Happy Birthday Sophie I am sitting in a wine bar in Phnom Penh’s Old Quarter, enjoying lunch with Sophie Solnicki, the commercial director of Clos Fourtet, savouring some of her magnificent wines. It is noon...

Tasting with Toto My dear friend Mr Seila sometimes goes by his digital moniker ‘Bong Toto.’ In Khmer, ‘Bong’ means older brother, though ‘Oun Proh’—younger brother—would be more accurate when I address him.” Toto is the...

Shomurice At Red Mountain Estate Winery in central Myanmar, renowned ‘Master Chef’ judge U Ye is redefining one of Japan’s most iconic and theatrical dishes, ‘omurice,’ giving it a unique and distinctly local quality. “In this...

Mas Amiel Origine 2017  Varieties: Grenache (from old vines more than a century in age), Carignan, Syrah Region: Maury, Roussillon Maturation: 2 years in large oak casks From the ancient lands of the Cathars, in a valley of...

  The Bishop with the Bad Hand The Maury AOC wine region in Roussillon, southwest France, lies deep in rugged Cathar country; It has a rich history of grape growing and wine production dating at...

  The Italian Blend of the Century I arrived late afternoon at the Fantini affair, in the lofty chambers amid the grandeur and chic of the Rosewood hotel. I found myself high above a familiar...

Wine, Design & Inner Peace Designing Time Machines Phnom Penh’s magnificent new airport and the highly acclaimed Le Dôme winery in Saint Emilion share more than just the same design firm of Foster...

Cambodian Chef Wins Culinary World Cup in Paris Held between September 11th and 14th, the inaugural Private Chef World Cup (PCWC2025) competition attracted chefs from around the world. The location, Village International de la Gastronomie,...