After moving to a better hotel near the riverside it was decided to go out for some Laotian restaurant food, rather than street food. This took us to Kong View Restaurant, officially one of the best places to get local fare. Located down by the riverside and seemingly in what can only be described as…
Knowing people around the world is a great thing for food and this is what led me to crab curry at Harmonique in Bangkok. This was via a long term expat friend who not only speaks great Thai, but seems to have his finger on the pulse when it comes to local dining. What the…
Being neighbors theres a lot of Vietnamese restaurants in Cambodia? What though is the best Vietnamese restaurant in Phnom Penh? That would be Magnolia Restaurant. And this is while ignoring that some of the best Cambodian dishes and indeed Cambodian cuisine borrow quite a lot from Vietnamese food. Cambodian vs Vietnamese food Cambodian and Vietnamese…
While Cambodia is awash with great food, Kampot surely has the best set of restaurants in such a small area. And it was while visiting one of the best that I found the best steak tartare in Kampot, as well as perhaps the best ceviche. And where was this special restaurant? Well of course Kampot…
It is amazing what 24 house can do, but that is exactly how long it took for us to go from NEVER to eating at Chef Marks Style Italian and Japanese restaurant. Why though the initial issue? Well our first thoughts where that Japanese and Italian foods were not greta bedfellows. This though was overcame…
Sometimes work takes me to really cool places, and this is how I died up at Tabo Cottages on Samosir Island, the largest “island within an island” and the 4th largest lake island inn the world. Said trip occurred after my late arrival to Medan and involved me getting off a plane and then having…
