Elevated & Unique Recipes
If you love bold, fiery Sichuan flavours, this authentic Mapo Tofu recipe is the ultimate comfort dish. It’s spicy, numbing, savory, and impossibly aromatic—exactly the way real mapo tofu should be. Forget mild or watered-down versions. This is the kind of unapologetically spicy and numbing mapo tofu that hits you […]
Recipe Video If you’re looking for the perfect party snack or potluck appetizer, these crispy and cheesy potato balls are about to become your new go-to. They’re crunchy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside, and loaded with chives and parmesan cheese for maximum flavour. The best part? […]
Introduction I’ve always loved taking classic dishes and adding a few simple twists to change up the flavor and this Japanese Curry Arancini is one of my favorite mashups yet. Traditional Italian arancini are already the perfect comfort food: crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, and usually filled […]
When the weather turns chilly and you’re craving something hearty but simple, this Italian Sausage and Rice Soup hits the spot. It’s the kind of comforting, soul-warming dish that makes your whole kitchen smell incredible — rich sausage, caramelized aromatics, and herbs simmering in a savory broth. This one-pot wonder […]
🥞 A Pancake Worth Burning (Almost) The first time I tried the pancakes at Chez Ma Tante — a cozy French-Canadian restaurant in Brooklyn — I was blown away. The edges were nearly burnt, audibly crisp, while the inside stayed impossibly light and custardy. It was everything a pancake should […]
🍜 The Dish That Started It All The first time I had Gyu-Kaku’s Garlic Noodles was, no exaggeration, a transformative experience. It was the winter of 2013, and I was a broke 16-year-old with just enough pocket change to grab a few items off the late-night menu at my local […]
I’m Patrick Kong (AKA Patty.Plates) and I was born in Vancouver, Canada to Chinese immigrant parents. My father was a Guangzhou city boy, and my mom a village girl from Toisan. Both my parents have been cooking their entire lives - my dad even owned a small food court restaurant at one point (it was NOT good… sorry dad). My dad mainly saw food as a means of sustenance (both literally and economically) while my mom saw food as the glue that held our family together and connected us with the motherland.
