Late Night Cocktails at East West Brewing
You can now enjoy cocktails for 125K+ at East West Brewing from 10PM to late… Rosequiri
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James Pham
ORGANIK HOUSE
Organik House is tucked down a small, unassuming hem on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, turning right from Nguyen Binh Khiem. Stepping up through the door, you find yourself in a cosy front room with bare brick walls and murals that give a glimpse into an imaginary world outside. A cat sits on a corner side-table … Read more
Hip To Be Square
Conquering Novotel Saigon Centre’s Seafood Buffet There are two kinds of people in life—those who plan and those who embrace the spontaneity of the unexpected. I fall into the first category and on a warm Friday evening, find myself mapping out a strategy to conquer the wonderfully formidable seafood buffet at The Square, Novotel Saigon Centre’s signature restaurant (167 Hai Ba Trung, D3). The Square … Read more
A Body at Rest
Searching for serenity in the city of Hue Between frazzled expats trying to balance work and the stresses of life in a tropical country and visitors looking to cram an impossibly long list of must-sees into a three-week itinerary, Vietnam is not exactly known as a restful destination. Nowhere is this more evident than in Hue where nearly 4 million tourists last year … Read more
Rice is Life
Highlighting the pure, delicious simplicity of rice and comfort food In Vietnam, rice is life. Even a map of one of the world’s top rice-exporting countries looks like two rice baskets hung on a long pole, anchored by the rice-growing regions of the Red River Delta in the north and the Mekong Delta in the south. Much more than a staple, a Vietnamese meal … Read more
The Chocolatiers of The Mekong Delta
Exploring the past and future of Vietnamese chocolate The Vietnamese have a saying: Phi cua Troi, muoi doi chang co, meaning “Waste what God gives you and the next ten generations will go without.” Likely no one has mastered the art of multi-purposing quite like the humble people of the Mekong Delta where absolutely nothing goes to waste. In a small riverside workshop … Read more
How To Beach in 6 Easy Steps
Getting away to the Beach Club at The IMPERIAL Hotel Vung Tau Most of us who choose to call Saigon home have learned not only to live with its quirks—the incessant traffic, the shark-plagued internet, late-night, off-key karaoke from the neighbors, and the heat and humidity that’s especially intolerable this month—but to embrace them as all part of the wonderful experience that is HCMC. The … Read more
It Takes a Village
The ubquitous bamboo is forever tied in to Vietnamese culture and identity For centuries, the Vietnamese have seen themselves in the hardy, strong, ramrod straight plant, a fitting symbol for the strength and resilience of the people. The fact that bamboo grows in clusters speaks of the nation’s solidarity. Throughout the ages, the lowly bamboo has found its way into Vietnamese poems, folk tales and idioms. A … Read more
Skin Deep, Dark & Delicious
The skinny on chocolate’s therapeutic benefits Ever since the first Europeans encountered cacao, they’ve been documenting its use as medicine. The Badianus Manuscript (dating back to 1552) recorded that Mesoamericans used cocoa derivatives as remedies for everything from angina and constipation to gout and hemorrhoids. As it made its way over to the Old World, kings and cardinals also saw the therapeutic benefits of chocolate. In a 1671 … Read more
Detox for Tet
Explore Spa by Le Méridien Saigon harnesses the healing powers of the sea While Saigon has a million things going for it, including world-class street food, a vibrant nightlife scene and parks and rivers galore, life here can hardly be considered relaxing. With Western New Year and Vietnamese Tet right around the corner, my mind is already on renewal, a cathartic stripping off … Read more
