Mar 29, 2012

JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Set To Be World's Tallest Hotel And Landmark Of Global Business Hub

Q4 of the year 2012, Marriott International is opening JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai, the first JW Marquis branded property outside of North America. 
And Landmark Of Global Business Hub - Marriott News Center


Mar 28, 2012

Media Exposure, テレビ出演

'12 March 21, I was on the Shenzhen's local TV program!! Introducing Shizuku Japanese restaurant in JW Marriott Hotel Shenzhen and the essence of Japanese cuisine.

A producer of the TV program came to see me few weeks ago, along with hotel's PR associate. They told me about the TV program and what kind of things they want to show on the program.
They came back with the crew about a week before the program was showed on TV. I wasn't so nervous about cooking and showing how to do things but the parts I had to speak in Chinese... that made me nervous and they had to re-take so many times to complete a shot!
It took us about 3hours to film a minute and 20seconds program... Of course, they have edited and took out like half of the actual shooting time.

At the end, it was quite fan but I couldn't do it for a living (I was so tired after the shooting...).
I admire those TV reporters, actors or actresses. They are very smart to memories all e lines and I couldn't believe how energetic and passionate they do things in front of the cameras.  

Please check out the link below and see the video between 25:55 to 37:12...
(All in Chinese though... >< )  
['12 March, TV Food program Shi ke zhun bei "食客准备" by SZTV Entertainment Channel]

* for more media exposure, please go click "Press"


Enjoy!!

Mar 19, 2012

Fusion cuisine, フュージョン料理

Some people may think of "Fusion Cuisine" as new or trendy, but some others may think it's confused or rubbish cuisine.

Is ramen noodles a Japanese cuisine? Well, It is not considered as a "Traditional" Japanese....but it is known as one of the most popular Japanese food in the world.
I think it is a great example of Chinese-Japanese fusion. It originally came from China and mixed with Japanese cuisine such as the stock base from soy sauce, miso, pork born, fish and so on... 

What about tempura? It is originally from Portugal, introduced in the mid-sixteenth century to Japan. But it is worldly recognised as "Traditional" Japanese food.

So, "Fusion Cuisine" appeared to be odd and controversial to some people from time to time, but cuisine should be evolved with each cultures as times change and we should welcome those new ideas.
It may become one of foods which represents it's culture and country, like ramen noodles or tempura.
However, we should still respect the traditions and understand the meanings of the cooking methods which passed on to us through generations after generations.

Sashimi "Bagna Cauda" with miso dip, Inaniwa udon noodles with seafood tomato soup,
Seafood Sushi Pizza with rice paper crust