But Of Course, What's A Roast Chicken Dinner Without A Salad? And Since I Went #Thai, I Continued The

But of course, what's a roast chicken dinner without a salad? And since I went #Thai, I continued the theme with a cool, tart & refreshing som tum (green papaya salad.) My mom isn't a spice water so I kept the spicy peanuts and the dried chilies on the side...plus loads of holy basil & cherry tomatoes with dried shrimp on top. Served with piping hot coconut-lemongrass rice, and it could be a meal unto itself without the chicken. And you know what? My dad loved it. Score!! #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #yyc #yycliving #yycfood #AsianStyle #ThaiFood #beautifulcuisines #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #Gastronomy #instachef #instafood #truecooks #huffposttaste #chefsofinstagram #gastropostYYC #gardemanger #salad #somtum #fathersday

A sweet Spring. (@sidewalkcitizen caramel/chocolate cheesecake, dulce de leche, flash candied citrus peel and wheel.) #ChefApprenticeLife #yycfood #yyc #yyceats #yycliving #evliving #spring #beautifulcuisines #chefsroll #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #GardeManger #Gastronomy #instachef #instafood #truecooks #gastropostYYC #huffposttaste #theartofplating #dessert (at charbar)

Wild berry compote/raspberry, strawberry mango sauce/blackberry & dulce de leche/orange. 3 sauces, one @sidewalkcitizen cheesecake. #ChefApprenticeLife #theartofplating #blueplate #yycfood #yyc #yycliving #evliving #yyceats #dessert #cheesecake #fruit #sauceart (at charbar)

Dulce de leche experiment. Bathing cans of condensed milk for 10 hours at 85°C in my @anovaculinary #sousvide machine, and this South American delight emerges. I've worked with #DulceDeLeche at two restaurants already. What can I do to make this part of my #ModernCantonese repertoire? Hmmm... #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #testing #sweets #dairy #yycfood #yyc #yycliving

Spaghettini alla cacio e pepe; a Roman classic made by a #ModernCantonese cook. I recently had it when eating dinner with @unusualzen at @Tenfoothenry a few weeks back, and fell in love. I didn't have pecorino on hand, but had a hard cheese on hand. Let's just say the Sichuan peppercorns helped, the cheese...yeah, not so much. It's not @KenjiLopezAlt-level perfection, but at 2:15am #LateNightEats it wasn't bad. (P.S. The garlic toast is optional.) . #ChefApprenticeLife #CucinaRomana #pasta #CucinaItaliana #yycfood #yyc #yyceats #yycliving #cacioepepe #ChefApprenticeAtHome #chefslife #chefstalk #fbcigers #foodshot #foodstarz #foodstagram #Gastronomy #instachef #instafood #truecooks #theartofplating #huffposttaste #chefsofinstagram #staffcanteen

Panqueques con dulce de leche. Making some #LateNightEats, and practicing for work. Freshly made crepes, homemade #DulceDeLeche, brûléed sugar. For a guy who doesn't make a lot of desserts, I think I didn't do too badly. It tasted nice... #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #dessert #crepes #sweet #brulee #ComidaArgentinos #CucinaLatino #yycfood #yycliving #yyc #yyceats