Best of Weekender: A tête-à-tête with beauty mogul Bobbi Brown, Bakmi Goreng in beautiful Bali, and some Sparkling Oolong from The Kettlery This weekend, we also pay a tribute to the culinary ...

Spiced Fish in Banana Leaves, Fragrant Tuna Curry, Onion and Tomato Sambal, Roasted White Eggplant, Bakmi Goreng for the husband, Nasi Goreng for me, to be followed by Fruit in Coconut Milk.

Bakmi Villa once opened a branch on Jl. Cinere Raya that has since closed down. As I sat down, I ordered a portion of its pangsit goreng (fried wonton).

Regulars rave about the Bakso Anak Indo ($8) which comes with homemade beef broth, beef balls, bawang goreng and noodles; as well as the Bakmi Anak Indo ($8) which has mee kia topped with sweet ...

From bakmi ayam to laksa bogor and mi belitung, vendors of these Indonesian-Chinese dishes haven’t had it easy in keeping a tradition, that harks back centuries to Jakarta’s maritime past, alive.