Coming Home. This Place, @eatsofasia Inside #YYC's @crossroadsmarketyyc, Is Where I Got My First Real

Coming home. This place, @eatsofasia inside #YYC's @crossroadsmarketyyc, is where I got my first real taste of kitchen life. From here, the places I've been and the places I'll go, I'll always consider this place as a home away from home. #ChefApprenticeLife #OriginStories #yycfood #yyc #Origins #尋找他郷的故事 (at Eats of Asia - EoA)

"In a world of round holes, be a square peg." Sydney Smith came up with that phrase in a lecture in 1804. How true it still rings over two centuries later. It's the little things that set us apart, from those who dream and those who want to leave a mark. I am one who wants to leave a mark with my #ModernCantonese styles. Me signing my name in both English and Traditional Chinese is one of those. #ChefApprenticeLife #yyc #yycfood #yyc #myphilosophy #philosophy #箴言 #captureyyc

Look! On the table! Is it a bowl of rice? No! Is it a bowl of congee? No! Is it a bowl of risotto? Yes! But this isn't your run of the mill riso, this is an Asam laksa risotto, inspired by #Penang, Malaysia (馬來西亞濱城)'s world renown hot & sour noodle. Topped with lemon dressed arugula, a poached prawn and a dollop of sambal. #LateNightEats #ChefApprenticeLife #latedinner #dinner #yycfood #yyc #yycliving #yyceats #MalaysianFood #Masakan #fushion #馬來菜 #risotto #rice #prawn #arugula

More #LateNightEats fun, this time with coconut milk, pandan extract and agar to make a version of the classic Southeast Asian multilayered dessert, which in Thai is called wun gati bai tuey (วุ้นกะทิใบเตย). The agar amount is right, and the sweetness is balanced with kaffir lime leaf and lemongrass. The only thing is that the layers are just a wee bit off. Oh well...next time. #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #yycfood #yyc #AsianStyle #thaifood #masakanindonesia #dessert #coconut #pandan #jelly

So...here is the result of my wun gati bai tuey/puding lapis/coconut pandan agar pudding experiment. The top two layers slid off, but the lower three stayed put and this is the result. Flavour wise the herbs did balance out the sweetness. A nice cup of black tea balances it out perfectly... All in all, another partially successful experiment. #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #yyc #yycfood #captureyyc #yycnow #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #Gastronomy #instafood #truecooks #huffposttaste #gastropostYYC #chefsofinstagram #tastespotting #F52grams #feedfeed #AsianStyle #thaifood #masakanindonesia #dessert #coconut #pandan #jelly #LateNightEats

This was @chefkennyk's dish at @Goldmedalplates #YYC last night: Prawn carpaccio paired with seared marinated scallops. It was pretty amazing, if I do say so myself. And as a team I think we probably did about 400-500 of those plates in about two (three?) hours. "Pretty intense", is probably how I'd describe the event, and it's an experience I won't soon forget! #TeamWorkshop #ChefApprenticeLife #yycfood #yyc (at Calgary TELUS Convention Centre)