Ba Sao, my grandma’s younger sister, rocks my world. I hope to be just as cool as her when I get old.
Like the majority of people in Vietnam, Ba Sao rises early. A couple Friday’s ago, she woke me up at the ungodly hour of 8:30 to invite me to lunch at her house. Even […]
February 9, 2008
Cuisine: Cambodian, Asian Fusion
Sivutha Boulevard
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Phone: 855 63 966 000
Website: www.hoteldelapaixangkor.com/meric.php
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Course I: Pomelo and grilled pork salad
Course II: Grilled chicken and yam bean salad
Course III: Grilled beef skewer with green papaya salad
Khmer organic white rice
Course IV: Bar fish and eggplant with coconut milk soup
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Since we only had one and a half days to explore Phnom Penh, our traveling crew stuck to the highlights. Central Market is painted a vibrant golden yellow, spacious, and has incredibly high ceilings. There are vendors housed both inside and outside market—clothing and accessories were sold inside, while produce and prepared foods were sold […]
Every year during Tet, the entire city of Saigon shuts down. Businesses and restaurants close their doors so that workers can spend the holiday celebrating with friends and family.
To take advantage of the godsend 10-day vacation the Times gave me (and to avoid starvation), The Astronomer, Lush (my lovely gal pal from college), Zach, Thomas […]
While the children in America chomp down on Trix and Pop Tarts for breakfast, the kids in Vietnam dig into plates of savory bột chiên.
Every morning on Ton That Thuyet Street in District 4, there’s a small herd of uniform-clad school children huddled around the bột chiên lady waiting for their portions to be dished […]
A questionably appropriate Tet display on Le Loi Street in District 1
Ngự Viên—take three.
Slowly, but surely, we’re gonna eat our way through Ngự Viên’s extensive, Hue-inspired menu. Read about our first account here and our second one here.
Cathy’s mom was in town a few weeks back for the Tet holiday and desired traditional Vietnamese rice dishes for lunch. After little debate, Zach, The Astronomer and I […]
January 31, 2008
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Nguyen Khoai Street
District 4, Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: none
Website: none
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Bánh Cuốn (10,000 VND)
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Due to the tropical heat in Saigon, it seems as though life actually happens during the edges of the day. And by life, I mean food. The best (i.e. freshest and most varied) stuff is sold either early in the […]
My fifteen minutes are ticking away…
Last Sunday, I met up with the crew from Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey at Ben Thanh Market to tape a segment for their episode on Vietnam. I introduced Rick to bánh hỏi thịt nướng (steamed vermicelli rice noodle cakes with grilled pork) and bún chạo tôm (fresh vermicelli rice […]
Firstly, hats off to Wandering Chopsticks for pointing me to this awesome bun cha joint on Ly Tu Trong Street. I hardly ever eat in District 1 unless its fancy or sushi and would have never found this place otherwise.
A group of new (Olivia) and old friends (The Astronomer, Zach and Tom) headed here for […]