Food & Drink

La Veranda rose, charcuterie and cheese

I AM Wine!

New Zealand is a Mecca of sorts for wine lovers, and visiting its renowned vineyards and wine regions has been one of the many many reasons I’ve looked forward to an EnZed trip. Now, let the wine tours commence! We started in Hawke’s Bay, hitting Esk Valley, Clearview and Te […]

Imbi Market, breakfast street food galore.

Kuala Lumpur Hawker Stall Street Food

I know I raved about Penang’s street food, but it’s well worth noting that Kuala Lumpur did itself proud, as well. The highlight was the Imbi Market, a morning wet market with oodles of yummy food stalls. For more tasty pics of KL street food, and the city itself, check […]

Hawker stalls tempt locals in a Penang night market

Penang Street Food: We Were Scrapin’ the Crab

I dove into the deliciousness that is Penang, Malaysia’s street food among the hawker stalls of one of the city’s ubiquitous night markets. It was there I met pure, mouthwatering bliss in the form of $2 giant stuffed crabs, fish ball soup and more. Malaysia’s cuisine, much like it’s culture, […]

Blow Skin Chicken: When Dinner Turns … Sculpture

Blow Skin Chicken: When Dinner Turns … Sculpture

It’s not appropriate, no. But it is gosh darn delicious. Seen above are the bony remnants of a “blow skin chicken” dinner. According to American expat, food writer and new friend, Richard Sterling, the cook actually blows air (yes, from his mouth – sadly more details are fuzzy) between chicken […]

Mini Scallops and Ark

Git In Mah Belly, Living Sea Creatures!

I’ve been no stranger to eating fish here in Mui Ne. Before sexy Russians in small bikinis and, well, travelers like me arrived, the town was a thriving fishing village. The fish are still abundant, with many now digested by yours truly. On the outskirts of Mui Ne’s busy stretch […]

Foodie Paradise + Cheapie Paradise = Hanoi

Foodie Paradise + Cheapie Paradise = Hanoi

I have loved Hanoi unexpectedly much. Here’s some pics, most to do with food – because I cannot STOP EATING. Oh lordy it’s good here!