The Funnelworthy List (Hello 2018)
Our monthly dose of Food for Thought. A collection of favourites to read, eat, make and explore. On the reading list this month, this and this. This Airstream renovation makes me so want to get on the road now now. In an…airstream. An account of how exhausting it is to write a book, accompanied by […]
Second time Mom and Dark Chocolate Coconut Butter Chewies
Sometimes after I’ve put our toddler in bed, I’ll sit quietly in the dark by his side, buying my time, wondering how long I have before they figure out I’m available again. Free to be needed once more, to have my breasts sucked raw by our newborn baby till they bleed. I hide in the […]
The Funnelworthy List (Winter 2017)
Our monthly dose of Food for Thought. A collection of favourites to read, eat, make and explore. On my reading list this month – this, this and this. How doughnuts made Nora Ephron feel patriotic in 1997. Curious about how other people stock their food? Can’t get enough fridge porn. The story of Hong Kong’s […]
Ortigia Arancini
The island of Ortigia smells like the sea and the intense heat of summer carries with it a scent of soil, of volcanic ashes and hot ancient bricks. As we weave through the narrow alleyways of the Giudecca neighbourhood, you can hear waves crashing against the city’s salty walls, competing against the television sounds of the […]
Kyoto: From Day into Night
We arrived in Kyoto under the rain. Yet even under the grey skies and the dampness hanging in the air, there is something ethereal about Kyoto. On the Haruka train into the city from Kansai Airport, the buildings were rather uninspiring and frankly the architecture veered towards the ugly, but once you step into the […]
The Challenging Task of Devouring Kyoto
You know that any trip to Japan has only one fundamental mission right? To eat, to eat and to eat more. You can be distracted by stunning temples and loud fashion statements, but really the only obstacle to fulfilling culinary ecstasy is how much time you have and well, maybe how far you are able […]
The Funnelworthy List (Into Summer 2017)
Our monthly dose of Food for Thought. A collection of favourites to read, eat, make and explore. “For Darkness restores what the light cannot repair…” – from “On Love” by Joseph Brodsky Must read for everyone really – How to raise a feminist son. What is cooler than Black Cake from Emily Dickinson’s kitchen? Always […]
Blueberry Tsingtao B33R Waffles
There is nothing quite like a Belgian waffle straight from a van on the street of Brussels. Yes Belgium is famous for its beer, frites and chocolates, all justified in their stellar reputation, but sometimes these ridiculously decadent yet simple waffles are overlooked. Also I’m not that much of a beer drinker, though I would […]
The Funnelworthy List (April 2017)
Our monthly dose of Food for Thought. A collection of favourites to read, eat, make and explore. This is MY new word. The sad destruction of where I spent way too much time drinking in Beijing. At times annoying, this book had me in tears half way through. And this is on my guilty beach […]
Mount Wellington Easter Pavlova
While everyone is building up their chocolate egg collection this time of year and here in Hong Kong, desperately trying to keep them from melting in the heat and humidity, I was dreaming of something entirely different. An Easter Pavlova. And since in this weather, it would be culinary suicide for me to even attempt […]
