Apprentices have asked me, what is the most exalted peak of cuisine? Is it the freshest ingredients, the most complex flavours? Is it the rustic, or the rare?
The peak is neither eating nore cooking, but givng and sharing of food. Great food should never be taken alone. What pleasure can a man take in fine cuisine unless he invites cherished friends, counts the days until the banquet, and composes an anticipatroy poem for his letter of invitation?

-Liang Wei, The Last Chinese Chef, pub. Pekink 1925

This table scape was created in celebration of a Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary. The old photographs were reproductions made in different shapes and sizes. As a parting gift each guest was presented with a small bundle of individually wrapped copies of each photo. Using old dishes and candles add to the ambiaunce…. as you create this memory for those lives you want to celebrate. This was a wonderful stroll down memory lane.