Braised Beef Shin with Marrow Bone — Dec 2013
Glistening braised beef shank and shredded beef piled around a cut marrow bone, topped with strips of egg.
Glistening braised beef shank and shredded beef piled around a cut marrow bone, topped with strips of egg.
Rounds of scallion pancakes frying in oil on a large flat griddle, with rows of raw dough coils waiting to be cooked.
Chopsticks lifting thick wheat noodles from a red bowl of dark beef noodle soup with braised beef and greens.
A collage of plated tasting-menu courses including seared fish, shrimp with saffron rice, chocolate dessert, and a custard tart.
A bowl of plain white wheat noodles topped with a small mound of minced meat sauce and chopped scallions.
A wide street lined with bare plane trees in late autumn, with cyclists, parked scooters, and shopfronts along both sides.
A collage of two mason-jar drinks, grilled chicken with herbed potato, and a plate of couscous, potato salad, carrots, and pasta.
A plate of cold wheat noodles topped with sesame sauce, shredded egg, cucumber, and bean sprouts, with chopsticks lifting a bite.
A single large soup dumpling with a twisted top sitting in a small white dish of dark sauce, with a bamboo steamer behind.
A dark, grainy nighttime view across water toward a distant lit shoreline with a tall chimney tower silhouetted on the horizon.
Folded flaky flatbread on paper plates with curry sauce, beside bowls of a grain dish topped with sauce on a red tray.
A tall mound of mango shaved ice drizzled with syrup in a glass bowl, served in a casual eatery.
A large rounded wooden sculpture of a frowning bearded face with white eyes, displayed by a window.
A palm tree silhouetted against a hazy sunrise over the ocean, with the sun reflecting on the water and a low wall below.
Small outrigger canoes silhouetted on a calm sea at dawn under a cloudy sky, with a larger boat in the foreground.
A bowl of tonkotsu ramen in creamy pork broth topped with chashu, scallions, wood ear mushrooms, and sheets of nori.
An arched suspension bridge with Chinese characters on its span, viewed through haze from a highway with a red bus ahead.