Kosher meal on ANA airline flight from Kuala Lumpur to New York

Fancy of having Kosher special meal on board looks like a wrong decision for me. During the 23 hours flight from KL to New York on ANA, I had to endure food that does not looks appetizing. I looked like a paranoid as all my meals and utensil are tightly wrapped and sealed to avoid contamination. I even have to inspect all my meals and open the seal before the flight attendent able to heat up my meals. Lol... So much hassle. Now I know that Kosher meal practice is even tighter than Halal meal. I quickly switch my meal back to normal meal for the return journey😁. Moral is don't choose Kosher meal if you don't have dietary restrictions.

Three Michelin star dinner at Le Bernardin Restaurant @ New York, USA

I went there for dinner to try out their famous meal. Eating in their main dining room is too much hassle that they need a blazer or dress in suit. Main dining room also requires reservation far ahead of time. Since my time in New York is limited, I choose to have their lounge menu instead. With the hype surrounding this restaurant, I expect the food to be among the best. However, not all the items that I ordered was excellent. I really coming here to be impressed but somehow they have not met my expectation. The restaurant atmosphere and the main dining room was grand and nice.

Taste:8/10(Good. The restaurant were nice and food were good but it's not outstanding which I think a 3 Michelin star restaurant should have. I have tasted other one Michelin star restaurants which served much tastier food. Service were great and very formal. I was very satisfied with the warm lobster with truffle. The dish were excellent and taste great. The Le Bernardin salmon rillette were quite normal. Nothing to shout about the oyster as its come in its natural form which was barely touched. I liked the hazelnut praline as the chocolate were rich and good praline flavour).
Price:1/10(Very expensive. Oyster priced at USD4.00 per piece, salmon rillette at USD22.00, lobster with truffle "en brioche" at USD27.00 and hazelnut praline at USD22.00. Total bill exclude tax and tips were USD83.00).


Highly rated Le Bernardin of New York. Often quoted as the top restaurant in New York.

Bread and butter. Not impressive.


Oyster of East coast and West coast varieties. Served with vinaigrette.



Le Bernardin's salmon rillette with toast. This meal was not impressive. The salmon rillette is almost like canned salmon bread spread.

Salmon rillette spread on toast.

Warm lobster and truffle "en Brioche". This is the best meal of this dinner.

Hazelnut Praline - flourless hazelnut cake, Gianduja mousse, orange curd and Praline ice-cream.


Environment inside Le Bernardin, New York.

My ticket to store my items at reception.

GPS/Coordinate: 40.761629, -73.981921
Address: 155 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019, United States
Public transport:7th Avenue station via B, D or E train/50 street station via train 1/49th Street via N, Q or R train.
Opening hours: Weekday 12.00pm to 2.30pm;5.15pm to 10.30pm. Saturday:5.15pm to 11.00pm. Sunday closed.

Excellent fine dining dinner at Michelin star Gramercy Tavern @ New York, USA

Gramercy Tavern is a famous restaurant which has earned a Michelin star. Having a dinner even at bar area since I was solo were fabulous. I came here around 6.00pm for early dinner. The restaurant has great atmosphere, creative menu and good service. I chose the 4 course dinner. Without understanding in detail of the menu, the meal came out as a surprise. The ingredient pairing were perfect and very thoughtful. The bartender was attentive and made good wine suggestions. I do suggest for those without reservation to come early as by 7.30pm the restaurant is crowded.

Taste:10/10(Excellent. All the meal in the 4 course set were done perfectly with right combination of ingredient and flavour. The smoked Arctic char toast is the most memorable meal. So delicious and crunchy).
Price:2/10(Expensive. Although the price is at high side but it is quite reasonable for fine dining in New York city. The price of the four course dinner at USD45.00. Plus wine was USD55.00).


Before the four course meal start, I was asked to drink this cocktail. It was sourish with pine nuts.


Appetizer of marinated beets with summer berries, Ricotta and pecans. Really amazed that beet can be made with such great flavour.

Start with bread and butter.


Smoked Arctic char toast with corn and shishito peppers. Very tasty and crunchy.



