“I have no right to cook Thai food,” Australian chef David Thompson said in his opening remarks of a session on authenticity in cooking at The Future of Food forum, an Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants event, held in Singapore. “Bullshit!” would be the honest Aussie response of any sane person with a palate who has … Read more
This Thai red curry paste recipe kicks off a new food series called A Year of Asian Cookbooks. You can find my introduction to the project here. Is there a better way to start our year-long stint exploring Asian cookbooks than with making a Thai red curry paste with a mortar and pestle? A Thai … Read more
This kai yat say Thai stuffed eggs recipe makes an omelette filled with minced pork and vegetables. It’s a popular Thai dish that I make regularly here in our Bangkok kitchen, inspired by the early morning breakfast street food dishes that are usually finished by mid-morning. At 7am in Bangkok the city is animated. And … Read more
If you weren’t travelling vicariously with us on the twelve-month global grand tour that we completed this year, you may be wondering why we’ve been complaining in recent posts of being so tired. Well, we were busy. Very busy. For seven days a week for 12 months. Don’t believe us? Below are some statistics from our … Read more
One of the things we love most about holiday rentals over hotels is that we’re able to cook and eat ‘at home’. Because unless you’re Keith Floyd (one of my inspirations as a wannabe cook in my 20s), you can’t just rock up to a hotel kitchen and whip something up. You can, however, do … Read more