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Hi, I'm James, a professional chef and world foodist with a career spanning 20 years and 2 hemispheres. Now I'm out of the kitchens, I run this … read more

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Traditional Food in Greece To eat or To Cook

What To Eat in Greece

Greece is maybe an unexpected player in the best food in the world game. Greek food is sometimes under-rated but for me it shines bright as a global cuisine and its rustic perfection comes down to quality produce. What to eat in Greece? Anything Greek, prepared with love from the best ingredients your chef can […]

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Breakfast Around The World Chef Sri Lankan hoppers for breakfast

Breakfast Around The World

July 14, 2020 By Chef Leave a Comment

Are you a morning person? I am, so that first coffee and something to eat are very welcome, particularly if I'm sitting overlooking a stunning, deserted Thai beach or a sleepy Central American town just starting to wake up. We've been sampling breakfast around the world on our travels, 50+ countries over 6  years. Here are some global breakfast food highlights and disasters, traditional, local and … Continue reading

Weird Food from around the world

Weird Foods Around the World to Try

October 1, 2020 By Chef Leave a Comment

Weird foods, that we have seen with our own eyes and, in some cases, eaten on our travels. Most of these foods we found in Asia, often in the less touristed local markets but one is from our second home, Romania. Some, the brave or foolhardy members of our family ate. Weird foods from around the world to try, with pictures and interesting facts. My wife usually pulls the vegetarian or vegan card on these but if … Continue reading

Traditional Australian Food prawns

Traditional Australian Food

September 17, 2020 By Chef 2 Comments

What is traditional Australian food? Modern Australia is a young country and a diverse blend of global cultures, histories, and cuisines. Today there are several unique Australian dishes that are hard to find outside Australia, along with local Australian variations on international cuisines. We give you a list of foods widely considered to be Australian, below. For this post, I've tried to identify the most … Continue reading

Garlic Yogurt Sauce. Greek Tzatziki

Tzatziki-Cucumber Greek Yogurt Sauce

November 16, 2020 By Chef Leave a Comment

This post is about tzatziki, a Greek favourite that's now popular all over the world. You can easily buy tzatziki in stores and supermarkets but home made is nicer. We talk about tzatziki, what is tzatziki and variations on tzatziki. Tzatziki contains cucumber and Greek yogurt, but what else? Garlic, of course, this dish has a lot of garlic. Some authentic greek tzatziki recipes contain no herbs, some contain dill, … Continue reading

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Vietnam Travel Tips and Tricks to Help You Love (Not Hate) Vietnam

October 5, 2020By Chef Leave a Comment

Vietnam is an amazing country full of beautiful people, stunning scenery and delicious food. Little wonder it is becoming one of the biggest tourist destinations in Southeast Asia. Read on for my Vietnam travel tips for both the seasoned traveler, first-timers or 2-week holiday-makers. These tips are freshly minted for 2019 to 2020. Like any […]

Appropriate visa for Vietnam

Best Visa For Vietnam. Which to Choose and How to Get a Vietnam Visa

October 5, 2020By Chef Leave a Comment

With so many options out there which is the best visa for Vietnam? It’s confusing I know, it confused us so we had a good dig into the visas available and the regulations, official, scam, and for profit. Everyone has different needs so I’ll go through the options from the free 15-day exemption for those […]

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Being a Chef

finding work as a chef in London

Getting Chef Work in London

May 22, 2020 By Chef 1 Comment

Getting Chef work in London is surprisingly easy. Numerous agencies are ready to sign you up and make commission on the back of your hard work, or you … Continue reading

Behind The scenes in the kitchen chef secrets

The Secret Life of Chefs

May 22, 2020 By Chef 5 Comments

Have you ever wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes in 5-star kitchens? I've worked in many, on two continents, for 20 years+. I was executive … Continue reading

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My First IronMan. Cairns Port Douglas Iron Man Bike Leg

My First Ironman. Pain, Injury, Finishing

Blog updated on September 22, 2020 By Chef 7 Comments

What made me think I could do an Ironman? I had never completed nor attempted any of the three disciplines individually at full Iron Man distance. Yet here I was about to do the 3 together in one day. My first Ironman and only my fourth triathlon. Little wonder my wife thought I was mad! […]

