Cooking

Modernist home cooks turn their kitchens into laboratories

3 Mar 2013

It may not sound like the last grocery list you wrote, but the growing appeal of so-called modernist cooking - a science-tastic take on haute cuisine - has more home cooks adding laboratory-worthy...

Healthy Gourmet: Way of the vegan

22 Jan 2013

Although we know some things are bad for us - like hydrogenated fat or too much sugar - there is no scientific agreement that one kind of diet is better than another.

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Junior chef blends food and science

30 Dec 2012

The fact that young Jack Lark has a zeal for food isn't entirely surprising. After all, he was among the four finalists in the first Junior Masterchef Australia contest in 2010. Less well known,...

Class Action: There's a lot for little ones to learn in the kitchen

23 Dec 2012

My daughter loves cooking with me. She likes to sit on the bench and stir things and add the ingredients. Is this experience anything that can support her at school?

Cancer link to foods cooked at high heat

8 Nov 2012

A potentially cancer-causing substance formed during cooking at high temperatures has been found in a range of Hong Kong products.

But the food-safety watchdog says people's average daily...

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15 Minute Chef: Roast Pork With Chillies

This is made with crispy-skinned roast pork that's sold at siu mei (roasted meat) shops. It's my mother's recipe, although I use red and yellow bell peppers, instead of her green ones.

Truc: coop d'état

A friend and I have already started discussing what we want to cook for Thanksgiving, which is just over a month away. I asked: "Can we please skip the turkey?" Because if there's any bird duller...

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Vietnamese crepes are a tantalising mix of textures, temperatures and flavours.

Basic Korean restaurant should be cheaper

G/F Delite Mansion, 3 Granville Circuit, Tsim Sha Tsui

Tel: 2369 6880

Open: noon-1am

Cuisine: Korean

Price: about HK$250 without drinks or the service charge.

HEALTHY GOURMET

Colourful cooking helps to improve the mood of chef and diners alike

"Cooking brings joy to life," says Benedetta Rossi, who works at Hotel Approdo in Salento, the fourth stop on my culinary tour of southern Italy. "The colours and the perfumes of our land make me...

FOOD

Seasons: fine vines