Six Years Of Alleys Somebody always opened the gate
Safety in Sài Gòn is not ambient - it is made of people. Six years of hẻm life across four districts, and what Phú Mỹ Hưng costs.
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Public Alpha, Edible The carrot cake I shipped to production untested
Carrot cake with no butter and no oil, baked at 11pm from memory alone and served to an entire office before anyone had tasted it.
Mom's Reisauflauf, Remixed The rice casserole my sister kept stealing from the fridge
Reisauflauf, remixed lighter and fluffier - a baked rice casserole with apples that even the pickiest eaters keep sneaking cold from the fridge.
A Prophecy In Paint Thôi nôi, and the paint on the wall
Thôi nôi is Vietnam's first-birthday rite - a baby grabs a tray to read her future. One grab in 2000 came true, in paint, on a wall.
Empty Corners Singapore – empty corners of a crowded island
Singapore for a week without a single photo of the Merlion - wetlands, hornbills, empty rain-soaked parks, and the small human encounters most tourists miss.
Baking Through the Heatwave Bitter orange cake – a recipe in three attempts
A Seville orange loaf cake that took three versions, one feral oven, and an entire office of Monday-morning guinea pigs to get right. (148 chars)
Sister, Citrus, Continents Lemon meringue tart: A French recipe that traveled through Australia to land in Sài Gòn
Lemon meringue tart with a supply chain spanning three continents - a French recipe, an Australian sister, and a Vietnamese kitchen.