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Red Bridge Cooking Class – Deluxe Day Tour

4 May 2011 | 29 Comments »

Day 2 in Hoi An sees Anthony and I doing a full day cooking class where we visited an organic farm, the local markets and then cooked up a feast of 4 Vietnamese dishes.

Street Food Feasting in Hoi An

18 Apr 2011 | 36 Comments »

The best street food we had during Vietnam was from Hoi An. Relive our first day in this quaint little town as we explore all the street food on offer.

Snake Banquet

3 Apr 2011 | 24 Comments »

One night we decided to go to Le Mat Snake Village to have the 10 course snake banquet but before this we had to do the snake ritual which involved snake’s blood, bile and for one lucky person, snake’s heart!

Highlights of Vietnam

27 Mar 2011 | 21 Comments »

Highlights from my 3 week holiday in Vietnam

Going back to my roots..

2 Mar 2011 | 15 Comments »

About to embark on my holiday to rediscover my vietnamese roots; to learn and appreciate the culture that my parents left those many years ago when they decided to flee Vietnam in search of a better future for my sisters and I.

Surfin’ USA: Fast Food – Part Two

28 Feb 2011 | 23 Comments »

Part 2 of my fatty gastronomical adventures through America.

Surfin’ USA: Fast Food – Part One

11 Oct 2010 | 28 Comments »

On a recent trip to the states, my cousins decided to share the wonders of American fast food to me (ahh… the things I do for research). This is the first installment of such gastronomical fatty adventures..

USA! USA! USA…!

28 May 2010 | 26 Comments »

So my American holiday begins..

Reminiscing: Palmiers from the food markets of Nice (France)

30 Mar 2010 | 17 Comments »

A quick and simple treat to whip up; I loved the caramelised cinnamon smell when I took these babies out of the oven. Trust me when I say that you won’t be able to stop at one (I scoffed down 5 in a matter of minutes!)

Reminiscing: Nussschnecken in Heidelberg (Germany)

23 Mar 2010 | 29 Comments »

A wonderful mix of cinnamon and nuts in pastry dough; your fingers may get sticky from the sugar syrup but it makes it even better..