, we're diving into dessert territory, with a hunk of a dessert—a chocolate mousse loaf! It's a dessert wholly inspired by a video he saw on a Korean cooking YouTube channel, but he's made it his own. So join Jun through this ASMR journey, and do let us know if you made it at home! Click here for list of ingredients and recipe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
Apr 22, 2020•13 min
With the MCO in place, our host Jun is stuck at home. So he's sharing his favourite recipes from his recipe blog—miso mushroom pasta! It's a dish that is based off Table & Apron restaurant's crowd-pleasing mushroom conchiglie—so you know it's a restaurant-worthy dish alright— and is so simple it can be cooked up in 30 minutes or less. So join Jun through this ASMR journey, and do let us know if you cooked it at home! ( Recipe link ) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 01, 2020•20 min
With the MCO in place, our host Jun is stuck at home. So he's sharing his favourite recipes from his recipe blog—miso mushroom pasta! It's a dish that is based off Table & Apron restaurant's crowd-pleasing mushroom conchiglie—so you know it's a restaurant-worthy dish alright— and is so simple it can be cooked up in 30 minutes or less. So join Jun through this ASMR journey, and do let us know if you cooked it at home! Click here for list of ingredients and recipe. See omnystudio.com/listener ...
Apr 01, 2020•20 min
Tea is one of the most drunk beverages in the world. But for such a simple drink—essentially leaves in water—there are so many nuances to it, so many different types, tastes and terroir, that a study in tea can last a lifetime. So today, we speak to Siow Fei from Tanah & Air, to scratch the surface of the tea world, talk about her journey to becoming a tea artist, and break some tea myths. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 31, 2020•26 min
With the MCO in place for a week, how has it affected Malaysia's restaurants and food operators? Many have turned to delivery, some have closed down, but the future of all looks uncertain. Jun speaks to Ren Yi, Edmund, and Marcus to find out more about what's going on, and what can us in the community and in the government do to support our struggling f&b scene during these trying times. Stay safe everyone! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 24, 2020•44 min
In 2016, Hawker Chan made history when it was awarded one Michelin star, and became the cheapest Michelin-starred meal in the world. Today, he's spread his hawker food and culture across 7 countries and over 20 stalls, included one in Petaling Street! We speak to the stall's franchisee, Victor Teo, to find out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 18, 2020•22 min
Andrew Wong is back on the show for the second time, to share about his spectacular new menu, centered around the food and flavours of Johor! On top of that, we also talk to Hartini from Yayasan Chow Kit, about the collaboration effort with Andrew to raise funds for Hartini's mission to aid underprivileged children in Chow Kit, and in Langkawi too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 11, 2020•22 min
Figs aren't native to Malaysia, but farmers across Malaysia have started to perk up to this Mediterranean jewel. With over 300 varieties of figs, a slew of supposed health benefits, and a burgeoning family business, Mutiara Figs has been one of the first-movers in the Malaysian fig industry. We speak to its owners, AR Mohd. Hilmi and Aliyaa Suraiyai, to find out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 05, 2020•26 min
This week's episode is all about the design of restaurants. Yes, we've talked plenty about the food and flavours in Malaysia, but really the first thing that hits you when you walk into restaurants and eateries isn't the food, but the design and ambience of the place. So we speak to Megan Lai from Ground Up Design & Build, to learn more about good restaurant design. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 24, 2020•23 min
No dessert is more endearing, more universally loved, more all-encompassing than cakes. And when you get a custom cake for your celebration, it just makes it that much more special. So this week, Jun speaks to one of the biggest custom cake brands in Malaysia—Kek & Co.. We learn about how Farah & Satira went from competitors to collaborators, recount their sensational unicorn cake hit, and learn more about the Malaysian cake industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 20, 2020•31 min
The Malaysia Brewers Cup is an annual coffee competition where baristas and brewers across the country come together to compete for the celebrated title. This year's cup happened in mid-January, and so we speak to one of the contestants, Henry Ng, about his experience, and we also brought in Henry's mentor, Shaun Liew, who's a 2-time winner of the Cup too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 13, 2020•34 min
