“You went missing for so long, and now you’re a completely new person” -everyone that I know
Category: Culinary Conversations
A 3 legged stool: Prologue
“Your life is a 3 legged stool. Your professional life. Your social life. And your spiritual life. If one thing is not there, you don’t sit right” I have to admit, I had a shitty childhood. When I was in elementary school, my best friend died from influenza and I wasn’t the brightest student in…
The importance of cooking at home
Cooking at home is the best way to save money. But there’s something I learned not too long ago that is also very important. As you guys may or may not know, earlier this year my mom was rushed to the hospital because she had a bladder infection (don’t worry. She’s better now). At that…
How physical and emotional bankruptcy changed my vision of life
have to be truly honest with you guys, the start of 2020 was terrible. Many people I know and love was rushed to the hospital; one of them was my mom. Work was stressing me out and I failed my first attempt of my driver’s exam. I was so physically and emotionally devastated, as well as completely physically and emotionally bankrupt.
My decade rewind
Since 2019 is coming to an end. I wanted to share with you some of my favorite moments from the past 10 years. From all my past successes and accomplishments, to my all time lows. Here is my decade rewind. 2010: on April 20, my grandma passed away. I was absolutely devastated because she…
Cooking to tell a story
It’s easy to cook from a recipe. Just get what you need, follow the steps and you’re good to go. But telling a story about it is a whole different world of cooking that I have experienced a few times in my cooking career. Let me tell you a time this happened. This is the…
My taste in the culinary world: Umami (part 2)
When I started into the workforce, I made a promise to myself to have a good balance between work, personal and spiritual life. I didn’t want to end up like last time at my first year in culinary school where I completely went off the radar and stopped talking to everyone. So, I ended up…
My taste in the culinary world: Umami
It was day 4 in Taiwan. I remembered I woke up at 4am since jet lag had me messed up. So I went out, saw the sunrise and grabbed breakfast. I went to a local Taiwanese breakfast joint serving sausage and collard greens inside a rice roll with coffee for only $1 cad, (What a…
My taste in the culinary world: Bitter (Part 2)
As a chef, culinary explorer and a son, sometimes I feel like there are problems that I can’t seem to solve or run away from.
My taste in the culinary world: Bitter
One of my first jobs in the culinary industry was at the Toronto Christmas Market 4 years ago. It was the most interesting experience that helped me get a feel in the workforce. I say “interesting” because it taught me both good and bad stuff about the industry. I’m going to explain the bad part…
The Culinary Storyteller 