Where to Eat in Phuket, Thailand.

Back when I entered Thailand in October of last year (2021) travellers had the option to quarantine in a hotel room in Bangkok, or enter via what was called the “Phuket Sandbox” where you had to have. a covid test on arrival in Phuket (as well as before you left your home country – up…

Anglothai Pop Up, Allegra, The Stratford Hotel, London

John Chantarasak of Anglothai and I were both living in Bangkok at the same time sometime over 2013/2014 (I forget which, I’m getting old) and although we moved in the same circles & I saw him out & about, we never actually met until he came to Yangon to do a pop up in one…

Smoking Goat, Shoreditch High Street, London

I spent a lot of time in East London whilst I was back in the UK; with covid restrictions and most people still working from home, it was a great chance to enjoy one of my old stomping grounds without the usual crowds. Smoking Goat initially opened as a Thai BBQ and dive-bar in Soho…

Darjeeling Express, Covent Garden, London.

Asma Khan is undoubtedly one of the UK’s most impressive restaurateurs and I was extremely excited to FINALLY be able to eat at her Covent Garden restaurant, Darjeeling Express, back in September shortly before I returned to Asia. Whilst their evening menu is a set tasting menu, lunch is an A La Carte affair known…