Ariyani Tedjo

A nigiri sushi of lightly seared tuna. The sushi is placed on a mat of thin branches, lined with shiso leaves. The sushi is presented on wooden drawer set with smoke from dry ice.

An artwork of cannelloni tubes, an arrangement inspired by a city scene of skyscrapers. The scene is accented with a sprig of fresh basil.

A traditional Indonesian / Manadonese dish goes fancy and a little wild. Seared tuna topped with Manado's signature salsa called Sambal Dabu-dabu. The dish is presented on a rock lined with plum aralia leaf and garnished with local basil leaves.

Matcha Lotus, Black Sesame and Valrhona Chocolate Mooncake. A special mooncake for Mid-Autumn Festival celebration this year, created by Chef Hideki Maeda of Nobu Singapore at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore. As this particular delicacy is incorporating Japanese culture into a traditional Chinese, the props used are a reflection of both cultures. The golden color chosen for this scene are inspired by the luxurious lacquered gift box that came with the mooncakes.

Assorted herbs and spices commonly used in Indonesian cuisine. They can be dried or fresh, ground or whole ones. Usually the spices are blended into spice paste in a mortar and pestle, together with shallot and garlic.

This meal is based on Chirashi Sushi. This is a meal adapted to feed my senior dog, Miel, who is suffering from cardiac and liver problems; thus this meal meets the dietary requirement for a dog with these diseases.
Miel's dried dog food also takes part of this meal set. Yes, that's the bits on the upper left hand corner of the tray. For the main, I omit the rice and serve only the topping. I also serve some soup of chicken broth with seaweed, shitake mushroom and fried tofu. Fruits are also good for her, so watermelon and papaya are there to complete the meal.

This set meal is styled using Japanese styled crockeries only for photography purpose. When it was meal time for Miel, I served this on her regular dog bowl.

A traditional rice meal called Nasi Langgi, popular in Semarang, Central Java. Fragrant and savory rice topped with braised chicken, spicy liver stew, tempeh, glass noodles, potato crisps and omelet. This rice meal is served on a large wooden spoon lined with plum aralia leaf. Underneath the wooden spoon are two decorative banana leaves. The decorative banana blossom is placed on the plate next to the spoon.

Donut Klepon.

Picking up the trend of bringing the Klepon flavors into cakes and pastries. Klepon is a traditional sweet snack. It is glutinous rice ball flavored with pandan, stuffed with coconut sugar and then coated with grated coconut.

So with this viral food trend, I gave the donut some glaze and toppings that say Klepon: pandan flavor glaze, grated coconut and coconut sugar granules