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Tea Olive Donuts

Photography by Chia Chong Styling by Libbie Summers Recipe adapted from this guy  What would we do without youtube videos…whether we speak the language or not. Luckily for me, Chia does speak the […]

Midsummer Fish Soup

Photography by Chia Chong Recipe and Styling by Libbie Summers A quick midsummer fish soup with a little drunken heat. Midsummer Fish Soup serves 6  2 leeks, thinly sliced (white parts only) […]

A Man, His Hands, And a Bag of Oysters

I have this habit of looking at people’s hands like I’m looking for clues. I find they reveal so much more than most people are willing to offer. They tell a story.

As Vincent Hooper hauls 50-pound burlap sacks of oysters, I can’t help but notice that his hands are big—too big for his average size, as if they grew in spite of him. His fingers look swollen and ashy around the joints and cuticles. The skin across the backs of his hands stretch tight, like leather gloves that are too small and worn to offer any real protection.