| April 09, 2010
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Coffee Culture, Italian-Style
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Many cafes located in office buildings are there mostly to serve food and drinks to office workers during their breaks. Since most employees are usually in a hurry to get back to the office and don’t have time to linger, those cafes are more functional than they are pleasant.
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| March 23, 2010
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Sambal With a Touch of Obama
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US President Barack Obama may know how popular he is in Indonesia, thanks to his stint as the “Menteng Kid.” What he probably doesn’t know is that he has inspired a warung owner in East Jakarta to create a sambal in his honor.
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| March 23, 2010
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Bandung's Nasi Pedeus Adds More Than Just a Touch of Spice
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Getting out of Jakarta for the weekend is tricky. A trip to the beach takes at least two hours and visiting nearby islands is expensive. Even if you’re flying out, the drive to the airport, more often than not, takes longer than the actual flight.
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| March 08, 2010
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Table8: Regal Delight
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Since many Indonesians are accustomed to Chinese cuisine, it is not surprising to find a number of decent Chinese restaurants in town.
For a great dining escapade, there is Table8, a new restaurant at Hotel Mulia.
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| February 19, 2010
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Excelsior: Kemang Chinese Reaches To New Heights
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South Jakarta residents have one fewer reason to head north in search of Chinese food. Located on Jalan Radio Dalam is a spanking new restaurant and bakery whose name, a Latin word, means “ever upward.”
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| February 12, 2010
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Chocolate Truffles for Your Valentine
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Chocolate is a common Valentine’s Day gift. It seems we never get bored of this treasure from the bean of the Theobroma cacao tree. Theobroma means “food of the Gods” in Greek.
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| February 12, 2010
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A Royal Feast to Welcome The Tiger
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ewTo welcome the Year of the Tiger, Shangri-La Hotel in Central Jakarta has come up with an array of ideas to usher in 365 days of prosperity.
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| February 09, 2010
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Diners Lining Up For Best Of Betawi
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A strong, savory aroma engulfs the quiet kitchen in an old house in South Jakarta. The hush is only interrupted by the sound of cooking oil bubbling in big woks on two stoves.
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| January 22, 2010
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Going Nuts Over Spicy Salad
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Nuts have many and varied uses in cooking. They are also highly nutritious — as long as you don’t deep-fry them.
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| January 21, 2010
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Counting Down the Drinks at Kemang's 365 Eco Bar
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A book should not be judged by its cover. In this case, a bar should not be judged by its facade. From the outside, one would not think much about 365 Eco Bar.
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| January 19, 2010
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Non-caffeinated, non-alcoholic coffee made from grapes
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While Indonesia is not a wine producing country like Europe, it still boasts a small town in East Java that produces a powder extracted from grapes to make a drink that tastes like coffee.
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| January 14, 2010
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Metis is New Kid on Bali Restaurant Block
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For more than a decade, Bali’s legendary Kafe Warisan thrilled the palates of well-heeled residents, expatriates and tourists with its selection of French cuisine. So when news spread that it was closing in early October last year, many were disappointed.
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| January 13, 2010
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Dishing Up Streetside Success in Jakarta
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One of the greatest things about the Jakarta melting pot is how it has evolved into a paradise for food lovers. In every city corner, one can find a variety of dishes, from Acehnese to Italian, from the famous Javanese gudeg, to a South Jakartan version of Japanese tempura.
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| January 08, 2010
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Generous Helping Of Italian Cuisine at Pepenero
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While Italian cuisine has long been celebrated for its hearty taste, preference for fresh ingredients and simplicity, it is seldom known for its generous portions, at least here in Indonesia. So it should come as a pleasant surprise that Pepenero — an Italian restaurant chain with three locations in Jakarta and two in Bali — consistently dishes up heaping plates of delicious Italian food.
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| December 24, 2009
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What’s on the Menu for Christmas in Jakarta?
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Christmas for those from the Northern Hemisphere may mean snow, a log fire and turkey. To those from the south, beach, barbecues and beers. For Christians, maybe a church service, and for non-Christians, Christmas is a just good excuse for gifts and time with family and friends. Whatever your creed or culture, the one thing everyone in Jakarta should do this season is eat themselves silly.
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