The Shinan-ji Temple Rock Garden is a unique collaboration between art directors Tomonori Saito, Shohei Sawada and Japanese confectioner Motohiro Inaba.
Named after a fictional temple, this miniature zen rock garden is made entirely from sweets. The rocks are made from black sesame paste, dusted at the base with matcha powder (to look like moss), and placed in a bed of sugar (resembling sand). A small wooden rake is also supplied in the candy box, to add a zen-like ambiance to this edible garden.
Vicky Lau’s edible “Zen Garden”.
For Hong Kong chef Vicky Lau, owning a restaurant isn’t just about making money or creating visually-stunning dishes for that 15 minutes of fame. A graphic designer turned critically-acclaimed chef, restaurateur and, most recently, Veuve Cliquot Asia’s Best Female Chef 2015, Lau still believes there’s much to be explored.
“Do we really need to sit at a restaurant nowadays?” she mused. “With the Hong Kong real estate being so expensive, maybe a restaurant doesn’t really need an address.” This is something Lau is beginning to explore with Butler, a bespoke luxury catering service she launched back in September 2014, which also hosts stunning ‘food’ exhibitions.
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