Food Blog Crush - Beyond Kimchee

This food blog is my #1 go to food blog - mostly for the Korean recipes. The author, Holly, is such an all rounder. Great food, pictures and I like her strange sense of humor in her writing. I follow her recipes pretty religiously. It is rather apparent from how I even try to make my dish look like her twin at all stages of the cooking. The top picture is from The Queen (&-Authority-on-Korean-cooking) herself. The bottom picture is le typical twin attempt at the stage just before adding The Stock.

The result was my twin pot of beef tofu stew was cleaned out in record time. It's so good, I can dance a little jiggy dance. 

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Stephen Hough plays Dvořák

I first came to know Stephen Hough from Paderewski's Nocturne on Youtube quite a while ago. And I really got to know him from his concert along with the SSO last night. It was  a m a z i n g. Claire completely agrees. The conductor was a cute looking oldish man with an even cuter name  - Okko Kamu.

The night started with Carl Nielsen's Helios Overture that was really outstanding for me. Next up was the highlight of the evening, the man himself - Stephen Hough. It was surreal to watch the world famous pianist performing up close, completely immersed in Dvořák's piano concerto in G minor, Op. 33.

As I watched him perform, the difference between good and great suddenly became pretty apparent. Good is being able to articulate fairly well, great is where the fine nuances are articulated precisely. By that, Stephen Hough is great for me and Claire, at least.

The night rounded up with Sibelius's Symphony No. 2. Stephen Hough was still the highlight nonetheless.

Great concert and looking forward to the next!