We've all been home a lot more over the pandemic, and that means more meals at home! So to get you cooking a little more (even if you've never done so), our host Jun is dishing up some simple and fun recipes to try. This week, he's making ramen eggs. You know, those sultry, soy-braised, soft-centered eggs that come with steamy bowls of ramen? They might seem daunting to make at home, but the process is surprisingly easy! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun....
Dec 16, 2020•16 min
We've all been home a lot more over the pandemic, and that means more meals at home! So to get you cooking a little more (even if you've never done so), our host Jun is dishing up some simple and fun recipes to try. This week, he's making BA's Best Banana Bread. It's a stellar recipe, chock full of bananas, nuts, and chocolate, a jazzed-up version of the classic. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) if you made it! IMAGE SOURCE: ALEX LAU/ bonappe...
Dec 08, 2020•14 min
We've all been home a lot more over the pandemic, and that means more meals at home! So to get you cooking a little more (even if you've never done so), our host Jun is dishing up some simple and fun recipes to try. And this week, he's baking a really simple apple crumble that comes together in a pinch! Just slice up some apples, toss some flour, butter, sugar, and oats together for the crumble, give it a gentle bake, and you're good to go! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know ...
Dec 02, 2020•13 min
We've all been home a lot more over the pandemic, and that means more meals at home! So to get you cooking a little more (even if you've never done so), our host Jun is dishing up some simple and fun recipes to try. And this week, he's making some chocolate nut clusters. These are really simple, 3-ingredient chocolate-y treats that come together in a pinch.. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) if you made it! IMAGE SOURCE: 12TOMATOES See omnystu...
Nov 27, 2020•13 min
We've all been home a lot more over the pandemic, and that means more meals at home! So to get you cooking a little more (even if you've never done so), our host Jun is dishing up some simple and fun recipes to try. And this week, in light of the water shortage, he's making something extra easy to save on cleaning up—an Italian bicerin! It's a simple drink that adds a bit of luxury and atas-ness to your afternoon coffee, with its triple layer of coffee, chocolate, and cream. So join us through t...
Nov 27, 2020•13 min
We've all been home a lot more over the pandemic, and that means more meals at home! So to get you cooking a little more (even if you've never done so), our host Jun is dishing up some simple and fun recipes to try. And this week, he's making some homemade rice krispies treats! It's a recipe from one of his favourite baking cookbooks—Food52's Genius Desserts. They're crispy, oh-so-snackable, and pay homage to the original too! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram (...
Nov 26, 2020•13 min
We've all been home a lot more over the pandemic, and that means more meals at home! So to get you cooking a little more (even if you've never done so), our host Jun is dishing up some simple and fun recipes to try. And this week, he's making some orange tea. It's based on yujacha (Korean citron tea), which is a great remedy for colds and sore throats, but instead of yuzu—which is hard to procure in Malaysia—we're using oranges! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram...
Nov 25, 2020•12 min
Since we're back under a CMCO, our host Jun is back in the kitchen cooking. And this week, he's making lace cookies! It's a recipe from one of his favourite baking cookbooks—Food52's Genius Desserts. These cookies are simple but sophisticated, nutty and crisp, and as the name suggests, pretty lacy! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let us know on Instagram @jun.and.tonic if you made it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 03, 2020•16 min
Since we're back under a CMCO, our host Jun is back in the kitchen cooking. And this week, he's making a kare risotto (Japanese curry risotto) from Mandy Lee's cookbook. The Art of Escapism Cooking. It's a quick, easy, hearty dish that comes together in a pinch, and in Mandy's style, is packed with flavour. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let us know on Instagram @jun.and.tonic if you made it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 22, 2020•16 min
I know the CMCO is hitting us hard, but as an escape from the dreary gloom, we have a fun episode this week, featuring Michelle Liu from Fin restaurant in Publika. From running a pop-up stall, to sharing a shoplot space, to now occupying a whole store, Fin is a restaurant truly built from the ground up. In this episode, Michelle shares about the joy and struggles of running a restaurant, discuss the importance of collaboration in the industry, and even throw some friendly shade on our host Jun. ...
