foodie and the chef

Asian food porn… rated X-O

Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! T’is the Year of the mighty Dragon! Here is a preview of some dishes from my twelve-course banquet next week – stay tuned for some recipes! While the Peking Duck (served three ways – pancake, stirfry, and soup) will undoubtedly be the centrepiece of the banquet, there [...]

Foodie’s Guide to the Galaxy: the World’s Top Culinary Cities

Five out of the Top Ten Cities for Foodies are in Asia, with Tokyo and Beijing in the top two places! What is your favourite? From: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/blogs/the-backpacker/the-worlds-best-cities-for-foodies-20111108-1n5cb.html#ixzz1dD2DIJIa Tokyo, Japan This isn’t number one by random chance, it’s number one. Head and shoulders. The Japanese capital now has more three-Michelin-starred restaurants [...]

Food Safari in the Middle Kingdom Part II: it’s all about Kungfu Tea

There is nothing more mystical than the ceremony of kungfu tea (gongfu cha). It is both art and science – from the theatrics of rinsing the tea leaves to the precision of the water temperature. The ceremony is part of the philosophy of Tea, a small cup of which at any time of the day will make [...]