It is carefully crafted with the best ingredients to make sure that the colour, flavour, and texture are perfect to cater to every palate. In this book with dim sum expert chef ma jian jun, chef janice brings her unique concepts and presentation to the traditional cantonese art. It is a must order dim sum item every time we visit a cantonese restaurant. Instead of focusing on just desserts, the restaurant offers a modchinese savoury menu done in collaboration with dim sum expert chef ma jian jun her coowner of the book dim sum. The awardwinning pastry chef shares her love for these aromatic and tart fruits from japan in a new cookbook that you can download for free here. Sep 16, 2016 chef wong carefully explains her flourforward approach to all the traditional and contemporary dim sums that she and chef ma has collaboratively worked on. Homegrown pastry chef, janice wong, who started the iconic 2am. Chef janice wong s neverending passion for culinary art has propelled her forward to test the limits of dessert making. Food and art collide at janice wong singapore singapore.
Dim sum gets fancy at janice wong singapore lifestyle. Desserts are definitely not an afterthought here, what with this lush layered honey cake and beer areated honeycomb topped with house made sour cream icecream, lemon balm and housemade fermented kumquat thats equal parts intense sweetness and sourness, but wholly delicious. Interview with dessert queen janice wong huffpost life. Bbq pork buns cha siu bao cha siu bao is a wellknown chinese bbq porkfilled bun. Pastry chef janice wongs 1500 sqft flagship restaurant in the national museum of singapore will not only serve her wellknown desserts, but also savoury dishes from the book she published in 20. Based on their 20 culinary book, titled dim sum, which the restaurant will be serving many scrumptious ideas borne of it. To end this post, i am going to put up janice wongs philosophy about her approach to food as a timely reminder for myself. Whats really interesting about this new restaurant janice wong singapore, located in the singapore national museum. Chef wong carefully explains her flourforward approach to all the traditional and contemporary dim sums that she and chef ma has collaboratively worked on. Barry callebaut presents its new ruby chocolate in shanghai janice wong experiments with dim sum in her latest book janice wong will open restaurants in tokyo and hong kong in 2016 a tunnel of edible flowers by janice wong ubud food festival, indonesias new culinary festival janice wong opens her first boutiqueinstallation of dreamy sweetness.
Desserts archives best hong kong dim sum tim ho wan. Janice wong cookbooks, recipes and biography eat your books. Jun 23, 2016 come aug 17, she will open her flagship janice wong singapore restaurant, selling dim sum and noodles at the national museum of singapore at stamford road. It is an exploration of the mind and senses, of perceptions and emotions. Provides recipes for chinese dishes traditionally served with tea and offers tips on what implements, ingredients. Janice wong national museum restaurant where food meets.
Dim sum is also well known for the unique way it is served in some restaurants, whereby fully cooked and readytoserve dim sum dishes are carted around the restaurant for customers to choose their orders while seated at their tables. Janice thought that the focus of dim sum had always been on the fillings, and wanted to use a. The savoury food selection is not as wide as the range of desserts, with just a selection of dim sum, buns and noodles. Janice wong national museum restaurant where food meets art. About us philosophy gallery online shop stores 2am. While i have had dim sum on a regularly basis in north america at some very authentic restaurants, i still think the dim sum in hong kong is unbeatable. In light of the recent circuit breaker measures announced by the government, paragon outlet will be adopting a change of operating hours, raffles city outlet and. Add of the beaten egg whites into the egg yolk and flour mixture and mix. A flourforward approach to traditional favorites and. Food and art collide at janice wong singapore singapore tatler. I just couldnt get past the first chapter, even though the book is about being asianamerican.
May 03, 2018 if youre in the market for an upscale dim sum brunch, this is your spot. From fruits to chocolate its extensive menu is reflective of the restaurants efforts to cater to every palate. Dim sum janice wong and ma jian jun 20 a flourforward approach to traditional favourites and contemporary creations featuring recipes of xiao long bao, siew mai, ha gao and chinese pastries. Digest the most definitive book about kueh in singapore makes its debut. If youre in the market for an upscale dim sum brunch, this is your spot. Whats really interesting about this new restaurant janice wong singapore. Dessert queen janice wong is going savoury with the.
Welcome to our artistic gastronomic world of flawless imperfection and flawed perfection. This 180page book aims to share the origins, ingredients and techniques behind dim sum through thoughtful information, straightforward recipes and bitesized. After directing a dining for charity event, asia in sa on 30th september 2016 whereby the lord mayor of adelaide, martin haese went on the magnificent adelaide town hall stage to create an edible art with janice wong, i promised myself i must visit this incredible young female chefs restaurant when im next in singapore. The young chef has just released her second book, dim sum, a colorful volume filled with a mix of traditional and innovative creations, which. For that, she joined forces with an expert on the subject, ma juan jun, and together have come up with this creative book which includes 90. Shop all prices quoted are in sgd janice wong online. Oct 16, 2016 janice wong s modchinese savory menu is a collaboration with chef ma jian jun, her coauthor of dim sum. Chef janice wongs neverending passion for culinary art has propelled her forward to test the limits of dessert making.
