tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post780649853969775580..comments2023-12-15T01:18:40.855+11:00Comments on Expat@Large: Best Places To Eat...expat@largehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-22436597933664550952009-09-23T04:06:37.690+10:002009-09-23T04:06:37.690+10:00That would be mes macaroons but who's counting...That would be mes macaroons but who's counting?Dick Headleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978203284842718331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-56325545428364591182009-09-21T03:22:03.392+10:002009-09-21T03:22:03.392+10:00Sav: I think you suggested Angelinas, because it w...Sav: I think you suggested Angelinas, because it was near an English bookshop.expat@largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-26475598943083915792009-09-20T23:00:42.307+10:002009-09-20T23:00:42.307+10:00where did y'all eat whilst in paris, sugar? i ...where <i>did</i> y'all eat whilst in paris, sugar? i vaguely remember sending a list of my favorite places. xoxoxxo (verrry funny vw for spike! i guess rupaul is an american thing, she said ever so archly.)<br /><br />ok, too funny: vw is <i>chance</i>savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-38576898405909475352009-09-20T04:10:48.434+10:002009-09-20T04:10:48.434+10:00Spike: LOL - well I was just saying I'd eaten ...Spike: LOL - well I was just saying I'd eaten at those places I didn't comment on their quality, and I suppose you're right - OK Goddamn YOU'RE RIGHT - they are tourist traps. They're um, sort of expressive of idea of the local food rather than being 'the best' of the local food. <br /><br />Mind you, I do think Pho24 is <i>as good as</i> most of the street stalls and certainly better than many other death-trap restaurants I've eaten at around the Mekong. <br /><br />And you're right about food shows and Asia. Bourdain had to come to Singapore six times before he found out THERE WAS such a thing as chicken-rice. Kylie Kwong, third generation Syndey-ite (her family has been in Australia longer than mine, hence the horrible accent [hers not mine, I don't have an accent]), looked as though she just asked the concierge what was good around the hotel. <br /><br /><br />And yeah, if Luk Yu is the best dimsum in the world, then <a href="http://www.wooloo-mooloo.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">Woolies</a> is certainly the best steak restaurant in the world! (daily, 11-45 till late, outlets in LKF, Wanchai, TST, Elements - booking recommended for week-ends)<br /><br />~~~~~<br /><br />RuPaul? nnnnn-nope, that one went straight (as it were) over my head. Had to google.expat@largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-46504690011105795602009-09-19T21:37:30.568+10:002009-09-19T21:37:30.568+10:00A really touristy list. Of the places I know:
Ph...A really touristy list. Of the places I know:<br /><br />Pho 24, a franchise chain, the best pho in the world? Any street corner pho place in VN would be better.<br /><br />Katz's deli? Is the oldest but the food is aggressively average.<br /><br />Quanjude? A tourist trap.<br /><br />Mario Battali's ravioli is better than ravioli in Italy?<br /><br />Luk Yu for best dim sum in the world? Not even the best in Hong Kong. <br /><br />I think the Asian choices are really reflective of the fact that there's no Asian based contributor on the list. Given that with just one or two exceptions, all of the contributors are based in the UK, it's people who have traveled to Asia a few days or a week at a time and are limited as to where they can go so they pick the famous guide book places.<br /><br />Besides, for best steak in the world, wouldn't you have chosen Wooloomooloo?<br /><br />Hey, my word verification word is "ruphil." So are you now competing with RuPaul?Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614339763195290514noreply@blogger.com