Joycelyn Shu
Singapore: Ate Media, 2011
ISBN: 9789810881528
"It is my grandmother who taught me that to eat well is to live well. Thus, knowing how to feed oneself and the people one cares about in a fine fashion is what gives real meaning to life itself. To nourish the body is to nourish the soul. This is the motto by which she comports herself; such is her devotion to her family and to cooking for them. This is the food of love. And surely a secret to happiness well worth telling on..."
Those who know her as the voice behind acclaimed food blog Kuidaore will already know Joycelyn Shu's present obsession with cooking and eating. In this book, the first-time author reveals not so much about what she cooks as why she cooks -- a documentation of the bits and bites in her days growing up that made her a passionate cook and gourmet. Discover here, the ideas and sentiment behind the essays first found an airing on her blog. And relive here, through her food memories, a little piece of Singapore's gastronomic heritage.
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