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Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice at Maxwell Food Centre in Singapore

Posted on November 10, 2018

Singaporeans love their chicken rice, considered by many to be the national dish of Singapore. This simple dish of boiled chicken and rice can be found at hawker centres and restaurants all across Singapore. Exactly who serves the best chicken rice in Singapore is up for debate. Everyone has their favorite. My favorite is Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice located in Singapore’s Maxwell Food Centre. There may be no other hawker stall as well known as Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken…

Empire State South, Hugh Acheson’s midtown Atlanta restaurant

Posted on September 7, 2015

As a longtime fan of Top Chef and Top Chef Masters, I knew I had to check out Hugh Acheson’s Empire State South in Atlanta, Georgia’s midtown district. If you aren’t familiar with Top Chef, Hugh Acheson is often a guest judge on the show. Even more exciting was that Anthony Bourdain stopped by here on his short-lived television show “The Layover.” When my Uber driver dropped me off at the address, I was a little confused at first as…