The dim sum concept started in around 20, when i launched dim sum a cook book cowritten with dim sum expert chef ma jian jun. We plan this book for amateurs and experienced chefs. Janice wong born 1983 is a singaporean pastry chef who owns 2am. Shes expanded her singaporebased 2am dessert bar brand to tokyo and hong kong. Provides recipes for chinese dishes traditionally served with tea. Chef janice wong s approach to cuisine is novel and innovativeshe views familiar items in a different light. Buy a cheap copy of the dim sum dumpling book by eileen yinfei lo.
If so, you most likely will have experienced the mountains of little bamboo steamers spread purposefully on all the tables, each containing three to five little morsels of dim sum. Chef janice wong s approach to cuisine is novel and innovativeshe views fa. Nov 30, 2016 you cant leave a janice wong establishment without trying the desserts. Chef janice wongs approach to cuisine is novel and innovativeshe views fa. Nov 18, 20 singaporean chef janice wong is best known for her artistic desserts, but her latest book written in collaboration with chef ma jian jun focuses on the art of dim sum, a staple of chinese cuisine that can be steamed or fried, may be sweet or savory, and is traditionally served with hot tea. A cookbook of asian delights from a top chef wong, lee anne on. Mar 29, 2018 to stir up diners interest on using these citrus fruits, chef wong has come up with a cookbook that is targeted at both amateur and professional chefs that has recipes for confectioneries, dim sum, pastry and western savoury dishes. Janice wong experiments with dim sum in her latest book. Oct 01, 2005 from her humble beginnings at le cordon bleu in paris, chef janice wong quickly moved on to working with celebrated chefs like will goldfarb, oriol balaguer, grant achatz, arzal and pierre herme. It is a world where beauty is in everything, where no detail is too small to appreciate. Pastry chef janice wong s 1500 sqft flagship restaurant in the national museum of singapore will not only serve her wellknown desserts, but also savoury dishes from the book she published in 20. Janice wong will serve dimsum, noodles at new restaurant in.
After being introduced to yuzu from kochi prefecture in 2011, she let her imagination run wild in creating her desserts. Dim sum and desserts sounded like a nice combination and so we stopped by the janice wong. Janice wong singapore combining art with food, dim sum. The peru native grew up in rockville also home to washingtons real chinatown and cooked under lauded chefs in lima, england, and singapore, where he helped research janice wongs dim sum cookbook at 2 am. The refreshing of the modchinese savoury menu and desserts menu helps to keep things interesting keeping the core popular items and rotating others as well as introducing new creations. Digest janice wong singapore national museum dim sum desserts.
In 2007, janice redefined the dessert experience with the launch of her. Janice wong singapore offers some of the best chinese cuisine serving a tantalising collection of dishes that are suitable for family, large groups, catching up with friends and colleagues. The book also contains recipes for nondim sum dishes, but again, vague. In cantonese life, morning tea yum cha in one of the most important part of the eating culture. The super soft streamed buns and the sweet bbq pork filling make your mouth water, well worth the effort. Her dim sum creations will be based on her book dim sum. And usually there are hundreds of dim sums served at the same time. Have you ever been for yum cha in a chinese restaurant. A flourforward approach to traditional favourites and contemporary creations. Janice wong professional pastry chefs at so good magazine. Dessert queen janice wong is going savoury with the opening. The janice wong brand has two retail outlets and two restaurants in singapore.
Janice wong new look new menu the ordinary patrons. May 20, 2017 the dim sum concept started in around 20, when i launched dim sum a cook book cowritten with dim sum expert chef ma jian jun. When i saw a janice wong dessert bar in the heart of tokyo right outside shinjuku station, there was a huge sense of pride. This 180page book aims to share the origins, ingredients and techniques behind dim sum through thoughtful information, straightforward recipes and bite. The new look of janice wong singapore restaurant is certainly an improvement. Desserts archives best hong kong dim sum tim ho wan toggle navigation. Chef janice wong s approach to cuisine is novel and innovative she views familiar items in a different light, twisting and combining them in a unique way. Come aug 17, she will open her flagship janice wong singapore restaurant, selling dim sum and noodles at the national museum of singapore at stamford road. Digest the best chocolate gifts for valentines day 2020. Aug 27, 2014 some of my favorite food here can be grouped into two categories. Kitty here, i love cats, cupcakes, vivien leigh, books and amazing frocks.
