Hujan Locale, Revisited: Elevated Indonesian street food classics from ‘street food chef’ Will Meyrick
Here’s a long-form critical review I did for Coconuts Bali on “Bali celebrity chef” Will Meyrick’s Ubud take on Indonesian fusion.
Food & Drink
Juicy reviews, round-ups, and interviews
Mana: We stan the pork belly tacos and cliff-top views at this Uluwatu restaurant
This is a juicy food review I did for Coconuts Bali back when Mana was freshly opened in Uluwatu.
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Two Fingers: Berawa spot serves up Cali-Mex food & booze like babi guling tacos and jalapeño-infused tequila in a jazzed-up dive bar space
Here’s a spicy review I did for Coconuts Bali of Canggu Mexican hot spot, Two Fingers.
Going with the Gatsby theme at Double Six: Dry-aged steaks, line-caught seafood, and 250+ types of wine at Plantation Grill
Here’s a long-form critical restaurant review I did of one of Bali’s hottest fine dining spots: Plantation Grill.
Review: Mason, the Canggu newcomer that produces in-house cured meats, cheeses, and (stiff) cocktails
This is a long-form critical review I wrote about Mason, a much-hyped dining spot, back when it was a newcomer to the Bali food scene with its first location in Canggu.
LocaLAB ‘test kitchen’ in Ubud builds elaborate multi-course dinners around a single ingredient — here’s a look inside
Check out this long-form critical review I wrote as the Coconuts Bali Managing Editor, covering a multi-course meal out of the test kitchen laboratory of one of Bali’s biggest names in the f&b industry, Locavore.
Ducking great: Eating roast duck in Bali’s rice fields at a kitschy Indonesian chain is the touristic experience we didn’t know we needed
This is a fun review I wrote after visiting a local Balinese restaurant serving up juicy duck with sweeping rice paddy views.
Night on the town with Bikini’s Arey Barker: His favorite Bali bars & late-night eats
This interview is part of a series I published as the Managing Editor of Coconuts Bali, where I went around asking the island’s top mixologists and bartenders where were their go-to spots for off-duty drinks.
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Disrupting the vegan scene: Locavore opens premium ‘nose-to-tail’ butcher shop in Ubud
I wrote this hot-spot style restaurant review after visiting Local Parts, the premium butchery that had just opened up in Ubud, the last place you’d expect to see meats for sale.
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Spice for Days: Spesial Sambal (SS) comes to Bukit with 33 sambal varieties
This is a short-form food review I did while Managing Editor at Coconuts Bali of a local warung in Bali specializing in spicy sambal.
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