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I remember one late night, I was curled up on the couch with a blanket and a mug of fennel tea, just chatting with Kevin. It was one of those moments. Totally out of the blue, did not see it coming, but like I've said before, one of the best. Yes, the context was much… Continue reading Nuts over Butter
Whether it's the strokes of color representing specific flavours that streak across my mind when I "see" certain flavour combinations or something as straight forward as smelling the steam wafting lazily up from a finished dish, I think, flavour has to do with instinct and chemistry. Like people, food has its own invisible forces of abstract attraction… Continue reading Some Sage Advice
Growing up at the fringes of a Taiwanese table, personalized dishes were a rare occurrence. Quite naturally, this rarity made me cherish small dishes and single-serves perhaps slightly beyond the level I ought to. To me, having my own plate gives me an illusory feeling of being a VIP, and also a heightened sense of care and innateness that went… Continue reading Au Four
It's the first full day since the spring forward! Those of you who haven't advanced your clocks by an hour, make sure you remember to get on that so you won't be late tomorrow for any important date (or school or work)! An extra hour of sunshine means, for me, a relaxing apres-dinner walk with… Continue reading LBFM
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