The Ivy in Canterbury used to be the kind of place that attracted the upper echelons of society, but now? Now they let cunts like me, a street food guy, in. Use that information as you see fit. So, why would I go to The Ivy in Canterbury? Well, as it turns out I have…
When North Korea does something well in country, they then tend to test the water in China, with Dandong being the first port of call. And this is exactly what has happened with the new Taedonggang Beer trend. Basically, they wanted to open a beer bar from North Korea in Dandong and decided that the…
Bun Moc is one of those Saigon street food dishes that never really gets the same global attention as pho, but in reality it is exactly the kind of thing you end up eating if you spend any real time in the city. It is simple, fast, unpretentious food that exists purely because people are…
Bánh bột lọc is not something you really go looking for. It is one of those Vietnamese dishes that tends to appear on a menu when you are already slightly confused, slightly hungry, and not in the mood to decode every single line in front of you. That was exactly the situation in Phnom Penh,…
On my most recent visit to Pyongyang as part of a delegation to the 24th Pyongyang Spring Trade Fair I was afforded the chance to visit a bunch of great restaurants, new and old. One of the gems of this was the iconic Taedonggang Seafood Restaurant. Why iconic you ask? Because at the 2018 inter-Korean…
While Pyongyang is now awash with bright sparkling new restaurants there are still a few gems from back in the day that get us excited. Chief among them being Moranbong Fried Chicken. Located by Moran Hill and next to the Arch of Triumph (bigger than Paris), this chicken restaurant was famously known as the North…
