About Daniel&Esther

daniel & esther

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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When In Bintan…

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Drink as the Bintanese do.
Bintang Beer – really good stuff, perfect for a hot sunny day at the beach, or to wash down the heat of a spicy Indonesian meal. With a clean and full finish, I daresay this pilsner is better than Tiger.

Relaxing in style with my beach essentials – (clockwise from bottom left) [...]

So The French Can Make Beer Too

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Imagine to my surprise when I found out that the Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc – a delightfully citrus-y, fruity and refreshing white wheat beer – comes from France. If you like the Belgian Hoegaarden, you’re bound to like this. It even has the same flavouring ingredients, such as coriander seed and orange peel.
I first tried this [...]

Fish and Chips at The Queen And Mangosteen

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

I’m often at Vivocity as the company that I work for has a store at the huge-ass mall.
So one Saturday a colleague and I popped over to The Queen and Mangosteen (run by the good folks at Archipelagos so you can expect decent beer as well) on the mall’s first floor after an event for [...]

Brunettes Over Blondes

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

I had my first taste of Pure Blonde at last night’s FUEL Party at the F1 Building. I wouldn’t have been there other than the fact my company was one of the party’s sponsors.
The Pure Blonde tasted pretty alright, although at 4.7% alcohol it didn’t give me much of a buzz. It’s touted at having [...]

Something Brews in San Francisco

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Just as Esther enjoyed her chocolate binge in San Francisco, I just had to try the beer this city has to offer.

We dropped by San Francisco Brewing Company, where I tried the SF Pale Ale (US$3.50):

It was somewhat more hoppy and bitter than I preferred, but at least it had more character than a Budweiser or Miller.
I also had [...]