Add a Thai cooking class at the Mandarin Oriental Cooking School in Bangkok to your Thailand itinerary if you’re like us and believe that discovering the food of a destination is a way into the heart of a place and learning to cook the cuisine is the route into its soul – via the stomach! … Read more
When we started our Footpath Feasting series on street food around the globe we invited Grantourismo readers who blog to share their best street food stories. These are the delicious posts that made us salivate the most. Footpath Feasting: the Best Street Food Stories on the Web Tempting street food in Taipei At Messin Around, Lily provides an … Read more
There are many people in Thailand who believe that traditional home-cooked Thai food is becoming a thing of the past. This image of Bangkok’s junior MasterChef gave me some hope that wasn’t the case. Pre-packaged curry pastes and even entire Thai dishes that were historically the staple of a home cooked meal, now sit in … Read more
When Lara first suggested the idea of a side trip to Saigon from Bangkok, my thoughts immediately turned to food, to Vietnamese food, and specifically to pho bo (or more correctly, phở bò). Soon after arriving, I’d be salivating at the words thit bo kho (thịt bò khô). You see, when I first moved to Sydney … Read more
Soi 38 or Sukhumvit 38 beside BTS Thonglor in Bangkok is a tiny piece of street food stall heaven in a city heaving with fantastic street food dining options. This is our guide to what to eat where and other footpath feasting tips. Footpath Feasting: Street Food on Sukhumvit 38 AKA Soi 38, Thonglor, Bangkok At … Read more