As soon as I get back to the UK I get a hankering for fish and chips so strong that I usually have it within 48 hours of being home. And this was what happened at Ben’s Traditional Fish and Chips just after we had visited the opening day of the World Travel Market at the…
Walking past a restaurant where we saw a huge amount of people lining up, we joked how no restaurant could be that good. And then an hour later we were lining up outside Randall and Aubin, AKA Randall and Aubin. In our defence though we only waited fifteen minutes and Randall & Aubin is no…
While not exactly pumping in the form of Siem Reap, or even Battambang, there is enough going here to attract a couple of great western businesses, as well as there being a banging Street Food Kratie scene. And with its strategic location along the Vientiane to Phnom Penh hippy highway, Kratie is well worth a…
When it comes to competition few countries in the region can match the fast food restaurants of the Phlippines. Perhaps it is the American influence, but there are quite literally franchises everywhere. Unlike other countries though and while they do have foreign brands like McDonalds, an awful lot of the fast food restaurants of the…
Jolibee is not just a restaurant chain. It is an institution, a source of national pride, and the taste of home for millions of Filipinos. When you start talking about countries with Jolibee, you are really talking about the Filipino diaspora. The smiling bee has become a global symbol of how far Filipino culture has…
After a few years of scaled-down gatherings, potluck season is roaring back in 2026. Families, churches, offices, and neighborhoods are once again setting up long tables piled high with crockpots, casseroles, fried chicken, pasta bakes, and desserts galore. Potlucks are fun, affordable, and deeply communal, everyone brings a dish, everyone gets a taste. But there’s…
