What to eat in Myanmar? Everything from Mohinga, a fishy fermented rice noodle soup, to Ohn No Khao Swè, coconut chicken noodles, should satisfy the most critical of epicureans. This is a country of food-lovers for foodies. During our recent month in Myanmar the food was, in a word, fantastic. The breadth of the cuisine, from … Read more
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 … Read more
The best cafes in Siem Reap include everything from arty cafes in retro spaces serving all day breakfasts and heady espressos to minimalist cafés spinning vinyl and offering cold drip coffee. These are our picks of the best cafes in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The best cafes in Siem Reap range from breezy colonial style cafes … Read more
An apsara dance show is a priority for most visitors to Cambodia’s Siem Reap. The Sacred Dancers of Angkor, the original apsara dance performance, offers a more authentic experience in the form of an incredibly enchanting performance, as well as the chance to support the preservation of this ancient art form. A precursor to the entertaining spectacle that is … Read more
We believe great food should be celebrated in its many forms, whether genuinely old and authentic or the good old-fashioned bastardised cuisines of the kind we grew up on in Australia that Chef Jess Barnes calls ‘trashy Chinese’. We just spent a week in Bangkok, where we were covering the Grand Gelinaz! Shuffle and Chef René Redzepi and … Read more