Light Gathering in the Yuàn
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An evening where light, food, and memory quietly gathered.
Inside The Light Room, Mason Studio mason_studio shaped the space, VYVYD Lighting vyvydlighting choreographed illumination that shifted with each course, and Chef Eva Chin ridetowander of Yan Dining Room yandiningroom told stories through flavour. Light drifted, memories surfaced, and the Yuàn became what it has always been meant to be—a place of gathering, nourishment, and care.
The night began the way home always does for me—with soup.
A Welcome Broth of Hoi Mei (traditional dried seafood) and winter melon, gentle yet profound. In most Cantonese families, soup is never just a course. It’s love. It’s care. It’s how mothers and grandmothers welcome you home—nourishing first, speaking later. That first sip instantly brought me back to that feeling of being held, protected, and seen.
From there, the courtyard came alive.
A Drunken Shellfish Trio unfolded with layered memory and craft:
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