A tart fit for a King!
Or a Queen if you’d ask me! I know King’s day has passed, but I wasn’t actually doing King’s tart a few days ago, I was experimenting with puff pastry and butter. To me, this is like when you love...
View ArticleLAYERS launch at Towngas!
On January 27th, we will be launching my latest book LAYERS at Towngas Cooking Center! During the 1.5 hours demonstration organized by my publisher Wan Li Book, I will show and explain 2 recipes from...
View ArticleChocolate pot-de-creme: 5 steps to happiness
If you look at it from a different angle, happiness doesn’t require any material things… or maybe, it does… if you call chocolate cream material, then yes… a substantial material with an ephemeral...
View ArticleVictoria Pineapple and Borage Honey with L’Ambroisie
Last week we had the chance to hold a wine dinner in collaboration with L’Ambroise (Paris), a fairly well known restaurant holding several Michelin stars… For the occasion, legendary chef Bernard...
View Article6 shades of pink for Valentine’s
With Valentine’s Day poised right after Chinese New Year, we’ve came up with a romantic 6 shades of pink macaron for this year. The macaron from left to right: Rose petal white chocolate ganache Rosé...
View ArticleWhat’s your percentage of cocoa?
There is something about chocolate that keeps making me come back for more, but it isn’t the percentage of cocoa content. After decades of using chocolate in every other possible form, ranging from...
View ArticleMost wanted: Chocolate Sabayon Tart
If there is one recipe you must try this year, look no further. The chocolate sabayon tart, freshly baked and warm is out of this world. Bake this for people and you will be the next president! After...
View ArticleAmazing Wood Fire Baking
This is easily one of the best baking day I’ve had in a very long time… Several months ago, my friend Ping from Zen Organic Farm showed me plans to build a brand new brick oven, I thought I was...
View ArticleThe Arwana Estate… like nothing on Earth.
Elisa, the mastermind behind the feel-good effect at Arwana Estate says it herself: “When you step into your villa, you feel like home!” And that’s really and understatement to the point where when you...
View ArticleFirst ebooks available online!
Finally! Got Cheese? is the first of my books to be released in e-format!! Woohooo! I know, it’s a bit odd, because Got cheese? is actually still available in hard copy, and so many of you asked me...
View ArticleOn the cocoa trail in Vietnam
On the 19:05 flight to Ho Chi Min City, also known as Saigon, I had very little idea of what I would discover. It was my first visit of Vietnam and my first encounter with the roots of chocolate: Cocoa...
View ArticleTop Chefs come together for Room to Read
Chef Jonay Armas from The Principal, Chef Matthew Bishop from 22 Ships, representing Chef Jason Atherton, Chef Herve Fucho and myself from Four Seasons came together to cook dinner for the Room to Read...
View ArticleWe’ve planted our Easter garden!
A few weeks ago, we’ve planted a few seeds of a very special crop, a crop that makes people happy! If flowers could grow in deliciousness, this is what they would look like; we’ve grown carrot cake...
View ArticleEaster Cupcakes on TVB!
A week ago, it was my son Clement who was on TVB, eating cupcakes glutinously. On Saturday night, 23rd of March, it’s my turn, but nothing for me to indulge with as I was busy making Easter cupcakes on...
View ArticleHUGE Easter Egg!
The popular adage “Size does not matter” was proved wrong… at least for today! That Easter Egg weighs more than 80 kg (about 180 lbs) and measures 1.2 meters tall (nearly 4 ft) – making it was more of...
View ArticleThe Harvest Feast 2013
April won’t be a bad month at all, besides April’s fool maybe… but this year, The Harvest Feast will fool no one. Aligning nothing less than 11 top Hong Kong Chef’s behind the stoves, the 2013 edition...
View ArticleSummer Sundae 2013 Preview
We’re still baking rhubarb tarts and starting to tackle Gariguette strawberries, but it’s never too late to get ready with our Summer Sundae; a few photos to keep your taste buds chilled this summer!...
View ArticleSweet baby shower
Flowers blossoming and sweetness was all around at a super sweet baby shower – a few highlights to satisfy your eyes and make you hungry! Macarons, cupcakes, sable cookies, dragees…. A field of daisy...
View ArticleHOFEX 2013 – Hong Kong
Done! Four days of HOFEX are finally over… HOFEX is one of these hospitality industry fair where you can virtually find everything and anything you need, ranging from wine to black truffle, passing by...
View ArticleTo all the Mom out there!
Happy Mother’s Day! This cupcake bouquet is set on all the tables for the guests of our Lounge to enjoy or take away once they are done with our delicious afternoon tea!
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