Hai Van Pass Vietnam

Hai Van Pass and Getting From Hoi An to Danang and Hue

Blog updated on September 19, 2020 By Chef 2 Comments

Hai Van Pass – Đèo Hải Vân lies just north of the central Vietnamese city of Danang and is part of the Annamite range that extends down to the East Vietnamese Sea. The name means Cloud Pass or Ocean Cloud Pass as a result of the constant fog that can cover the mountains even while the lower […]

Food in Vietnam Guide Blog

Vietnamese Food for Beginners. An Introduction

Blog updated on October 2, 2020 By Chef 27 Comments

Having spent 6 months plus in Vietnam, I’ve put together a brief Vietnamese food blog for beginners. A guide to what is best to eat and try in Vietnam and particularly Hoi An, a culinary capital in Central Vietnam, but with some tips for north, central and south Vietnam. Cuisine does vary up and down […]

Cambodia Food in Cambodia

Cambodian Food

Blog updated on September 17, 2020 By Chef Leave a Comment

As a Chef I have to try as many dishes as I can from every country I visit, or at least that’s my excuse to eating everything in sight. Cambodian food isn’t as famous as the local cuisine of its nearby neighbours, but don’t discount traditional Cambodian food, this little country with a war-torn past […]

Family Travel Destinations for Dads

Travel Destinations for Travelling Dads

Blog updated on September 19, 2020 By Chef 3 Comments

Every family travel blogger writes list posts about the best places to take travelling kids. I bet you’ve seen a few. Well, what about us dads? It’s our trip too and we deserve to have a great time. Below I’ve detailed how I rank travel destinations for travelling dads. My wife loves to travel, not […]

Where to Find Local Food While Travelling

Discovering Local Foods as You Travel

Blog updated on October 2, 2020 By Chef 5 Comments

Discovering the local foods of a region is a huge part of travel for most of us, but it isn’t always so easy. If you stick to the main tourist strip you will more than likely find yourself eating western favourites and watered down versions of local classics. Discovering local foods as you travel requires […]

Travel Tips For First Time Travellers

Travel Tips for First Time Travellers

Blog updated on September 19, 2020 By Chef 9 Comments

I don’t claim to have all the answers to make travel easy and pain- free, after all, isn’t working things out for yourself half the fun? Having travelled around the world more than once I have a few tips to help you along. Here are our best travel tips for first-time travellers and new travellers, […]

What do British people eat for Breakfast

The Traditional Full English Breakfast

Blog updated on May 22, 2020 By Chef 6 Comments

The traditional Full English Breakfast is an institution in its own right. Served everywhere in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland it should really be called the full British or full UK breakfast, but each country has its own twist on what should be served on the plate. From small “greasy spoon” cafés to London’s top […]

World Food by Country World Travel Chef Blogs

Food and Travel

Blog updated on July 14, 2020 By Chef Leave a Comment

I love food and I love travel. Combining the two while learning extra culinary skills as a chef, has been a dream come true. This page is the core of our food and travel blog. We have straight travel content, we have some sports content, but most of our site is dedicated to international food. […]

Best ways of getting from Ho Chi Minh to Pu Quoc

Getting From Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc – The Best Ways

Blog updated on September 20, 2020 By Chef Leave a Comment

Phu Quoc is tipped to become one of Vietnam’s major drawcards in the future and is already well established as a tourist destination amongst well-travelled people. Getting from Ho Chi Minh city to Phu Quoc isn’t as straight forward as other parts of Vietnam mainly because it is an island off the south coast of […]

From Hue to Hoi An Vietnam

Hue to Hoi An (Best Ways!)

Blog updated on October 2, 2020 By Chef 1 Comment

Hue, Hoi An and DaNang are located very close together in central Vietnam, Hue is approximately 100 km north of Danang and 126 km north of Hoi An. The journey from Hue to Hoi An generaly involves going via Danang unless you book a direct transfer. The journey time between Hue and Danang can range […]

Street Food in Laos

Laos Street Food

Blog updated on September 20, 2020 By Chef 1 Comment

Street ladies abound in Laos, you’ll see them on every street where tourist gather. Street ladies I hear you say? Sorry to disappoint but I am strictly talking of the pancake making variety. In Luang Prabang and here in Vang Vieng there are loads of friendly street food vendors lining the sidewalk offering fresh-cooked Laos style street […]

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