Just Add Rice book launch at The Book Lounge
Now that my book launch is over, I can do the grossly soppy ‘thank you’s. Here’s a post on the process, including all those that contributed to the creation of my new cookbook Just Add Rice – stories and recipes … Read More
A fun giveaway #justaddrice
I’m doing the giveaway thing! WIN a copy of my cookbook Just Add Rice published by Quivertree Publications. Step 1: Find a feature on Just Add Rice – stories and recipes by a Taiwanese South African in any of the … Read More
Watch this space for my recipe book ‘Just Add Rice’
Wow… my book is ready to go to print. Look how amazing the cover looks, I can’t express my gratitude and joy in words so here are some emojis. Thank you to Craig Fraser and Libby Doyle (owners of Quivertree … Read More
Where to buy Zongzi in Cape Town
My parents are both pretty badass cooks and are now selling Tainan-style zongzi (粽子) in Cape Town. Read up about the history of this rice cake on one of my previous posts here. This post also teaches you how to … Read More
Chinese New Year with the WPCA in Cape Town
Cape Town has a wonderful community called the Western Province Chinese Association and they are based at the Chinese School and Community Centre at Liesbeek Parkway in Observatory. I’ve been to some of their events before, including festival celebrations to … Read More
Feature: Lunar New Year for Woolworths Taste Magazine
In October 2017, I did a presentation on the harms of Cultural Appropriation with Studio H at New Media Publishing. I met Taste magazine’s features editor Michelle Coburn who asked to have a quick chat with me after my talk. She … Read More
Feature: Festive recipes with Between 10and5
Thank you to Between 10 and 5 for inviting me to take part in their “Inclusive holiday menu – 5 South African foodies share their fave recipes and memories” feature. Illustration by Aimée-Claire Smith, follow her work at @shecraftswords. My … Read More
Cultural Appropriation VS Appreciation with Studio H
My friends at Studio H (a multidisciplinary design studio), organisers of many rad events like Street Food Festival invited me to their team as their cultural advisor and wanted to learn more about the harms of cultural appropriation. This is a delayed … Read More
Sourdough masterclass at Loaves on Long
As soon as you walk into Loaves on Long the first thing you do is close your eyes and breathe deeply to sniff up all the freshly baked scents. Thank you to team Errieda and Ian du Toit for inviting … Read More
Speaker: Visa Street Food Festival in Cape Town
Received an invite to speak at Cape Town’s Visa Street Food Festival (2–3 September), think this will be plenty of fun. This year’s is the fourth annual Street Food Festival and there’ll be a market with a variety of food vendors, … Read More