Nothing beats a shaved ice dessert on a hot day. The gorgeous dessert pictured here is from a…
Labour of love: Lunch at Kooka Café and a conversation with co-owner Lauren Chambers
Since a colleague introduced me to Kooka Café earlier this year, I’ve made the place my unofficial hideout,…
Pantry Basics: How to make shortbread at home
Sometimes, less is truly more. When I’m pressed for time but would like to be able to offer…
Pantry Basics: The Ultimate Lemon Curd – Pierre Hermé’s Lemon Cream
In all honesty, this post was prompted by the fact that I’ve finally found Meyer lemons in Singapore….
Checking out Berkeley’s most famous breakfast cafe, Rick and Ann’s
One Saturday morning in late January, while visiting friends in San Francisco, we decided to take a day…
Making your first classic pound cake
When I was a kid, my family rarely shopped at the supermarket. If we did, I would always…
A food truck in New York City: Wafels & Dinges yummy Belgian waffles
Food trucks have been gaining in popularity throughout the US and New York City has many of them. They…
Friday food porn: Sakura Swiss Roll
S made this amazing Swiss Roll for me. White chocolate cream filling. The cake itself was vanilla with…
An entremets primer: Japanese cult pastry chef Hidemi Sugino’s Fruits Rouges
I first discovered Japanese mousse cake savant, Hidemi Sugino (along with many of his other fans within the…
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