Delicacies for the Daring Diner
It’s hard to put your finger on what makes Ben Hil (short for Bendungan Hilir), right at the heart of...
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Restaurateur’ Tour
“Order in! One Ceasar Salad, one onion soup. Followed by one Salmon, pink, one Angus Tenderloin, medium rare, truffle mash.”...
Uncle Samy’ Curry
Samy’s Curry Phone: (021) 515-3478 Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52 – 53 Kawasan SCBD Lot 12, Jakarta Normally when dining...
Bandung ? A Variety of Rich Culinary Experiences
Every weekend thousands of people from Jakarta travel to Bandung to visit the many factory outlets and dine out at...
Wicked the Broadway Musical Comes to Singapore
As the economy booms, more and more Indonesians head to the City of Lions for their entertainment needs, whether it...
The Poppy Bistro
What little French cuisine we have in Jakarta is generally trop cher and requires you to dress to impress, which...
The Busy Jakartan’ Guide to Better Health and Fitness
Can you use some scientifically sound shortcuts to fitness, weight loss and stress management that apply to our unique Jakartan...
Love the Local Brew
If you’re starved of somewhere to have a decent cup of coffee, look no further. Anomali prides itself for having...
Tee Off More
The Long Par 5 Hole #11 At Sentul Highlands, photo by Dennis G. Kloeth Jakarta is probably one of Asia’s...
Happily Ever After, or is it?
The Jakarta Players The Jakarta Players are a group of people, young and old, from working mums and dads to...
Rafi the Dreamer
Rafi Abdurrahman Ridwan is a nine-year old hearing impaired boy from Jakarta with a vivid imagination and big dreams for...
Meet me at the Otel Lobby
Receptionist Table No, it’s not a typo. There are two reasons why this new swanky hip spot is missing an...
Chris Cromarty
Hi Chris Cromarty. The Canadian Aerial Surveyor whose release is getting mean on the ice rink. Chris from Canada, I...
The Jakarta Belly Syndrome
A few days ago, as I was in the clinic practicing like usual when a patient of mine – Priti...
Run, Scott, Run !
1,250 kilometres in 25 days, from Bali to Jakarta, running through the sweltering 32 degree Equatorial heat and 75% humidity,...
Yoga : Where Do I Begin?
So it just dawned upon you that it is now 2012, and you have procrastinated a resolution of “doing sports...
Have the Guts to Eat from the Street
There are two kinds of people in Jakarta: the ones that eat street food and the ones that don’t. ...
Chef Wai Loong
Chef Wai Loong! The down to earth Executive Chinese Chef at Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Jakarta. Chef Wai Loong isn’t your...
The Virgin Dancers of Belu
Like endangered species, magical encounters with pure and unadulterated Indonesian traditional culture have become increasingly rare events in the 21st...
Le Souq C’est Chic
Literally translated as “Arabic Market”, Le Souq captures the young and vibrant spirit which is somewhat lacking in Jakarta’s interior...
Jakarta Air Pollution: Not all Doom, Gloom & Catastrophe!
In 1994 there were an estimated 1.38 million vehicles (cars, motorcycles, lorries and buses) in Jakarta. 27 years later in...