Do you have a dish that just reminds you of home? Growing up in a Chinese restaurant, making wan tons was one of my many ascribed tasks. I didn’t get to eat too many of them though; they were reserved for the customers. I would make hundreds of the things. My hands would be powdery … Continue reading
Author Archives: Bonnie Brûlée
Writing for Asia Eater Magazine
I recently received my copy of the beautifully produced food magazine Asia Eater. As a lover of all Asian food, this was right up my street! As the publishing world goes digital, I am afraid I still like my magazines heavy, thick and curled up with me on the sofa. Magazines I cannot live without … Continue reading
Lunch at Ottolenghi
Even though I own every single book that Yotam Ottolenghi has written and even try to keep his recipe cuttings from The Observer and The Guardian, I still love to eat in his restaurant! We started with a mushroom and truffle soup which was so rich and creamy, I almost began to regret ordering 2 … Continue reading
If you love Unagi, you will faint at Hitsumabushi
One of my favourite things to order in a Japanese restaurant is unagi. Whether on nigiri sushi, or a whole layer of it on a bed of sticky sushi rice, I just can’t get enough of it. The flesh is meaty and fatty, yet the sauce is a sweet and sticky in a trashy-but-good kind … Continue reading
The Spaghetti Scene in Eat, Pray, Love
Although I am actually not a fan of the film as a whole – mainly because I watched it during a break up, (and P.S. it really is NOT The film to watch during such times), I still really love this scene when Julia Roberts slurps up an entire plate of spaghetti. Spaghetti has got … Continue reading
Jiro Dreams of Sushi – Inspiration for life
The docu-film Jiro Dreams of Sushi blows my mind. Each time I watch it, I am lifted. This film captures for me, everything that is important about art; it has its own philosophy and that philosophy is defended unquestionably to the end. Jiro’s and his family’s story demonstrates the value of forever-learning; to look only … Continue reading