Vibrant deep yellow color of the laksa broth dashed with bright red chili patches, half immersed swirl of egg noodle and plump juicy prawns firm to the bite sends you to a street food hawker somewhere in Malaysia or Singapore. A bowl of perfection. We were like foodies in a food heaven……
After stumbling upon an article on a magazine about the chef’s latest creation, fruit & flowers summer salad, I told myself I had to go there. We’ve been thinking of going there for a dinner and a few drinks several times but something always came up. I know I love the place and having heard from friends about this place, I definitely have to try it.
This is the season I’ve been waiting for the entire year. Yumberry season. The locals call it “yang mei” or simply “red berry” and it’s very popular in Shanghai, probably more than Kumquat fruit. The fruit is only available in the beginning of summer time, right after winter after the plum rain seasons. Only just briefly.
To all foodies in Shanghai…. the enjoy a culinary journey from Indonesia presented by the master himself, William Wongso and a team of chefs from Ritz-Carlton Jakarta.
Cooking Etcetera is born out of my passion with cooking and baking – and later on food photography. After a long hiatus, I’m glad to be back blogging again about cooking and photo project I’ve done….
Some leftover photos from our last trip to Dubai a few weeks ago — most of the travelogue of this trip is posted on my other blog at Hopscotchbaby…
Never in my wildest dream I thought of blogging about salt. In my opinion, salt is supposed to taste salty. Nothing special about it. But are they all salty? *duh* yes, but apparently there are certain degrees of saltiness and depth which makes them special. Worths blogging about
It was one cold midnight
and the pale yellow moon hung low in the sky
restless but full of anticipation
knowing instinctively it was almost time
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My gear is a DSLR Nikon D700 paired with several lenses 50mm f/1.4 and 60mm f/2.8 as my prime lens for food photography. When out & about I take my my 24-70mm which is also the latest addition to the family. What can I say, it's an addictive hobby :D
