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Lobster needs no embellishments. But pleasure is about more than satisfying needs, and sometimes we want extravagance. Extravagant is an appropriate way to describe the rich sauce found in Singapore’s famed chili crabs. The slightly sweet, intensely savory red sauce consists of tomatoes, ginger, garlic, lime, and chili
Saigoneers have always been blessed with a thriving ice cream scene, perhaps an inevitable perk of living in a city that’s rarely not scorching hot. Amid a thriving scene of inventive gelato and soft serve flavors, one frozen treat place has stood the test of time for nearly 70 years: Kem Vi Bổn. The first time I t
The snobby beer connoisseur may scoff at those who drink beer with ice. But in Vietnam, as much as 75% of drinkers enjoy their beer with ice, a habit I myself have picked up and have grown to love whilst living in Saigon. If I’m having beer, I’m almost certainly having it on the rocks, be it room-temp or already chille
I trust the philosophy that, to find the best places to eat, look for those crowded with locals. Such logic would lead you to Xôi Thị Nghè near the five-way intersection close to Chợ Thị Nghè in the former Bình Thạnh District. Bánh mì and xôi, breakfasts of champions. Every morning, from sunrise until supplies run out
It took a few visits before I noticed that the music at Sakaba Sasuke was always the same. It was a male Japanese artist, and the songs that consistently drew my attention had twinges of what I could only describe as a 1980s-esque combination of Jon Bon Jovi and Paul Stanley. More than once, I asked the staff if they c
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