What a delicious and tasty fluffy cake we have here. Janice wong, chefs, singapore, oatmeal, presentation, sweets, foods, deco. Jan 10, 2014 in many cantonese restaurants, customers can choose the types of dim sum freely since the cooked dim sum are usually carted around the dining room. Dim sum come in an endless array of shapes and tasteswontonstyle, wrapped shrimp, and sweet pork buns, just to name a few. Dim sum brunch will launch after dinner and latenight service are underway, with a modern approach. The 1,500 sq ft restaurant will also serve the 33yearold pastry chefs repertoire of popular desserts, which have been the highlight of her nineyear career. There are ingredients in these desserts that you would not expect to see such as fir, paprika, mushroom and chaff not all in. Janice wong singapore combining art with food, dim sum and. This book collects 30 delicious stepbystep recipes come out from starting from scratch and using basic ingredients. The new janice wong national museum restaurant recently opened in august 2016. Janice wong is an exquisite confectionery boutique that offers a wide selection of chocolates and desserts with distinctive designs. Jan 19, 2017 after directing a dining for charity event, asia in sa on 30th september 2016 whereby the lord mayor of adelaide, martin haese went on the magnificent adelaide town hall stage to create an edible art with janice wong, i promised myself i must visit this incredible young female chefs restaurant when im next in singapore.
Chef janice wongs approach to cuisine is novel and innovative she views familiar items in a different light, twisting and combining them in a unique way. For the uninitiated, she is the acclaimed local pastry chef who has learned from some of the worlds best chefs including thomas. Curious dim sum, edible art at janice wong singapore. Recipe collection 250 recipes created by vehamilton1. Whats really interesting about this new restaurant janice wong singapore, located in the singapore national museum is that we focus on flour. Singaporean chef janice wong is best known for her artistic desserts, but her latest book written in collaboration with chef ma jian jun focuses on the art of dim sum, a staple of chinese cuisine that can be steamed or fried, may be sweet or savory, and is traditionally served with hot tea. No ordinary dim sum at janice wong singapore, food news. In english, dim sum means little hearts, or touches the heart, but to this young girl, dim sum means delicious. Janice wong experiments with dim sum in her latest book the chef from singapore, together with ma jian jun, reinvents the textures and flavors of these cantonese snacks from 92 simple recipes. Sort of a chineseamerican in san francisco version of bridget jones. Jun 22, 2016 come aug 17, she will open her flagship janice wong singapore restaurant, selling dim sum and noodles at the national museum of singapore at stamford road. Desserts have long been homegrown pastry queen janice wongs. See more ideas about food, dim sum and food recipes. Tim ho wan dim sum restaurant presents you enticing menus that have won the plaudits of food critics and hearts of foodies around the world.
The most recent book is dim sum, a recipient of world gourmand cookbook awards. A flourforward approach to traditional favorites and contemporary creations. When life gives you yuzu, make the most out of its other citrus cousins from kochi, too. The maestro of desserts opens a modern dim sum restaurant by rubbish eat rubbish grow on september 7, 2016 1 comment a restaurant is a matter of team work.
Described as singapores dessert queen in a straits times article in june 2016, janice wong had apparently decided to open this new flagship restaurant to serve dim sum and noodles alongside her delectable desserts. Janice wong will serve dimsum, noodles at new restaurant. Oct 29, 2017 to end this post, i am going to put up janice wongs philosophy about her approach to food as a timely reminder for myself. A flourforward approach to traditional favorites and contemporary creations wong, janice, ma, jian jun on. Chef janice wong explores the citrus fruits of kochi. But if you only have space for one, the strawberry caprese is the one to go for. What you get is a cotton candy pink ice cream, topped with fresh fruits, chewy sakura pearls, and drizzled with light strawberry syrup. Some of my favorite food here can be grouped into two categories. From her humble beginnings at le cordon bleu in paris, chef janice wong quickly moved on to working with celebrated chefs like will goldfarb, oriol balaguer, grant achatz, arzal and pierre herme. However, some may be mistaken that the restaurant is at national gallery they are two very different places by the way, because there was a misprint in the press invite gwa gwa spanning over 1500 square feet, it is a 40seater with an ice cream counter and sweets retail shop. I have been thinking about what about the culture part when i just began this little blog. This flagship janice wong restaurant bar is located at the iconic national museum of singapore.
On a visit to a bustling dim sum restaurant, a family picks their favorite little dishes from the steaming trolleys filled with dumplings, cakes, buns, and tarts. In this book with dim sum expert chef ma jian jun, chef janice brings her unique concepts and presentation to the traditional cantonese art of dim sum. Janice wongs culinary training has taken her around the world and back. At the very first, i am thinking about providing some real and useful information about chinese cooking as a reference for those who are interested in chinese food. Aug 28, 2016 no ordinary dim sum at janice wong singapore. Open your mind as i have and you will, too, see, taste and feel differently. Dessert queen janice wong to open restaurant at national museum. Her innovative take on desserts and her everevolving creations have won her the 2011 pastry chef of the year award at the 2011 world gourmet summit. Stepping into a janice wong restaurant can sometimes feel like a wondrous trip down a rabbit hole, filled with sweet treats that burst with unusual flavours and dishes that blur the line between art and food.