Obsession 17: Lu Yao

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Saturday, January 28, 2017 was the ninth night of Obession 17 which is taking place at Nigel Haworth's Michelin-starred Northcote.

To celebrate Chinese New Year, Lu Yao, executive chef of Yihe Mansions, a luxury 26 villa hotel in Nanjing in China, took over Nigel's kitchen for the night.

Boiled Consomme with Wild Mushrooms

Boiled Consomme with Wild Mushrooms

Photography by Allen Markey

Saute Prawns with Cashew Nuts and Bell Pepper

Saute Prawns with Cashew Nuts and Bell Pepper

Photography by Allen Markey

Fried Eisbein with spiced salt and Spring Roll Wrappers

Fried Eisbein with spiced salt and Spring Roll Wrappers

Photography

by Allen Markey

Spiced Beef Salad with cooked Capsicum

Spiced Beef Salad with cooked Capsicum

Photography by Allen Markey

Boiled Cod Fish Meatball with Asparagus Juice

Boiled Cod Fish Meatball with Asparagus Juice

Photography by Allen Markey

Photography by Allen Markey
Traditional Chinese New Year Dim Sum Glutinous Rice Ballswith Jinling style and boiled DumplingsBeijing style

Traditional Chinese New Year Dim Sum Glutinous Rice Ballswith Jinling style and boiled Dumplings Beijing style

Photography by Allen Markey

Photography by Allen Markey
Photography by Allen Markey
Photography by Allen Markey

>>> See all the photos from Obsession 17, night by night, here

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Editor 30th January 2017

Obsession 17: Lu Yao