Gourmet Musings

The Modest Journey

It was a childhood connection that started with my father's trading business of nuts. Like most small businesses, it was homegrown, so much so that I remember my brother and I climbing large mounta...

The Modest Introduction

As the creative (perhaps even multifaceted) director of Bruijn, I've taken a while to introduce myself, mostly owing to shyness. When I returned for my undergraduate studies around a decade ago, I ...

The Modest Walnut

In the midst of ideating, I scooped up a handful of shelled walnuts and imbibed their beautiful curves, raw textures, woody scents and earthy flavours. But what struck me most were the warm hues of...