To Market by Richard Sterling About a year ago, the first thing I did upon returning to Ho Chi Minh City from abroad was to …
Take a Little Wine Everyone knows that Vietnam produces excellent coffee, refreshing tea, and some quite drinkable beers. But what about wine? Since the French …
Every year the US publishers of Travelers’ Tales compile the best travel writing from abroad that was published in the previous year, and then republish …
Green Food Is it possible to find any good vegetarian food in Saigon? Fortunately, it is, now more than ever. Twenty years ago vegetarian fare …
Chowing down on thit cho If you’ve been reading this column for any length of time, you know that it would sooner or later come …
From Australian Apprentice of the Year, to executive chef for Australia’s Reserve Bank, to founder and owner of one of Saigon’s most unique antique shops, …
It’s time for a little retrospect. And a little recognition of someone special to old Saigon. When I first came here in the early 1990s …
My two favourite countries for food are Vietnam and Spain. Yes, I know that seems a weird combo, but there it is. Here I get …
Vietnams flowers and fruit If you’re reading this in the beginning of the month, then Tet is once again in full bloom. And two things …
I sat at the bar in Mogambo, at 50 Pasteur Street, District 1. A very blond woman of a certain age sat primly two stools …
Vietnamese rice wine ruou can It’s that time of year again. That time when we can be glad we’re (largely) spared the shopping madness of …
The Martini Man On an afternoon in 1862, in the then young city of San Francisco, a man stepped into the saloon of the Occidental …
AsiaLIFE Cook-Off 2013 In our fourth cook-off to date, we have brought the competition to a whole new level. This time around, we’ve selected four of …
Mexican food in Saigon How many Mexicans live in this city? That’s right, not many! So how many Mexican restaurants are there in this city? …
The Vietnamese gastronomic specialty banh trang is usually rendered in English as “rice paper”. It is something of a misnomer. This stuff is not very …
A pretty mean bird There is a memorable episode of Seinfeld that revolves around a Kenny Rogers chicken restaurant. Newman loves Kenny’s chicken, and he …