On this week's show, we have Theresa Burhan, the writer behind Set The Tables, a website dedicated to unpacking the deeper stories in and around the food industry. On her site, Theresa interviews chefs and restauranteurs, and explores hard-hitting topics like failure, mental health in the industry, and unpacking the business lessons learnt in running a restaurant, and she shares about her process and learnings with us on the show. IMAGE SOURCE: Set The Tables See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...
May 27, 2021•29 min
On this week's show, we have Huen Su San, the founder of COOKHOUSE, a company dedicated to creating shared kitchen spaces around the Klang Valley. With the rise of co-working spaces, you might call COOKHOUSE the f&b equivalent of it. A co-cooking space, if you will. They cater to both budding food entrepreneurs and established f&b brands looking to expand their operations. COOKHOUSE might just be an exciting glimpse into the future of the food industry! IMAGE SOURCE: COOKHOUSE See omnyst...
May 19, 2021•24 min
On this episode, we speak with the people behind Canvass restaurant, Chef Nikolaj Lenz and M.I.Rony. Canvass is one of the rare restaurants in KL that truly champions sustainability. From composting to converting their cooking oil to biofuel, cutting down on plastics to pruning a little garden for kitchen garnishes, Canvass is trying to do sustainability right, and build a community around it as well. IMAGE SOURCE: Canvass KL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 14, 2021•22 min
To mark our first week back to our regular interview format, we spoke with Lee Zhan Tzeh, the restaurateur behind Small Shifting Space and Flaaah, two up and coming food spots in the Petaling Street/Chinatown area in KL! We talk about his unique spaces, his experience over the pandemic, and speak of future plans. IMAGE SOURCE: Small Shifting Space & Flaah See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 06, 2021•20 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 a matcha apam balik. Think of that streetside classic with a burnished crust, made earthier and slightly more grassy and complex with the addition of matcha and red bean! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) if ...
Apr 28, 2021•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. This week, he's making an olive oil cake. It's a surprisingly simple recipe that results in a supple, moist cake with a bit of citrus thrown in too. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) if you made it! IMAGE SOURCE: Kath-rin / SHUTTER...
Apr 21, 2021•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 an olive oil cake. It's a surprisingly simple recipe that results in a supple, moist cake with a bit of citrus thrown in too. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) if you made it! IMAGE SOURCE: Kath-rin / SHUTTER...
Apr 21, 2021•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 a recipe from his blog, spicy umami popcorn. Tired of the conventional sweet or salty popcorn flavours? Here's a flavour bomb of a recipe to bust through all your popcorn expectations! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.a...
Apr 14, 2021•19 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 a recipe from his blog, spicy umami popcorn. Tired of the conventional sweet or salty popcorn flavours? Here's a flavour bomb of a recipe to bust through all your popcorn expectations! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.a...
Apr 14, 2021•19 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 two dishes: mulberry jam, and a simple dessert of mulberries and cream, two things that really bring out the best of mulberries! Join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) if you made it! IMAGE SOURCE: ESIN DENIZ / SHUTT...
Apr 09, 2021•17 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, seeing as it's the week of April Fool's, he's making an extra fun, extra funky dish—natto egg rice. It's a dish that's inspired by one of his favourite food videos online, and is a dish for the adventurous eater! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on In...
Mar 31, 2021•15 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 chilli oil. Chilli oil is a staple in so many households, but rather than using store-bought chilli oil, why not make your own, where you can get it to taste and smell exactly how you like it! Join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @...
Mar 23, 2021•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 channeling his inner ajumma and making kimchi! This will be a base recipe that works wonderfully well if you were to kimchi-fy any vegetable at all, so join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) if you made it! IMAGE SOURCE: Nu...
Mar 16, 2021•21 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 channeling his inner ajumma and making kimchi! This will be a base recipe that works wonderfully well if you were to kimchi-fy any vegetable at all, so join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) if you made it! IMAGE SOURCE: Nu...
