Matcha green tea yogurt panna cotta with passion fruit gelée

Quinoa salad with chickpeas, Buttermilk Blue cheese, cucumber, grape tomatoes and parsley. (Recipe on the post.)

My homemade Carrément Chocolat Cake. A sinfully decadent chocolate cake. Recipe is included on the post.

Dried scallops, dried oysters, lettuce and black moss: A traditional Chinese New Year dish

Butter croissant from Floriole Cafe & Bakery in Chicago. Buttery and flaky. Reminds me of Paris.

S’more tart from Alliance Bakery in Chicago. An old school bakery meets patisserie.

Creminelli Tartufo salame and cheese board with a glass of wine. Creminelli’s trio of salami is up for grabs. Details on my site.

Bacon and truffle brussels sprouts. A luxurious take on an addictive vegetable side dish.

Beet salad with chèvre frais and caraway by Chef Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park

At Corton – Roasted lamb neck, grapefruit mostarda, lamb sweetbread, smoked anchovy creme, panisse, Sicilian pistachio puree

Foie Gras Terrine with plum, bitter almond, and Umeboshi from Eleven Madison Park in NYC

Mirror Caramel Cake from Lady M in NYC. Luscious, smooth caramel mousse and chocolate cake.

Australian Rack of Lamb “Au Poivre” with Buttermilk Blue Cheese Fenugreek served at StarChefs Rising Stars Gala

Korilla BBQ truck’s “Rib Eye of the Tiger” taco, served at the Vendy Awards in NYC.

Whole black Périgord truffles for my mother’s birthday. (No recipe)

Pig’s head taco from a pork-centric food event, Pig Island in NYC

Ladurée macarons finally in NYC.

Homemade snow skin mooncakes filled with various fillings for Mid-Autumn Festival

My fig hazelnut crostata while waiting for Hurricane Irene.

Chocolate Yuzu Caramelia Mousse Cake for my brother’s birthday (recipe to follow)

Carolina Whole Ossabaw Hog BBQ with field pea and Ramp Chow Chow, served at a carnivorous event, Meatopia in NYC

Fontina Stromboli with orzo salad from a Hampton, NY food event, Dan’s Taste of Two Forks