Feb 14 2010
On Christmas Eve last year, Edmund told me that an arrangement was made with his ‘family’ to celebrate together in a famous Chinese restaurant in town (Hobart). Everyone agreed to share the bill equally. Since it was a once-a-year thing, I agreed to go with him. I knew that it would be expensive and the [...]
Feb 02 2010
After my arrival in Hobart, I soon found out that there had been many gatherings all these years in an old and small cottage along Margaret Street in Sandy Bay. It was a few days into my visit there, when my son Edmund asked if I could help cook a dish for a pot-bless party. [...]
Feb 02 2010
I love garlic. It is not only a good food enhancer for the dishes that I cook but also good for the body’s well-being. The first thing I asked Edmund to get in the supermarket was a kilo of garlic. Instead he got me three garlic bulbs only. I didn’t understand why. I thought it [...]
Nov 26 2009
Still on the subject of cooking and food, when we were having our lunch in Genting Resort about 2 weeks ago, I managed to talk to two chefs working in the Chinese Food section. I was very impressed by the way the lady chef making ‘la men’ or the chinese mee with her hands. She [...]
Nov 26 2009
Can anyone tell me why most top chefs are men? I would certainly want to know. All the top and best restaurants that I had been too have men as chefs. Is it because men are better cooks than women? Are men better in handling mass production of food and are in control when working [...]