Grilled corned beef with caraflex cabbage and pickled peaches. The meat were cooked perfectly.


Dessert. Corn cake with sorghum, corn custard and black berry buttermilk sherbet.

Moscato sweet wine.

Gramercy Tavern. A one star Michelin restaurant in New York.

GPS/Coordinate: 40.738454, -73.988498
Address: 42 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003, United States
Public transport: 8 minutes walk from Union Square Subway via 4,5,6,L,N,Q or R train.
Opening hours: Daily 12.00pm to 11.00pm.

McSorley's Old Ale House - Oldest Pub in New York

McSorley's is an Old-time bar with Irish bartenders. It has 2 kinds of ale (light or dark) & classic sawdust on the floor. Two of McSorley's mottos are "Be Good or Be Gone", and "We were here before you were born".


McSorley's Old Ale House.

Be good or be gone.

My two glass of dark beer. Sold at USD4.00 for pairs.

Really old pub and full of history.

All the items are still intact since 1910.

Old mugs and classic collections.

Environment inside the ale house.

Beer from the tap.

Saw dust on the floor. The sawdust is to prevent the floor from slippery when those drunk customers spit on the floor. The saw dust can act as moisture absorber.

Selfie before I go.

GPS/Coordinate: 40.728818, -73.989708
Address: 15 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003, United States
Public transport: Astor Place via train no 6.

Molly's Cupcakes - The best cupcakes in New York

Molly's Cupcakes is a famous bakery shop in New York and was founded by a teacher. This place is adorable and nice. They have beautiful indoor swings for customers to sit on near the counter. The shop not only selling cupcakes, they also have cakes, cookies and dessert. The cupcake was perfectly baked with just the right amount of moisture. The flavors really complement each other.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. I ordered their peanut butter nutella cupcakes which was tasty and the cupcakes was moist. The cupcakes were not overly sweet and balanced taste between the sweetness and saltiness of peanut butter).
Price:4/10(Near expensive. At around USD4.00 for a small cupcakes, the price is certainly on high side. However, you get the quality of what you are paying for).



Ordered peanut butter nutella which was very good.

Its a centre filled cupcakes which has strong flavor of peanut butter and sweetness of nutella.

Nice and unique furniture inside the bakery. There are swing bar stools, old school benches and wooden walls.

Molly's cupcakes shop.

GPS/Coordinate: 40.730115, -74.002571
Address: 228 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014, United States.
Public transport: New York subway on West 4th Street station via A, B, C, D, E, F or M train. Or Houston Street station via 1 or 2 train.

Awesome Chippewa cordovan leather shoe

It has been long time that I am eyeing for great quality Cordovan leather shoe. The Oxford shoe sell by Schott NYC suit my requirement with reasonable pricing and nice style. Chippewa shoe handcrafted in the USA using premium Cordovan leather and comes with awesome Cordovan leather. The sole is from high quality Vibram. It's good for hitting pavement or normal walking


Oxford style Chippewa leather shoe.

Chippewa produce very good quality leather shoe. Tough and heavy Vibram sole.

Great shrimp risotto from Piccola Cucina @ SoHo, New York

Little cozy place with good food, I ordered the seafood risotto which is great. The location is great in the middle of Soho.It is a very small restaurant with very small tables. Service was the good and prices reasonable. The best part is the wine list which was varied and exclusively Italian.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. I ordered the farro shrimp and veggies. The risotto rice were good and shrimp were fresh. The moscato recommended were the best I tasted so far. Moscato Passito di Pantelleria were sweet and clean taste with fruits, herbs, honey and complexity flavour).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. Food were great but the seats are tight. Farro shrimp at USD14.00 and moscato at USD10.00).


Bread with some spicy fish sauce.


So many prawns/shrimp on the dish. Farro shrimp and veggies.

Fresh prawns with delicious rice.

My moscato Passito di Pantelleria was sweet and taste great.

Small restaurant but big taste.

GPS/Coordinate: 40.726310, -74.002185
Address: 184 Prince St, New York, NY 10012, United States
Public transport: Spring St subway station via C or E train.