Braised Lamb with Chickpeas

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Spring is in the air, and it won’t be long before the Le Creuset gets put away and the salad bowls come out. Before I totally get into warm weather mode though, I wanted to have a last hurrah with a piece of meat that was rich and tender from hours on the stove. This [...]

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Ebi Chili

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Ebi Chili (エビチリ) is a Chinese-style Japanese dish created by Chen Kenmin in the 1950′s. Chen, originally from the Sichuan province in China emigrated to Japan, opening Shisen Hanten (Sichuan Restaurant) in 1958. He later went on to introduce Chinese dishes to households all over Japan through TV appearances on NHK. While there were many [...]

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Chicken Piccata

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I realize I’m dating myself a little here (and giving you a glimpse into my maturity level), but whenever I hear the word Piccata, I can’t help but lift my shirt over my head, raise my hands in the air and quote the great philosopher Beavis: “I am Cornholio, I need Piccata for my bung-hole!”. [...]

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How to Poach an Egg

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Last week I demystified the process of making scrambled eggs using a bit of science. This week over at PBS, I’ve outlined the process for making the perfect poached egg. Whether you like your yolks runny or firm, this process should get you the exactly what you want with most if not all of the [...]

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Spring Roll

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Like their thicker skinned cousin the egg roll, spring rolls are a popular staple at Chinese-American restaurants. As a kid, I never much cared for either variety because there was often more wrapper than filling and what meager filling they held tasted more like tired fryer oil than anything else. All that changed while I [...]

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The International Supper Club

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I’ve always believed that the food people eat tells a story about them. Where they’ve been, where they are and possibly even where they’re going. That’s why I was so fascinated when I heard about the International Supper Club. It’s an art project that Amie Thảo and Olli Tumelius have taken on, to document human [...]

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The House in Hong Kong

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Walking through the doors of The Upper House, life slows down a beat or two. The minuscule lobby is more like a decompression chamber to shed a little energy before taking a serene ride up an escalator designed to mimic a row of torrii gates. There is no front desk in the traditional sense because [...]

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Ginger Chicken

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Sometimes, life leaves us so haggard that even the act of lifting a fork to your mouth seems like a chore. It’s times like these that I make this ginger chicken. It’s mindlessly simple and yet the mere aroma of the chicken cooking will awaken your hunger and nourish your soul. Get the recipe over [...]

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