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Sugared & Spiced

A pâtissière, eating around the world

2023/08/142024/04/01

[KYUSHU 九州] A few good bites 一些好吃的

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2023/07/272024/04/01

[KYUSHU 九州] KAI Yufuin 界 由布院

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2022/08/072022/08/07

[Tainan] MO. Lab

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2022/07/232022/07/23

[Taipei] Le Côté LM x logy

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2022/07/122024/04/01

[Taipei] ZEA

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2022/06/072024/04/01

[Taichung 台中] Hoshinoya Guguan 虹夕諾雅 谷關

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2022/05/272024/04/01

[Taipei] logy, Spring 2022

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2022/05/032024/04/01

[Taipei] Jarana | à la maison

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2022/04/182024/04/01

[Taipei] Holt x logy x Moonrock

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2021/08/112024/04/01

[Kanazawa 金澤] Day 3

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春日花園裡的小小園丁 a little topiarist 春日花園裡的小小園丁 a little topiarist in a spring garden, at the newly opened @buttercupfloral by @thomasalexia. Em constructed a topiary using foam, moss, and fresh flowers...can you tell what shape it is? (If not from the finished work, then maybe from her sketch 😂.)
Hawaii kawaii 🌺 part 2 Shiozawa family's perfe Hawaii kawaii 🌺 part 2 Shiozawa family's perfect little wedding @royal_hawaiian pink pancakes at the pink palace @kith for A and @kithtreats for me (while Em naps) @bpatisserie black sesame kouign-amann Waikiki beach views @lyonarboretum hiking @myhighwayinn loco moco & beef strew @dukeswaikiki sunset cocktails A week of highly concentrated good vibes and vitamin sea. Until next time Hawaii.
Hawaii kawaii 🌺 @offthehookpokemarket poke @mo Hawaii kawaii 🌺 @offthehookpokemarket poke @morningglasscoffee manuka honey latte @kakaako farmer's market morning bun Frangipani and sunset swim at Ko'Olina lagoon @holeygraildonuts taro donuts @sunriseshack and roosters everywhere @waimeavalley dance @happyhaleiwa stickers @haleiwabowls açaí bowl @bigwaveshrimp garlic shrimp rice Dream pool and view at J&R's ...more to come!
Christmas 2024 🎄. A bit late as usual but well. Christmas 2024 🎄. A bit late as usual but well...merry everything and a happy always!
Hosted a Christmas baking class for Em and friends Hosted a Christmas baking class for Em and friends last weekend. Wasn't sure what to expect, or if I'd even like teaching 3 and 4-year-olds...but it turned out to be just lovely. Each kid made a Christmas tree using páte-à-choux glued together with pastry cream, topped with a meringue star, and finally, a dusting of powdered sugar "snow". Even the late night testing and prepping, which brought back memories (the sweet and the sour) from old kitchen days, was thoroughly enjoyable. A much welcomed reminder of how rewarding it is to materialize something that was once just floating in my head. Also feeling grateful to the parents of Em's friends, who brought food, drinks, and a bright spirit to fill our home that morning. To be continued, I hope. Photos by @jimmyca1219 @happyanniedidi
September & October snippets. Em being a crazy but September & October snippets. Em being a crazy butterfly, baking chouqettes, splashing in the rain, incredibly delicious mackerel toast and lamb chop, Bagel stealing my wine as usual, etc.
Typhoon days. 颱風天的小樂趣。窗外狂風 Typhoon days. 颱風天的小樂趣。窗外狂風暴雨時，覺得有家真好。
A few good bites & sips for September. @huihui_ca A few good bites & sips for September. @huihui_cave potato pavé & natural wine @cafeparmentier pudding & lemon pound cake @yolomoment.taichung mille feuille egg tart @quelques_p petit gateaux @sushi_okashin mini uni-don @oasis_coffee_roasters_nanjing ice drip w/ cream @meowvelousinc cold noodles @lecep_taipei soufflé omelette @fujintree_petanque natural wines
August dump. The tail end of summer - homemade man August dump. The tail end of summer - homemade mango popsicles, bubbles in the park, delicious things from friends and with friends, escaping the heat at tfam, etc...🌿💦🎨
Sponge art Sunday 🐛 Sponge art Sunday 🐛
June / July dump ✨ They say it's better late th June / July dump ✨ They say it's better late than never.
Today’s afternoon tea: @press.only pop-up at @fl Today’s afternoon tea: @press.only pop-up at @flowapartment. It may look like a funky pastry shop, but Press Only is actually a fragrance brand inspired by food items like ”latte“, ”apple cider“, ”cherry“, ”burnt cookie“...it‘s no wonder that the space smells so decadently sweet. This cute pop-up is here in Taipei for a week, not to be missed by fragrance and dessert lovers. 今日下午茶：Press Only at Flow Apartment。乍看之下是可愛的蛋糕店，但其實是香氛品牌的pop-up，味道都以食物為靈感 - 拿鐵、蘋果汽水、櫻桃、烤焦的餅乾 ...聞起來，嗯...實在是甜美可口。Press Only在台北快閃一週，來逛逛，將喜歡的味道帶回家吧 🥐。
