Visited · March 2026

Indonesia

A residency at Cap Karoso

March took me to Sumba for a residency at Cap Karoso. Everything I cooked there is still in my notebook. Those recipes will land here when they're ready.

Sumba is still in my notebook.

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Indonesia

Cooking Dinner at the #1 Resort in Indonesia

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the six course menu I built in sumba

I cooked for 10 guests in Sumba

Pasola Festival in Sumba

Recipes

Cook Indonesia

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The recipes from Indonesia are still in my notebook.

Photos

On the road in Indonesia

31 photos

A freshly pulled root vegetable held up in the Cap Karoso garden — From the garden

Hands arranging slices of meat on a plate during service in Sumba — On the plate

A horse decorated with colorful tassels at a gathering in Sumba — A day away from the kitchen

Red and green chiles growing among leaves in the Cap Karoso garden — Chiles in the garden

A shaded plant nursery at Cap Karoso in Sumba — Walking through the nursery

A cook preparing pieces of fish on a wire rack in the Sumba kitchen — Fish prep

A dinner table under hanging lights and trees at Cap Karoso — Dinner under the trees

A whole cooked fish served with sliced citrus and herbs in Sumba — A whole fish for the table

A plated dish with sauce, vegetables and herbs at Cap Karoso — Dinner at Cap Karoso

Guests eating at a long counter beneath pendant lights at Cap Karoso — Around the counter

Plates of cookies beside a cook’s hands at the kitchen pass — Something sweet to finish

A smiling server carrying a tray overhead beneath palm trees at night — The team after dark

The rest of the road

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