Spending My Day Off Making Curry And Watching @torontofc's First Ever Home #mlscupplayoffs Match On @tsn_official

Spending my day off making curry and watching @torontofc's first ever home #mlscupplayoffs match on @tsn_official from #YYC. #ComeOnYouReds #TorontoTilIDie #MLS #tfclive #Chefapprenticelife #ChefApprenticesDayOff

Then & now. On the left was me three years ago. On the right was me last night. I don't think I look much different (except for a few battle scars), but going from @masterchefcda to being on #TeamWorkshop last night for @GoldMedalPlates #YYC is a big leap forward for me. On my difficult days, sometimes it's easy for me to get down on myself. But sometimes I have nights like these and I look behind for the second, and am amazed at how far I've come. I'm not perfect nor am I at the summit, but I'm on the right path. I think David Bowie says it best... "Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Turn and face the strange Ch-ch-changes Don't want to be a richer man Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Turn and face the strange Ch-ch-changes There's gonna have to be a different man Time may change me But I can't trace time." A change is gonna come, and I know I'm living it. Even if it doesn't seem obvious. Sometimes all we just need to do is #Reflect. (photo on right is from CTV, photo on left courtesy of @dishnthekitchen) #ChefApprenticeLife #SelfReflection #yycfood #yyc

Look! On the table! Is it a bowl of rice? No! Is it a bowl of congee? No! Is it a bowl of risotto? Yes! But this isn't your run of the mill riso, this is an Asam laksa risotto, inspired by #Penang, Malaysia (馬來西亞濱城)'s world renown hot & sour noodle. Topped with lemon dressed arugula, a poached prawn and a dollop of sambal. #LateNightEats #ChefApprenticeLife #latedinner #dinner #yycfood #yyc #yycliving #yyceats #MalaysianFood #Masakan #fushion #馬來菜 #risotto #rice #prawn #arugula

More #LateNightEats fun, this time with coconut milk, pandan extract and agar to make a version of the classic Southeast Asian multilayered dessert, which in Thai is called wun gati bai tuey (วุ้นกะทิใบเตย). The agar amount is right, and the sweetness is balanced with kaffir lime leaf and lemongrass. The only thing is that the layers are just a wee bit off. Oh well...next time. #ChefApprenticeLife #ChefApprenticeAtHome #yycfood #yyc #AsianStyle #thaifood #masakanindonesia #dessert #coconut #pandan #jelly

Presenting @chefjinhee's (from @EatForeign) Gold Medal winning plate from @GoldMedalPlates #YYC last night, the "Cha ca La Vong", which is a take on Hanoi's famous turmeric & dill marinated fish dish. Stunning. That's all I can say. (at Calgary TELUS Convention Centre)

"In a world of round holes, be a square peg." Sydney Smith came up with that phrase in a lecture in 1804. How true it still rings over two centuries later. It's the little things that set us apart, from those who dream and those who want to leave a mark. I am one who wants to leave a mark with my #ModernCantonese styles. Me signing my name in both English and Traditional Chinese is one of those. #ChefApprenticeLife #yyc #yycfood #yyc #myphilosophy #philosophy #箴言 #captureyyc