Oct 14, 2020•23 min
When you think of Indian food, what comes to mind? Sure, while curries, spice, rotis and rice might immediately come into your consciousness, Indian food is so much more. So this week, we brought Chef Yogi from Flour restaurant to enthrall us with tales of Indian food beyond what we know, and talk about his culinary growth through the opening of his new restaurant. -- Image Source: Flour Restaurant See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 08, 2020•31 min
When you think of Indian food, what comes to mind? Sure, while curries, spice, rotis and rice might immediately come into your consciousness, Indian food is so much more. So this week, we brought Chef Yogi from Flour restaurant to enthrall us with tales of Indian food beyond what we know, and talk about his culinary growth through the opening of his new restaurant. -- Image Source: Flour Restaurant See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 08, 2020•31 min
When you think of Indian food, what comes to mind? Sure, while curries, spice, rotis and rice might immediately come into your consciousness, Indian food is so much more. So this week, we brought Chef Yogi from Flour restaurant to enthrall us with tales of Indian food beyond what we know, and talk about his culinary growth through the opening of his new restaurant. Image Source: flour restaurant -- See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 08, 2020•31 min
We rarely outrightly recommend places to try on this show, but this week is a little different, because Jun brought in the couple who runs his current favourite restaurant in town—Celine and Ka Hong from Atelier Binchotan ! It's a cosy restaurant in Taman Desa with a focus on grilling and punchy flavours. And on this episode, Celine and Ka Hong share about their culinary experiences working in Singapore, their challenges opening right before the MCO, and give us a little taster of the kind of fo...
Sep 28, 2020•26 min
We rarely outrightly recommend places to try on this show, but this week is a little different, because Jun brought in the couple who runs his current favourite restaurant in town—Celine and Ka Hong from Atelier Binchotan ! It's a cosy restaurant in Taman Desa with a focus on grilling and punchy flavours. And on this episode, Celine and Ka Hong share about their culinary experiences working in Singapore, their challenges opening right before the MCO, and give us a little taster of the kind of fo...
Sep 28, 2020•26 min
This week, our host Jun is sharing his favourite recipes from his food blog, Jun & Tonic. And the recipe on the cards for today is... bread banana! Nope, that isn't a typo, because instead of banana-flavoured bread, we're making a bread-flavoured banana. It's essentially a mantou that looks, smells, and even peels like a banana! It's a super fun one this week, so join us through this ASMR journey, and let us know on Instagram @jun.and.tonic if you made it! (Recipe link) -- See omnystudio.com...
Sep 22, 2020•19 min
This week, our host Jun is sharing his favourite recipes from his food blog, Jun & Tonic. And the recipe on the cards for today is... lo bak gou! A classic and one of Jun's favourite orders at any dim sum restaurant, this is a surefire recipe to satiate your radish cake craving. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let us know on Instagram @jun.and.tonic if you made it! (Recipe link) -- See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 11, 2020•17 min
On today’s episode, we’re interviewing a restaurant that has popped up just before the MCO, weathered through it, and is now gaining steady traction in the KL dining scene. It's Chipta 11a , a modern omakase restaurant near Taman Paramount in PJ. The owners, Chef Jack Weldie and Diane Ong, share all about their inventive, playful style of food, rooted in Chef Weldie's deep prowess in Japanese cuisine. We talk about using tongkol in sushi, pairing fish with honeydew, and wax lyrical over their ta...
Sep 02, 2020•28 min
On today’s episode, we’re interviewing a restaurant that has popped up just before the MCO, weathered through it, and is now gaining steady traction in the KL dining scene. It's Chipta 11a , a modern omakase restaurant near Taman Paramount in PJ. The owners, Chef Jack Weldie and Diane Ong, share all about their inventive, playful style of food, rooted in Chef Weldie's deep prowess in Japanese cuisine. We talk about using tongkol in sushi, pairing fish with honeydew, and wax lyrical over their ta...
Sep 02, 2020•28 min
This week, our host Jun is sharing his favourite recipes from his food blog, Jun & Tonic. And the recipe on the cards for today is... a cherry tart! Think sweet, jammy dark cherries, nestled within a flaky, buttery pastry crust, with swirls of whipped cream or meringue on top. Lovely! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let us know on Instagram @jun.and.tonic if you made it! ( Recipe link ) -- See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 26, 2020•14 min
Microgreens might have a reputation as a trivial garnish on top of salads and sides in the fancy, fine dining world, but these little greens pack a punch in aroma, flavour, and health benefits that belie their miniscule size, and they deserve so much more. So this week, we speak to Melissa Hsu from Tiny Greens, a thriving microgreens company in Malaysia who's trying to bring microgreens into the culinary limelight for more Malaysians. Image Source: Tiny Greens & mformarvellous -- See omnystu...
