Tag: Restaurant Reviews
A Penis Story
In researching my latest book on Cambodian Street Food, I have headed out on numerous expeditions to visit food stalls, roadside restaurants and pavement...
Soba Thoughts
I could be sitting in one of those little hole-in-the-wall noodle bars in the subterranean arteries of the Tokyo Metro subway, instead I am...
The Tiger’s Tale and the Psychophysics of Taste
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
― Pablo Picasso
Prologue:
Having eaten an incredible...
The Telling
We are a quirky bunch, the loose band of long term expats in Phnom Penh, living contradictions with confounding habits and ridiculous routines. We...
A Roaring Good Curry
India is bathed in light right now, the 30th of October sees the commencement of Diwali, The festival of light, a time when Hindus,...
Gimme Shelter
Phnom Penh is becoming a bit of a Tim magnate, the other day my food supplier friend Tim called to invite me and another...
Spaghetti Eastern
It has long been accepted history that Venetian trader Marco Polo brought noodles from the Silk Route to Italy and thus introduced Italians to...
The El Carnicero of Phnom Penh
The country of Uruguay in South America sits on the northern bank of the River Plate, there are four cows, (12 million) to every...
Piec ‘n’ Pie
What is a Polish girl with a Master’s Degree in International Economics to do other than head to Cambodia and buy an Australian pie...
Occitanian Masterpiece
An Englishman, A Belgian and an Aussie walk into a French Bistro…
Anyone who has read the works of Peter Mayle or admired the aching...