Drunk Girls On…Food: Hangzhou Xiao Long Bao 杭州小籠湯包

May 8, 2017May 5, 2017Leave a comment

We decided we'd waited too long to go try out some xiao long bao, and prompted by the Time Out London scandal, we headed to Hangzhou Xiao Long Bao 杭州小籠湯包. Din Tai Fung may have mass queues and a Michelin star in their Hong Kong branch, but Hangzhou has a wonderful atmosphere of familiarity that the … Continue reading Drunk Girls On…Food: Hangzhou Xiao Long Bao 杭州小籠湯包

Drunk Girls On…Food: 33 Re Chao 33區熱炒

May 4, 2017April 30, 2017Leave a comment

Re chao is Chinese for fried food. And while yes, it seems unlikely to claim that out of all the Taiwanese food that is fried, there is a particular kind of fried food within all that fried goodness that is a different kind of fried, but lo and behold, there is. 33 Re Chao can … Continue reading Drunk Girls On…Food: 33 Re Chao 33區熱炒

Drunk Girls On…Food: James Kitchen 大隱酒食

May 2, 2017April 30, 2017Leave a comment

Probably one of the most expensive dinners we had, but certainly one of the best tasting! James Kitchen 大隱酒食 serves traditional Taiwanese home cooking. It is one of those Lonely Planet favourites, which means it's overrun with tourists, but if you can overlook this in favour of delicious food then this is the spot for you. For approx. … Continue reading Drunk Girls On…Food: James Kitchen 大隱酒食

Drunk Girls On…Food: Fried Rice 炒飯

May 1, 2017April 30, 20172 Comments

Lamb fried rice was one of those incredible things we discovered and were hooked immediately. Obviously, we've had fried rice before, but nothing like the Taiwanese grease covered massive boxes that was never stingy on the meat, egg or vegetables. Our favourite fried rice place was near exit M8 of Taipei Main Station. It's a … Continue reading Drunk Girls On…Food: Fried Rice 炒飯

Drunk Girls On…Food: Stand 立

April 30, 2017Leave a comment

Stand 立 is a very cool and snazzy yakitori bar that you have to go to for the sake of their saké. Yakitori bars are great for post work drinks and snacks and even a great start to an evening out, you would probably need to order/spend a lot to consider this place for dinner, … Continue reading Drunk Girls On…Food: Stand 立

Drunk Girls On… Food: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and other lies we told ourselves while eating burgers at 10am.

April 29, 2017January 12, 2018Leave a comment

Finding food in Taipei is both the easiest and hardest thing we encountered. Taiwanese food culture is essentially structured around going out to eat for all your meals, and why wouldn't you when your country is famed for being one of the most dynamic and versatile places to eat in Asia? We like to think of … Continue reading Drunk Girls On… Food: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and other lies we told ourselves while eating burgers at 10am.