A Malaysian Blog about Food, Family and Friends – by Lyrical Lemongrass
I had never tried his food, not for want of trying, but I was still nervous about meeting this man. For years we had been trying to get a reservation at his restaurant, Tetsuya’s, in Sydney, but because of our inability to commit to holiday plans, and our generally short stay in Sydney at any [...]
Kazuhiro Chii is a man of many talents. Ask him to show you his tools, and you will agree with me. The art of hand sculpting ice is uncommon in these parts of the world (and I mean Malaysia, not greater Asia, naturally). I watched with rapt attention as he took out a block [...]
At which point does happiness start and end? Some time last year, I put up a picture on Facebook, a somewhat unflattering picture of myself sans makeup, my hair messed up, and my face plastered with a wide goofy grin as I leaned back against my husband. I labelled it simply “Happiest Day of my [...]
Food, for me, is a means to an end and not an end in itself.
Food, for me, represents the love of family, the fellowship of friends, and the community and communality it brings.