Stars and Showstoppers of a 14 Course Meal: Part 1
“Excellence is not an act but a habit,” said Aristotle. While I am not one to fall for habits, my addiction to tasting menus and luscious cuisines continues to be […]
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With the Culinary Goddess of Manhattan
Goddesses come in many forms. Those for patience or intellect, lust or obsession, revenge or independence, righteousness or justice. And of course, culinary. For every good meal start’s in the […]
Supper in South Philly with the Connoisseur of Comfort
Some call me the connoisseur of comfort. Especially in culinary crevices. For sometimes, even the food transforms and evolves from a perishable role into one of more promise when placed […]
A Culinary Crown of Content … on my Plate
When I hear the word crown, I think of a headpiece instead of a toothache. Funny, considering that one would assume my penchant for food is superior to my daydream […]
Inhaling Life in Sepia Hues
Sometimes I wish I could live life in sepia hues. There is something so alluring about familiar vintage glam. It seems to be a more calm, collected living, one in […]
Art versus Science, like Coconut Curry Popcorn versus Olive Oil Cake
Losing yourself is different from getting lost. You can lose yourself in a museum. Not get lost in it. And when that happens, it will be preserved alongside other artifacts […]
This Red Medicine Hypnotized Me, and I’ve been Creatively Untidy Since
“Creativity is intelligence having fun,” said Albert Einstein. Little did one know, he could be describing gastronomy done well. Gastronomy is an art. It transcends sensory and logical barriers of […]
Mosaics of a 10 course Midwestern Meal: Part 2
“Well begun is half done.” Aristotle’s prophecy of sorts rang true to any lengthy tasting menu, where a preparatory, palette seducing beginning was the best pedestal to a fascinating finish. […]
Mosaics of a 10 course Midwestern Meal: Part 1
What’s stronger than Tokaj wine, I once thought? And I was introduced to Tokaj syrup. In the same way, the vicarious expectation from food Makes me swoon to to delusional […]
Studded in the Sultry Bay
Fall for this illusion, And you will never rise. Some nights, you just got to give it to the curvy architecture of iconic cities for dripping in romanticism with the […]
3FS Lifestyle: Food Fashion Frameworks 