Summer dresses, hydrangeas, afternoon thunderstorm Summer dresses, hydrangeas, afternoon thunderstorms, and bubbles in the heat.
The dreamiest unicorn gathering there ever was. Ha The dreamiest unicorn gathering there ever was. Happy birthday Cleo! Thank you for having us @happyanniedidi @jimmyca1219 🦄
Fangirling because M. Pierre Hermé is in town aga Fangirling because M. Pierre Hermé is in town again, this time for the grand opening of the very first Pierre Hermé café in Taiwan. What you can find here - heaps of macarons, including PH classics like Ispahan and Mogador, as well as a few particular flavors such as Infiniment Praliné au Café and Jardin d'Alep (dark chocolate, pumpkin seed, zaatar). There are also chocolate bonbons (I love the assortiment de croquants au praliné) and slices of pound cakes (Ispahan, Infiniment Citron, Orphéo)...overseen by PH Taiwan's executive chef Hugo Ravier. Also got my copy of M. Pierre Hermé's autobiography signed and that will make me happy for a very very long time. Thanks for having me @pierrehermetaiwan @pierrehermeofficial @starfish_concept #PierreHerme #PierreHermeCafe #PierreHermeTaiwan #PierreHermeParis #starfishconcept
Just a 10-minute walk from our hotel is @neel_jing Just a 10-minute walk from our hotel is @neel_jingumae, a tiny little cafe tucked into a tiny little alley. The weather was that morning was perfect for sitting out at one of the sun-dappled tables, where we shared lemonade, cold brew, katsusando (pork cutlet sandwich), and a sugar butter crepe for breakfast. I heard there can be a wait out the door here later during the day, but at 10:30am, it was just us for the most part, easy and quiet... 距離我們所住的飯店步行10分鐘左右即可抵達neel，一間躲在小小巷弄裡的小小cafe。那天天氣完美，舒適的溫度和濕度，適合坐戶外。早餐是豬排三明治、可麗餅、檸檬汽水、冷萃咖啡，還有透過樹葉稀疏灑在桌上的春日陽光。聽說這裡到了下午要排隊，不過在這個早晨，有好一陣子都只有我們一家人獨享小巷弄裡的安靜悠閒...
@down_the_stairs by @arts_and_science. We took re @down_the_stairs by @arts_and_science. We took refuge here for a few moments while strolling through a rainy Aoyama. It happened to be Vegan Wednesday, and the pop-up by @poskitchen_somewhere was just lovely. Vegan burger assembled from highland barley and chickpea patty, alfalfa sprouts, chickpea mayonnaise, avocado, chilli beans...paired with a glass of sparkling natural wine, an ideal lunch for me any day. The space and the people here were stylish in an understated way, and thankfully the girls behaved accordingly - Em enjoyed her vegan pineapple muffin and playing with ice cubes in her glass, while El was just happy to be out, staring wide-eyed at everything she came across. No one made a fuss. What a perfect little episode. 抵達東京的第二天大雨，躲入Down the Stairs by Arts&Science。正好遇上一週一次的Vegan Wednesday，有 @poskitchen_somewhere 的全素漢堡（大麥和鷹嘴豆做成的漢堡排，堆疊上苜蓿芽、鷹嘴豆美乃滋、酪梨、辣豆...），配上一杯自然氣泡酒，是對我來說非常理想的午餐。店內的氣氛和人皆優雅而內斂，連前來用餐的名人都低調到我完全沒認出（事後才聽A說）。感謝兩小配合，Em吃完vegan pineapple muffin後安靜玩著杯子裡的冰塊，El醒來後睜大雙眼看著周遭一切，不哭不鬧。完美的一刻。 #tokyo #downthestairs #artsandscience #aoyama
It was supposed to be a little me time for myself It was supposed to be a little me time for myself while the little ones napped...but of course Bagel wanted in too. #momlife
Morning affogato and a long overdue dose of @lost. Morning affogato and a long overdue dose of @lost.magazine.
Breakfast at Tiffany's @blueboxcafetaipei, with my Breakfast at Tiffany's @blueboxcafetaipei, with my loves, on the day before Valentine's Day. The decor is striking (all those blue boxes dangling from the ceiling! I wonder how they would be cleaned), and dishes are surprising - much more elevated than what I had expected from a "cafe": corn chowder with kaffir lime, seared threadfin with loofah velouté, French toast in a peanut candy crust...all with the right flair, all by @kin.cooks. Thanks for a posh time.
First Christmas as a family of five (including Bag First Christmas as a family of five (including Bagel). Thanks for all the love ❤️.
Baby # 2 landed. Welcome to this crazy world, hope Baby # 2 landed. Welcome to this crazy world, hope you'll enjoy the ride 🥳.
Finally visited this little gem of a tea house @zh Finally visited this little gem of a tea house @zhaozhaotea_tw in Taichung thanks to @jimmy_limty @jlstudio_tw. A little oasis where Taiwanese tea is roasted and brewed meticulously, then enjoyed in a laid-back atmosphere, perfect even for amateur tea drinkers like myself. Scott, the shop owner, is warm and generous in sharing his tea knowledge, but only when solicited and not at all in an overbearing way. It is all very, very relaxing. I particularly enjoyed a Taiwanese white tea on the menu, full of floral and fruity surprises with each sip, the notes blossoming on the palate like flowers from an early spring...
