Shri Restaurant and Lounge

This month Shri invites you to their newly refurbished dining room and the launch of a new a la carte menu, with a 270 degree view of the city. Chef Javier Gomez has created a contemporary menu that combines his culinary skills from Europe and his passion for Vietnamese flavours. From 12th November to 20th November, Shri offers 50% off … Read more

New Wave Whites

Spain is doubtless a red-wine country, but don’t dismiss the country’s other white wines If you’ve ever had Spanish white wines, it’s likely that they were made from one of the three better-known Spanish grapes. If you had a white Rioja, one of the most internationally popular Spanish white wines, you were enjoying the juice … Read more

Food with Flair

Wine, it’s so versatile—in the glass and on your plate. Cooking with wine can definitely bring about it’s own pleasure, or pain if you use it incorrectly Although cooking with wine is not so common outside certain European countries, especially in places like Vietnam where it’s costly because of the tax on wine, some of us still do it … Read more

How Green Are Green Wines?

Clearing the confusion and mystery around what makes a wine environmentally friendly and qualify as “green” Over the past few decades we have had an explosion of what I like to call “green wines,” which, depending on the country where they are produced, may be labeled as organic, biodynamic, natural, vegan or all of the above. But which ones should we buy? Well, that depends … Read more

Zero Waste Wine

How to become a wine without waste drinker It seems that finally the zero waste movement is taking off in Saigon with some great people working very hard, and usually for free, to change minds and habits in Vietnam, and turn this lovely country into a much lovelier, cleaner one. But if you are a wine drinker, and you favor zero waste and … Read more

Wine it Up

Alcohol and wine, what you need to know When I listen to people talk about alcohol and wine, it is astonishing to hear the many misconceptions between the two. So, let’s look at the basics, how it all starts: Wine comes from grapes but grapes do not have alcohol, so how do they become alcoholic? Simple, grapes have sugar, and through a … Read more

The Secret of Thai Cuisine

The Royal Thai Consulate-General in HCMC, in close cooperation with Saneh Jann restaurant BKK and Grain Cooking Studio HCMC, are organizing a unique live Thai cooking demonstration and dinner with wine pairing on Saturday, 26th August 2017 from 06.30 to 09.30 PM at Grain Cooking Studio @ Level 3, 71-75 Hai Ba Trung, Dist.1, Ho Chi Minh … Read more

Mad Cow Wine & Grill opens @ Pullman Saigon Centre

Mad Cow is Pullman Saigon Centre‘s new daring and cool dining experience, opening in August. Mad Cow Wine & Grill combines the feel of an edgy grill with the casual tone of an urban wine bar to create a stylish, laid-back atmosphere. Guests can enjoy a delicious meal on the 30th floor of the award winning 5 … Read more