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Phnom Penh Restaurant Reviews: Tacqueria Corona
In the spirit of full disclosure, I’m not usually drawn to Mexican cuisine. Though I’ve eaten my fair share of fish tacos on the beach in Ensenada and was patron to some of the local eateries when I lived in…
Phnom Penh Restaurant Reviews: ARTillery Café
For some restaurant operators, opening a new place is like making spaghetti. Throw it up against a wall and see if it sticks. For others, it’s more like baking a cake. Measure the ingredients carefully, add one at a time,…
Kramas and Crickets: Wes Hedden Builds a Bridge
If Wesley Hedden were a sundae, he’d be a hefty scoop of Neapolitan ice-cream topped with spicy nuts, drowned in chocolate sauce with a handful of deep-fried crickets on the side. As far as personalities go, he’s colourful. He also…
Phnom Penh Restaurant Reviews: Hotel Nine
Dining at the Hotel Nine restaurant has dispelled a couple of myths for me: 1. Hotel restaurants aren’t usually very good, and 2. Tapas are too small to be satisfying. This unassuming little spot is quite the hidden gem. Unadvertised,…
Phnom Penh Restaurant Reviews: Gastrobar Botanico
Getting into Gastrobar Botanico is a bit like foraging in the jungle. If you don’t have a machete on hand, it’s a bit of a challenge to skirt the hanging vines and push through the leafy plants flapping across the…
Stephen Jetes His Way to Cambodia: New Ballet School Poised to Open This Month
Stephen Bimson curls his bare feet under him in the white leather chair in a local coffee shop. He gestures with a graceful sweep of his hand as though he’s brushing away crumbs from an imaginary table and his grey-green…
Phnom Penh Restaurant Reviews: Fish and Company
Something Fishy? Spending an evening at Fish and Company is a bit like walking into a David Lynch movie. Imagine “Finding Nemo” meets “Fawlty Towers”. Toss in the scene from “Poseidon Adventure” where a band plays in the corner of…
Phnom Penh Restaurant Reviews: Indian Delight
It’s hard to resist a restaurant when the menu uses words like “spit-drooling”, “hunger-evoking” and “finger-licking”. It’s also impossible to wrap your mind around the following phrase, displayed prominently on the menu at Indian Delight – “Our aromatic appealing dishes…
Phnom Penh Hotel Reviews: The Plantation
There’s only one problem with staying in the rooftop Jacuzzi suite at the Plantation (Phnom Penh’s newest urban retreat): It has spoiled me for travelling anywhere else for a while. It’s like the first time I upgraded to Business Class….
It Takes A Village… Ritchy and Phil Build Their Own Musical Home
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Wherever you go, there they are. One week they’re at Bouchon Wine Bar in Phnom Penh. The next it’s the Sailing Club in Kep. Then it’s Siem Reap’s Sofitel , followed closely by the FCC, Red Apron, and Raffles Hotel….