Anything to do with eating and drinking!
This Ragu alla Bolognese recipe is based on the traditional recipe for this classic meat sauce from Bologna, Italy, used for both pasta and lasagne. Follow my exacting ingredient list and cooking directions and the result will be a perfect ragù alla Bolognese. This Ragu alla Bolognese recipe – or more correctly ragù alla Bolognese – …
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When we return home after a trip away that has inevitably involved lots of local eating, no matter which part of the planet we are living on or what the season, I take to the kitchen and make our favourite home-cooked comfort food recipes. It's been a crazy year. We honestly don't know where it's …
If you don’t want to waste a meal in Siem Reap, you want to taste authentic Cambodian food and not the Thai-Cambodian fusion most tourist restaurants offer, and you're keen to sample street food and learn how the locals eat, then book my Savour Siem Reap bespoke culinary experience. Along with my bespoke Inside Siem Reap and Shop Siem Reap …
After a sweaty day scrambling the Angkor Archaeological Park temples, cycling Siem Reap’s villages or spending too much time at the swimming pool, come sundown the best spot to be is downing icy cold Beer Laos or sipping killer cocktails. Leave Pub Street to the backpackers and hit the best bars in Siem Reap instead. …
Our culinary guide to Siem Reap covers all things gastronomic in Cambodia's Temple Town from what to eat in Siem Reap and when and where to eat it, to Siem Reap's best restaurants, cafes, markets, street food, cooking classes, and food tours. Temples are at the top of every Siem Reap visitor’s to-do list and …
We recently spent a couple of fun and fascinating days with chef David Thompson at Nahm restaurant in Bangkok. Much of it passed gossiping over coffee. Some of it was spent in the kitchen tasting dishes the chef was cooking. One evening we dined in the kitchen on cushions at a low wooden Thai divan from where chef …
Some of the best Cambodian cuisine in the country is found in Battambang, the capital of Cambodia's most fertile province and the country's rice bowl. Here's our guide to eating and drinking in Battambang. A few tourist restaurants aside, Cambodia's second city of Battambang, set in an agriculturally-rich region, is one of the best places in the …
In October 2013, we went behind the scenes at Jaan Bai restaurant in Battambang to cover the opening of the Cambodian Children's Trust's new social enterprise hospitality training restaurant. We spent a lot of time in the kitchen. Supported by Australians Chef David Thompson of Nahm Bangkok and restaurateur John Fink of Quay restaurant in Sydney, a …
Kaya toast and kopi must be the most quintessential of breakfasts in Singapore. And it’s hard to resist an opportunity to participate in a local morning ritual that involves sipping, dunking and crunching. We’ve long loved a good strong kopi — since we first sipped the inky brew on our inaugural trip to Malaysia twelve years ago. …
Food and wine road trips in Australia are in abundance. We'd need to write a book to cover them all. These are just some of the most delectable drives you can do that take in welcoming wineries, small artisanal producers, and wonderful cafes and restaurants, against a backdrop of breathtaking scenery. With a ridiculously diverse range …
Our local guide to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s sexy seaside city, covers the things that locals love to do, from sipping sucos to samba dancing. As the 2016 Olympic Games is kicking off on 6 August, we thought we’d share some of our favourite things to do in Rio. Our Local Guide to Rio de Janeiro Start with a suco …