Killer Curry In Cambodia: Gone To Market
The alarm went off and I pressed snooze, then I pressed it again, and eventually woke up with a blinding headache at 12.30pm. I was four hours late for the…
Killer Curry In Cambodia: In The Kitchen
Luckily there was a 2kg tin of tomatoes being used as a doorstop back at the restaurant. Dee, one of the Cambodian cooks, was serving a few customers. Josh told…
Killer Curry In Cambodia: The Verdict
It was 6.15pm when I turned the curry off and tasted it for the last time. I was dripping with sweat. I was as wet as a Thai police officer…
Cambodia's First Pop-Up Restaurant
Tom was slouched in the lounge, drinking gin. He smiled as I walked in. Not even a thank you. Not even the slightest bit of shame at stealing my recipe.…
Kebab Pop-Up Skewered On Opening Night
The initial trial of the pop-up restaurant turned out to be an eventful evening. But then, I suppose, what did I expect living so close to Serendipity Beach? It was…
Ho Chi Minh City: Seafood And Caramel
I got an Air Mekong flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and then a taxi to the backpackers’ area in District One. An old woman led me down an…
Pho Bo: The Difficulties Of A National Dish
A tour of Ho Chi Minh City’s vibrant restaurant scene would not be complete without sampling Vietnam’s unofficial national dish, beef noodle soup (pho bo). And what better place to…
The Cafe That Changed The Vietnam War
It’s hard to imagine a restaurant the size of Pho Binh was used to house 160 people, let alone launch an attack on American-led forces only 100 yards from the…
Go Easy On The Ham Ramsay!
If Gordon Ramsay ever needed proof that he should get back into the kitchen and do what he’s good at, then he should take a long, hard look at his…
How Do You Cook A 7lb Monster Mushroom?
A giant mushroom big enough to feed 40 people has been found growing in an old brick kiln in southern Vietnam. Truong Anh Dao found the humongous fungus, standing 50cm…