by Chloe | Jul 2, 2025 | Empty Plate
Meet Arnold… It was an afternoon in the hot and humid summer in Ottawa. After being quarantined at home in China for a month, I sat at the back of a few rows of chairs in a historic building where Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa was located. From being refrained from...
by Chloe | May 16, 2025 | General
If you’ve never been to Sichuan, I’m sure you’ve heard of it. The famous hotpot and Kung Pao Chicken, the numbing Sichuan peppercorns, the adorable pandas and their favorite bamboo—these are all treasures of this abundant basin in China. (Braised lamb in red soup with...
by Chloe | Apr 6, 2025 | General
The whole story starts from curiosity. With an interest in people’s lives and their mental states, as well as why they are behaving certain ways, I began exploring these questions from a new perspective – food. As the old cliché says, you are what you eat. Growing up...