This week, we're speaking about one of the most iconic sweets to have come out of France—the macaron. And there's one brand in particular that has been responsible for making this French treat a worldwide phenomenon. It's Ladurée! We speak to Frankie Robin, the head pastry chef at Ladurée Malaysia, about macarons, the history of the brand, and taste some of Ladurée's brand new flavours. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 07, 2020•25 min
Happy Chinese New Year! This week, while we're in the midst of all the CNY festivities, we're exploring the surprising history behind one of Malaysia's (and Singapore's) most celebrated, most raucous dish—yee sang! We speak to Nadge Ariffin, a food historian who's done some of the most in-depth research on the subject! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 29, 2020•26 min
With the straw ban kicking into full effect, sustainability will be what's on everyone's mind this year. This week, we speak to one enterprise that's making a difference in food & sustainability—Kartigha Ayamany from Fallaleaf, a company that's making plates and bakeware from the fallen leaves of the areca palm tree. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 21, 2020•34 min
With our show name, comes many expectations about bread. Well, for just the second time ever, we're talking about breads on the show! This week, we bring in two Penangites — Su Yin and Seng Keat from Yin's Sourdough Bakery (and Yin's WholeFood Manufactory in Penang — to talk about sourdough, the difference in palate and preferences between Penangites and KLites, and Jun makes a mess on the show trying to drink their super fizzy water kefir! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 16, 2020•29 min
With the rise in diabetes and obesity rates in Malaysia, healthy food is at the tip of everyone's tongue these days. Plus, with the new year ushering in new resolutions to eat and live healthier, this episode is extra pertinent. This week, we speak to Anas and Amirah from Potonguler, a company that's offering low calorie, zero-sugar condensed milk for the Malaysian masses. We talk about their stevia-based product, the health situation in Malaysia, and shed light on the hidden sugars in our Malay...
Jan 09, 2020•24 min
With it being the new year—and a new decade too!—and with resolutions being made to the tune of "trying new things and experiences", we thought it'd be fun to talk about some quirky, unique dining experiences you can find in KL. And in the past years, there is one company that has been putting out dining experiences like no other. From Dining in The Sky, Plane in The City, and projection mapping dinners (Le Petit Chef; Whimsy KL), 2Spicy has had a plethora of dining attractions. So this week, we...
Jan 06, 2020•27 min
Christmas might mean snow, Santa, and sleigh bells to most, but to us on the Breaking Bread show, Christmas is all about the food. So this week, we talk about Christmas food with Dinesh Rao from Tray Cafe, wax lyrical about mince pies and fruit cake, throw a little shade on roast turkeys, and brainstorm our way through some potentially sacrilegious, Malaysian-ised Christmas party ideas. Merry Christmas, everyone! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 06, 2020•29 min
The restaurant review industry in Malaysia is a languid, slow-moving beast. Food and flavour is undoubtedly in our veins, yet the talk and critiques of food places never seem to go far or deep. Slowly though, with Michelin penetrating into Singapore & Thailand, the Malaysia beast's ears are perking up. So this week, we speak to Samantha Lim, a writer and editor who heads the food & dining section of Malaysia Tatler, T.Dining. She speaks about her experiences reviewing restaurants, tells ...
Dec 24, 2019•25 min
The refugee community in Malaysia is a largely unseen part of our society. But their plight and hardship is one that should be brought to light. Enter PichaEats . Since 2016, they've been working with refugees to uplift them through the medium of food. To date, PichaEats has partnered with 20 refugee families, helping them cater and sell their food to Malaysians, giving these refugees a source of income, and a better life. So on this week's show, we speak to the co-founder of PichaEats, Kim Lim,...
Dec 10, 2019•26 min
Technology is changing the way we eat. Gone are the days of only having Domino's and McDonald's on delivery; nowadays, we can get boujie bistro fare, hawker food, whole cakes, and ingredients for tonight's dinner delivered to our doorsteps, all at the tap of a few buttons on our phones. So this week, we brought in two food delivery founders to chat about their businesses, the challenges they've faced, and examine the intersection between technology and food. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
Dec 03, 2019•33 min
The team behind Table & Apron, Marcus Low & Asya Tan—also my former bosses—opened a cool, new bakery, Universal Bakehouse . Yes, you heard right. But before you scream nepotism, the food & hospitality at T&A, and now at Universal Bakehouse, has consistently been one of the best in the city. So it's a no-brainer to bring them in, pick their brains, and talk about food! Aaaand they might even throw some shade on my cheffing past. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 20, 2019•31 min
