Put the David Thompson restaurant Aksorn on Bangkok’s hip historic Charoenkrung neighbourhood on your Thailand itinerary. If you’re a David Thompson fan, read this interview before you dine. I chatted with the Australian-born chef during the soft launch of Aksorn to find out what he’s cooking at Aksorn and whether he enjoys clearing tables. That’s … Read more
Chef Sujira Pongmorn of Saawaan Restaurant Bangkok speaks to us about her early food memories and inspirations, her first restaurant experiences and biggest influences, how she conceived her first restaurant Saawaan, and Bangkok’s dining scene. Meet one of Thailand’s most exciting chefs. There was no smoke and flames, no clank and crash of metal as … Read more
Lum Orng farm to table restaurant has quickly become one of Siem Reap’s best restaurants, serving deliciously imaginative Cambodian food based on just-picked produce and seasonal ingredients. It is part of a flourishing green movement across the region, of which Siem Reap is leading the way. Siem Reap restaurants have been groundbreaking when it comes … Read more
This pork and crab congee with XO sauce recipe comes courtesy of Australian chef Christine Manfield who shared it with us after I sampled her heavenly take on the Chinese rice porridge in Battambang, Cambodia, of all places a couple of years ago. It only took one spoonful of this sublime savoury rice porridge for … Read more
10 things I learnt working in restaurant kitchens include everything from the value of maths and mise en place to the importance of being clean and organised, why it’s essential to taste, taste and taste again to the value of perfect soffritto. All are incredibly useful in the home kitchen. I’ve been fascinated by cooking, food … Read more