In the food at Hillside Garden we see a highly refined blending of all three of these elements. The result is Taiwan-style high cuisine, "says Lin Ku-fang. In his view, Hillside Garden represents a step forward for an island that up to now had not advanced to the point of high culture.
從食養的菜，我們看到他把這三種元素都揉了進來，透過高層次的整合，創造出精緻的台灣美食，」在食養講說民族音樂與禪修行的林谷芳認為，食養讓只有鄉土層次的台灣文化跨了一步。