Nutella sea salt cookies
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! For the first time in my life, I sadly am not able to cook or bake on a Thanksgiving as I have to be here in Manila working. I am pretty bummed out about it but at least I got a solid chunk of time to cook and bake a week ago, … Continue reading
Baked cannellini beans with roasted vegetables
FINALLY – something that can officially go in my “nice” category. This past weekend, I got to go back to Sydney for the first time since my Manila relocation, which means it’s been a solid 3 months since I have been able to cook and bake in my kitchen. As you may expect, I went … Continue reading
Fantastic food in Siem Reap
Going to Siem Reap in Cambodia was without a doubt one of the best trips (and certainly the most meaningful on a grander scale) I have taken since re-locating to Manila. The country is stunning, the people are incredible and truly moving, and the temples are awe-inspiring, but I expected all this. What I did … Continue reading
Unabashed gluttony in Taipei
A couple weekends ago, I got the opportunity to do a solo trip to Taipei, which meant that I spent the entire weekend eating. Happily this is extremely acceptable in Taipei, as the entire city revolves around food. It was without a doubt one of the most fun food adventure cities I’ve ever been to. … Continue reading
Filipino food: take 2
Seeing as I am living in the Philippines, I figured it was about time I do another post about Filipino food. A trendy area of Manila is called the Fort, which consists of a bunch of nicer shops and restaurants all gathered together along a big grassy mall which is quite nice. We would go … Continue reading
Healthy guacamole and roasted vegetable salad
Recently, I actually had to go to the U.S. for a period of 24 hours for a business meeting. This meant that in 60 consecutive hours starting on Thursday night, I was on a plane for 35 of them, and I slept in an actual bed on a Wednesday night and then the next time … Continue reading
Michelin starred dim sum in Hong Kong
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of a fantastic weekend in Hong Kong with the boys on my team. I have been to HK – in fact it was my first experience in Asia a little over a year ago, but coming back for a second time after seeing other spots in Asia … Continue reading
Classic Virginian elegance at Restaurant Eve
I really like taking people out to dinner for their birthday. It’s probably because a nice meal for me means more than pretty much any material gift (unless someone gives me plane tickets, but those don’t count since technically they are e-tickets anyway). Thus, I clearly just impose my views on what I like on … Continue reading
Lemon rosemary foccacia
So, I have actually been a bread baker since the age of approximately 12, when I discovered the art of kneading dough and fell in love with the general stress-releasing process of making bread in general. Bread is shockingly easy to make but incredibly impressive to show off to your friends, which in my opinion … Continue reading
The glorious buffet at the Diamond
A post definitely needs to be devoted to the food at my current home, the Diamond Hotel in Manila. The main restaurant here consists of a buffet of international foods that varies day to day and has a ridiculous variety of things that are both good for you and very very bad for you. (hence … Continue reading
Yours truly
Passionate amateur baker and devotee of exploring the world through food
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