On New Motherhood and Grapefruit Lemon Loaves
People tell you it is the toughest job, that it is not easy, but you don’t really realize what that means until you go through it yourself. How hard can it be to take care of a little human? You see women at cafes chatting over coffee as their babe snoozes in a stroller, you […]
The Funnelworthy List (February 2016)
Our monthly dose of Food for Thought. A collection of favourites to read, eat, make and explore. New Mommy literary therapy. To Bake – Anything with cardamom has my heart and with a name like Skillingsboller, who can resist? (Probably This) As is anything with Matcha and Yuzu. Yum. (Herriot Grace) For when I don’t […]
The Non-Definitive Guide to Dim Sum – Part I
How could you not fall in love with a type of meal that literally means “light up the heart’? A whole array of dishes, mostly steamed, some deep-fried, others occasionally baked into the crispiest of feathery light pastries, all with the sole purpose of igniting joy. Dim Sum 點心 has a dedicated following anywhere Cantonese […]
Culinary Travel Week 2016
“Food is our common ground, a universal experience,” – James Beard When we left Brussels for our overland journey to Hong Kong, we knew that we wanted to explore the land and its people through food. Over the past 18 months, there has been no better way of connecting with local cultures than through the […]
The FunnelWorthy List (December 2015)
Our monthly dose of Food for Thought. A collection of favourites to read, eat, make and explore. On my New Year’s reading list this, this and waiting for this. Get into New Year’s Eve mode with this traditional “carol”. On my wish list for next December is the amazing tea advent calendar. Just saying. This sounds like […]
The FunnelWorthy List (November 2015)
Silent disco at the Clockenflap Festival in Hong Kong this week Our monthly dose of Food for Thought. A collection of favourites to read, eat, make and explore. Look forward to reading this, this and this. Bon Iver never fails to be beautiful. To bake: All Edges Brownie Cookies (I am a Food Blog via the […]
The Impossible Perfection of the Soft-Boiled Egg
I get it. It’s only an egg, what is the big deal? Julia Child devoted a whole chapter of Mastering the Art of French Cooking to the glorious egg. Often we hear that the mark of a good chef is in how they handle the simple egg. People who cannot cook usually say, “I can’t […]
Life As We Know It … November 2015
” Be soft, Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, You still believe it to be a beautiful place.” […]
Hong Kong…Through The Funnel
Hong Kong is the sixth in our series – “…Through the Funnel”. You can read our previous one on Myanmar here. It is a way for us to share 12 aspects that stood out to us in our experience of a place and its people. Did we miss something that stood out to you in Hong Kong? #1 Food obsession One of the […]
The FunnelWorthy List (October 2015)
Our monthly dose of Food for Thought. A collection of favourites to read, eat, make and explore. We are currently reading this , this, this and this. To cook – dying to try this version of jianbing 煎餅, a street snack addiction from my Beijing days. (Lady and Pups) An issue of UPPERCASE Magazine entirely devoted […]
