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Daniel works in the consumer electronics industry but hopes to one day own a cafe. Like most Hainanese men, he can whip up a storm in the kitchen and is constantly invited to other people's house parties... to cook for them.

Esther works for a major airline by day, and bakes incessantly by night. Trained as a chemical engineer, she puts that knowledge to good use - by reading package labels to see if it's good for you.

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London: Ducks Under the London Bridge

By estar | December 1, 2008

Everyone who returns from London comes back raving about the duck. Not these (whom I photographed innocently frolicking at Hyde Park, unaware of their fate…muahaha).

Hyde Park Ducks

But this.

Bayswater Duck

While there are many Chinese restaurants around Bayswater, my colleague – a frequent visitor to London – steered us towards a very crowded Gold Mine, claiming it serves the best roast duck in the entire area.

Gold Mine

And he was absolutely right. The other dishes we ordered (cereal prawns, mapo beancurd) were fairly pedestrian, but the duck was a revelation in itself. A crispy, slightly charred skin and tender juicy meat sandwiching a layer of melting fat in between, this could easily rival the best roast duck in Hong Kong. Each mouthful left a lingering sweetness from the caramelized skin. The half an hour wait for a seat was definitely worth it.

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