Mention South East Asian food to me and I’m in. I love the flavours of this cuisine which make my tastebuds sing. Chef James Balakrishnan has adapted dishes from his Malaysian heritage for the concise Mulan menu, and perusing it is like reading a list of South East Asian food greatest hits....
Have we discovered the best Thai food on the North Shore? Quite possibly. Fate was smiling on us when we bumped into a friend in Birkenhead and asked her where to go for lunch. She pointed us in the direction of Thai Yum. “It’s small but has great food”. She...
What a lovely surprise this turned out to be! Tucked into a busy street of shops in the main shopping area of Birkenhead is a little corner of Holland. This is a friendly, homely café run by William and Heidi Van der Veld and their daughter Maureen. The walls are...
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