Aug 25, 2020•33 min
A lot of food businesses have suffered over the MCO period. But where there are losers, there are also plenty of winners and ones who have thrived. And one of the restaurants that have stood firmly in the latter category is MyeongDong Topokki! With their strong brand of Korean food, and some smart shifts in the past few months into the meal kit and cloud kitchen industries, MDT has succeeded where many other restaurants have failed. So this week, we speak to its CEO, Vincent Lua, to find out mor...
Aug 10, 2020•25 min
This week, we're easing back into doing interviews with chefs and restaurateurs again, so as a start, we're checking out a matcha-specialty cafe just across of the BFM office—Oh Cha Matcha. Specialising in matcha drinks and inventive, locally-inspired flavour combinations, this cafe is one of the places that have seen a boom in business since the lifting of the lockdown. We speak with Choong Kar Wei and Choong Kar Heng, the two brothers behind the business. -- See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...
Aug 10, 2020•22 min
This week, our host Jun is sharing his favourite recipes from his food blog, Jun & Tonic. And the recipe on the cards for today is... Neapolitan cookies! It's a stellar, visually arresting cookie with three distinct flavours—the toasty nuttiness of kinako, the deep earthiness of black sesame, and the floral umami of matcha—all in one single cookie. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let us know on Instagram @jun.and.tonic if you made it! (Recipe link) -- See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
Aug 10, 2020•17 min
This week, our host Jun is sharing his favourite recipes from his food blog, Jun & Tonic. And the recipe on the cards for today is... scallion pancakes! A Taiwanese street snack that rivals our local roti canai, scallion pancakes are surprisingly easy to make at home. And the base dough allows for a multitude of fillings to flavour the pancakes with. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let us know on Instagram @jun.and.tonic if you made it! ( Recipe link ) See omnystudio.com/listener f...
Jul 16, 2020•16 min
This week, our host Jun is sharing his favourite recipes from his food blog, Jun & Tonic. And the recipe on the cards for today is... a magical chocolate mousse! While most mousses might have cream and eggs to enrich it, this mousse strips it down to the basics, and breaks a fundamental rule of chocolate work, because it only uses two ingredients—chocolate and water! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let us know on Instagram @jun.and.tonic if you made it! ( Recipe link ) See omnystud...
Jul 08, 2020•16 min
This week, our host Jun is sharing his favourite recipes from the Jun & Tonic blog. And the recipe on the cards for today is... chive dumplings! These are dumplings filled with a fragrant mix of garlic, dried shrimp and plenty of Chinese chives, wrapped in a translucent, tapioca flour dough. It's a classic dish that's sure to elicit plenty of nostalgia and warmth in many Malaysians. Or even if it doesn't, at the very least, it'll allow for a fun reenactment of that one scene in Crazy Rich As...
Jul 02, 2020•16 min
With the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world, our lives have been drastically different in the past couple of months. And one of the ways that our lives have been affected is in the way we do groceries. Gone are the days of 30-minute pop-ins to get our weekly groceries, because with dwindling produce, long lines, and a series of health-checks and SOPs, grocery shopping is now much more of a chore than before. But there's a light at the end of the tunnel, in the form of... online grocery shoppin...
Jun 24, 2020•33 min
While making ice cream seems like an improbability that will never be as good as store-bought ones – this recipe by author and peach farmer, Dori Sanders, changes all that! Join Jun through this ASMR journey as he makes a no-churn lemon ice cream from his recipe blog. Do let us know if you made it! ( Recipe link: Jun & Tonic blog ) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 17, 2020•15 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 salted egg pound cake! With the salted egg hype in the past few years—from salted egg fish skin chips, salted egg burgers, and salted egg croissants—here's a recipe that might just be the latest installment in the salted egg saga! So join Jun through this ASMR journey, and do let us know if you made it! ( Recipe link: Jun & Tonic blog ) See omnystudio.com...
Jun 10, 2020•13 min
