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How Do You Know When Food Is Your Calling?
Discover the early story of Arnold, a chef shaped by Sri Lankan and Dutch cultures, as he finds purpose through food, memory, and quiet mastery.
How Do You Know When Food Is Your Calling?
Discover the early story of Arnold, a chef shaped by Sri Lankan and Dutch cultures, as he finds purpose through food, memory, and quiet mastery.
The People Who Decided to Bite into Chili Peppers
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...
From Moose Jaw to Canada’s stage – How Food Changed the Life of a Boy from the Prairies of Saskatchewan
For the most part, I grew up in a small Canadian town called Moose Jaw. It is a small city located in the prairie province of Saskatchewan, enclosed by farms and wheat fields and, for lack of a better phrase, culinarily it was a deserted wasteland.
Fermentation – The Backbone of Sichuan Cuisine and the Secret to Mind-blasting Flavor
Sichuan is, in the hearts of Chinese people, a land synonymous with “endless delicacies.” You can find Sichuan restaurants in virtually every city in China. When traveling and unable to adjust to local cuisines, most people will instinctively seek out a Sichuan...
Snout & Seek – The Journey We Are On
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...