These photos are from when I received the @ferrand These photos are from when I received the @ferrandiparis French Pâtisserie book early last year and was inspired to relive my pastry school moments by redoing every recipe in the book...huh, I wonder whatever happened to that ambition! But anyway, I stumbled across the photos and they reminded me that winter really is the perfect season for simple pastries like tarte aux pommes and tarte bourdaloue, served warm, their golden aroma permeating the air. It's time to get back to the basics and start baking again. (Photo 5 is a mini tartelette for mini Em.)
Lunch at Holt a few weeks back, a transition of se Lunch at Holt a few weeks back, a transition of seasons. It was already early November, but the temperature in Taipei remained balmy, so it seemed rather appropriate to have refreshing flavors from the lingering summer, like those dainty little smoked marckerel tartelettes with tomatoes and shiso, or that ethereal sliver of sea bream with tosazu jelly and bee pollen. As the menu progressed, we were tenderly swept into autumn by a gently cooked abalone with morels and vin jaune, a porridge of oyster blanketed in dill sabayon, ending with a warm dessert plate of overripe persimmons, charred milk ice-cream and cider sabayon...poetry on a plate. The flavors, temperatures, and textures were handled with precision, as expected from a fine restaurant as Holt, but the whole affair was also endlessly comforting, which made the experience all the more charming... @holtrestaurant @jeffdownss @kuansyi
Cups of delicious Geisha and iced oat milk latte b Cups of delicious Geisha and iced oat milk latte by the sunny window of this stylishly-appointed space...a glorious morning that brought us back to Copenhagen, thanks to April Coffee and VG Living. A moment to savour for days to come 😌☕️. #一秒回北歐 @aprilcoffeecph @aprilcoffeetpe_popup @vglivingtaipei @niu5466 @huanger25
Since Em's baby sister will be arriving two days b Since Em's baby sister will be arriving two days before her actual birthday this year, we decided to celebrate early. It was too last minute to buy a cake, so we made our own Basque cheesecake - simple, delicious, and super fun to make with toddlers (recipe below). Happy 3rd birthday my little munchkin, keep smiling and don't grow up too fast 😌. Basque Cheesecake Cream cheese...300g Sugar...85g Egg...100g Cream...160g Cake flour...13g Salt & vanilla paste...1/4 tsp each Cream together cream cheese and sugar with paddle attachment until smooth. Add beaten eggs bit by bit, followed by cream, salt & vanilla paste, and sifted cake flour, be sure not to overmix. Pour batter into 6-inch cake mold lined with parchment paper, then bake in preheated 200C oven for 35-40 minutes, until the surface obtains a lovely brown color (the center will still be jiggly but will settle once cooled). Cool completely and rest overnight in the fridge. Enjoy the next day!
Collected some leaves from our neighborhood park t Collected some leaves from our neighborhood park the other day as a way to frame this beautiful fall (the colored pompons are rainbow snow, according to Em). Looking forward to having baby girl #2 join us in just a few days, but also taking extra care to cherish these last moments with Em as our one and only... 去公園玩的時候，Em撿了很多葉子，回家我們一起做成了獅子跟刺蝟（她說小毛球是彩色的雪）。當然期待妹妹的出生，但同時也很珍惜Em是我們唯一的最後這幾天...想細細品味這份感覺、定格、然後折疊收起放入抽屜。
For our second night in Yame Fukuoka, we stayed at For our second night in Yame Fukuoka, we stayed at The Washi Room. It occupies a 1800s warehouse of two floors, which has been thoughtfully renovated by @craftinn_te and furnished with beautiful crafts from local artisans. “Washi” means Japanese paper, and the entire space is adorned with different washi paper art, and there is even an entire bookshelf of books curated around crafts - One can easily spend an entire day indoor browsing through these! More details on the blog, link in profile. 在福岡八女的第二晚，我們入住了 Craft Inn 的和紙房。和紙房由一幢獨立的雙層老屋所改造，最原始的建築似乎是19世紀中期就蓋好的，相當有歷史。顧名思義，和紙房裡有許多和紙的元素，一樓起居室的整面牆都由書架組成，上面擺放著各種跟日本工藝、藝術相關的書籍。若時間充裕，能在這裡待上好一陣子慢慢翻書，細細品味。 更多細節在部落格上，連結請看首頁。
A beautiful evening at @akin.taipei, menu #2 by @k A beautiful evening at @akin.taipei, menu #2 by @kin.cooks. A few favorites: ika "noodles" with osetra caviar and sesame dressing; botan ebi and akami with nuoc cham on monaka rice wafer ; duck, boudin noir, tangerine peel jus ; star fruit with sijichun jelly... A meal to remember 🙏🏻
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