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[LCB] Basic Cuisine Week 3 & Week 4 – Trusting my Instincts

Posted on February 28, 2012 by P

One of the main difference between Cuisine and Pastry: the former relies alot on adjusting-along-the-way and following your instincts whereas the latter requires absolute precision at every stage (one wrong move and it’s GG). I always thought I am better … Continue reading →

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[Sydney] Capital Grill – Capital G…for Good!

Posted on February 23, 2012 by P

The past month was potentially the month of my life that I ‘ate-in’ the most. Mainly due to a combination of having too much food at home (packed from school) + having no makan kaki (aka meal buddy). Last weekend, … Continue reading →

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Say Goodnight, Not Goodbye….Santi

Posted on February 22, 2012 by P

A year back, I was deeply saddened by the shocking news of Santi Santamaria’s death. One year on, with my wonderful experience at Santi still fresh in mind, I am saddened to hear Santi will be closing its door at … Continue reading →

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[LCB] Basic Cuisine Week 2 – Moving on to Meat!

Posted on February 15, 2012 by P

After the first 5 lessons of chopping, turning, stock, doughs – we finally moved on to cooking something bloodi(-ly good)! “Braised Lamb Shanks with Red Wine Jus served with Risotto, French Beans & Turned Glazed Carrots” was the menu of … Continue reading →

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[LCB] 3-day School Week – Am relaxing…not.

Posted on February 8, 2012 by P

Since LCB only offers a 3-day week, there’s quite alot of free time at hand…here’s what I have been up to: 1) Cleaning Up – both literally and in a figurative sense. The process was unpleasant and even difficult…but it … Continue reading →

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