Oct
09
on terroir
Discussions of terroir can be fraught because it seems to be a term that means something different for each person.
3 min read
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Sep
30
on wine quality
As I worked my first couple of harvests, took classes, went to more tastings, and tried wines from countries I hadn't even heard of, a unified theory of wine quality and assessment began to form for me, startling in its simplicity.
3 min read
Mar
19
harvest 2021 recap: dashe cellars
back in march of 2021, i finally decided to quit my job of over 6 years as a software engineer
6 min read
Jan
19
knitting round-up 2021
2021 was the year that i quit my job and got back into knitting.
7 min read
Jul
07
reading list: no white dudes 2016
originally published on medium.com in may of 2016. for a full list of books i ended up reading that
2 min read
Jan
03
dad's lasagna
we don't have a lot of food traditions in my family but this is one of them.
6 min read
Dec
07
hokkien mee
the proper dark style malaysian pork & seafood noodle dish
2 min read
Dec
07
kare ayam
indonesian style chicken curry. recipe from a cooking class, slightly adapted
1 min read
Oct
11
passionfruit preserves
an extremely imprecise recipe for using up a large quantity of passionfruit
2 min read
Aug
23
char koay teow
my favorite malaysian dish on this good earth is the spicy, fatty, eggy deliciousness known as char koay teow.
3 min read