We loaded up on meat in Darwin. Steaks, lamb, pork. * Choon's lamb Inspired, KK dreamt of making the perfect steak in-house. He watched Gordon Ramsey, he watched Jamie Oliver, he put them together and rehearsed in his mind the steak steps. First off, like most men would, he spent a bomb on a load of kitchen weaponry to prepare for the steak coronation. He bought a pepper mill, steak knives, nice forks, tongs, all from horribly expensive WMF. Of course I already have all these things in our kitchen. He only wants better ones. * In the back, my humble pepper next to the great silver WMF mill See, he needs great equipment to make great food. Then he asked me to buy inch-thick steak. Oh boy. Knowing him, I buy a terrific cut of beef, thickest slab I see. $22 for two pieces. Straight home after cycling, sweat still running down his face, he launches into his steak cook-out. Kids are all hyped up. It’s a big event with a whole lot of build-up. Day is the kitchen hand. Both boys had read
Celebrating the life of Loh Kar Kheng