Memories on The Table My inspirations I’ve always found it most fascinating how I’m jolted to various memories simply from the sight, or even mere mention, of certain foods. Give me beef stew and I think about my childhood days frolicking in the backyard of my home in Brunei, my grandfather hunched over the stove […]

Souperinspiration | Vegan Chap Chye Stew Growing up in a big family of competent home cooks and humble restaurants chefs meant that I spent a great deal of my childhood in the kitchen and out in the backyard growing ingredients. We have pretty green fingers! Lime and star fruit trees lined the yard, interspersed with […]

Souperinspiration | Nanny’s Javanese Opor Ayam If my daughter, Isabella, were to tell her story about her childhood food memories, this soup would certainly come out tops in her mental scrapbook of nostalgia! Both my children are immensely fond of their nanny of nine years, and it’s really not hard to see why. Our family […]

Souperinspiration | Grandpa’s Hainanese Beef Stew Reliving food memories from my childhood is like taking carousel rides in the amusement park – heartwarming, fuzzy, and never quite enough. Growing up, I’ve always been surrounded by good food. I used to think every adult is a great cook, because everyone around me shows such respect for […]