Back in February we had taken a trip out to LA. While we were there, we dropped by Beard Papa’s which really reminded us of the giant cream puffs we had in Japan. Our open post explicitly called for a store to be opened up in Chicago. It’s just not fair that the west coast [...]

Ok, we had to cave in and finally admit that Fall was here. It is starting to get too cold to keep our garden around any longer. We performed our yearly basil harvest and made a big batch of homemade pesto. We froze that batch and defrost it when we find ourselves in a cooking [...]

As you may recall, we’ve been working with Galit Greenfield to photograph her delicious pastries. We did a couple more shoots for her as well as a fun portrait session to showcase her hilariously sassy personality. All of our photos are now featured on her new website www.sweetgalit.com. She offers pastry catering as well as [...]

Ok, seriously. This is huge. HUGE!!! We’ve finally booked all our flights and hotels for the Zhao Super Asia Trip 2009! I realize that we technically “leave” this weekend, but we have just been dragging our feet on hotel booking as we’ve been waiting to confirm restaurant reservations in Japan. We have planned out most [...]

Our latest taste-testing dish from Anupy of Indian as Apple Pie is one of my favorite Indian desserts. I shamefully admit that I always head to an Indian buffet restaurant when I want my Indian food fix. But when it’s time for dessert, I tend to opt out on pastries and head straight for the [...]