Mar 16, 2021•21 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 souffle pancakes. This is a dish that has been popular on so many ASMR cooking channels on Youtube, and is one that is easier to make than it seems. With a good whisk and a trusty non-stick pan, you too can whip up some souffle pancakes at home! So join us thro...
Mar 10, 2021•15 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 a castella cake. If you're a fan of chiffons, you're sure to love this fluffy, cloud-like cake. It's a dessert popularised by the Japanese, and is one that can be flavoured a bunch of different ways, and Jun will be showing us the classic chocolate castella cak...
Mar 03, 2021•21 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 chocolate salami. It's a fun and easy dish that's essentially a slab of chocolate, filled with lotsa nuts and biscuits, then rolled into a log to resemble a sausage or salami. Join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) i...
Feb 22, 2021•18 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 kimchi pancakes with some sourdough discard. Though it might not seem particular festive, the kimchi-stained red pancakes will be sure to bring lots of prosperity and a temporary reprieve from the CNY feasting. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun ...
Feb 17, 2021•20 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, in celebration of the Chinese New Year, he's making peanut cookies! But not just any peanut cookies, these are Jun's very own "hacked" peanut cookies, which uses peanut butter in place of the traditional grounded-and-pounded peanuts. They're equally as fragrantly nutty, bu...
Feb 10, 2021•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. This week, he's making earth cookies! These are based on Jun's popular Neapolitan cookies that blew up on the blog, with a kooky aesthetic alteration, giving it the appearance of our planet earth. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) ...
Feb 01, 2021•18 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 earth cookies! These are based on Jun's popular Neapolitan cookies that blew up on the blog, with a kooky aesthetic alteration, giving it the appearance of our planet earth. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) ...
Feb 01, 2021•18 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 candied macadamia clusters. These are really simple, delectable treats that champion the fragrant nuttiness of macadamias, folded through with some sweet, slick caramel and a sprinkle of sea salt. Join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram...
Jan 25, 2021•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. This week, he's making candied macadamia clusters. These are really simple, delectable treats that champion the fragrant nuttiness of macadamias, folded through with some sweet, slick caramel and a sprinkle of sea salt. Join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram...
Jan 25, 2021•13 min
This week, we're taking the pulse of the food industry in the Klang Valley, and checking up on a few restaurants to hear their take on the new MCO rulings and how it's been affecting their businesses. With the restrictions on operating hours, in particular, they've been feeling the squeeze. We speak to Ren Yi from myBurgerLab, Celine from Atelier Binchotan, and Afif from Beard Brothers BBQ to find out more. IMAGE SOURCE: EDUARDO Y / SHUTTERSTOCK See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...
Jan 20, 2021•23 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 a bunga telang kombucha. With the MCO, our shrinking budgets, and supermarkets getting crazy busy again, this is the perfect make-at-home drink for those missing their kombucha fix. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and....
Jan 13, 2021•17 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 a bunga telang kombucha. With the MCO, our shrinking budgets, and supermarkets getting crazy busy again, this is the perfect make-at-home drink for those missing their kombucha fix. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and....
Jan 13, 2021•17 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. To start off this year of rest and recovery, he's cooking up a simple, home-y dish—pesto pasta! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) if you made it! IMAGE SOURCE: ALEX LAU / bonappetit.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...
Jan 04, 2021•15 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. To start off this year of rest and recovery, he's cooking up a simple, home-y dish—pesto pasta! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) if you made it! IMAGE SOURCE: ALEX LAU / bonappetit.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...
Jan 04, 2021•15 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 a gula melaka cake. It's a sweet, smoky, butterscotch-y cake that really celebrates the flavour of our beloved sugar, with a bit of a Christmas twist in it. So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) if you made it! I...
Dec 30, 2020•18 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 some citrus candy to bring in the festive period. But not just any citrus, he's using a buddha's hand citrus! So join us through this ASMR journey, and let Jun know on Instagram ( @jun.and.tonic ) if you made it! IMAGE SOURCE: junandtonic.com See omnystudio.com...
Dec 21, 2020•16 min
