
Baking Between Saigon and Perth
My kitchen is in Perth, but many of the flavours begin somewhere else. Pandan, coconut, Vietnamese coffee and the smell of fresh bánh mì carry memories that are difficult to
JOURNALS & REVIEWS
Reflective notes on the baking process, food memories from Saigon and personal reviews of places worth eating around Perth.
KITCHEN JOURNALS

My kitchen is in Perth, but many of the flavours begin somewhere else. Pandan, coconut, Vietnamese coffee and the smell of fresh bánh mì carry memories that are difficult to

The first loaf was dense. The second rose beautifully and collapsed as soon as it entered the oven. By the third attempt, I had started questioning every gram of flour.

Not every cake becomes a recipe. Some sink in the middle, split at the sides or taste nothing like the idea I had in my head. I used to see
FOOD REVIEWS

Hello H2 Some menus are easier to understand when nobody orders only for themselves. This was one of them. We chose several shared plates: something crisp, something slow-cooked, a fresh

This was not the kind of dessert designed to impress in the first spoonful. It became better as the elements met: a dark caramel sauce, soft cream, fresh fruit and

The best seat was not beside the window. It was at the counter, where we could watch pans move across the flame and plates leave the kitchen one after another.
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