4 P’s PIZZA 8 Thu Khoa Huan, District 1 (immediately behind Bến Thành Market) +84-8-3622-0500 (Reservation Only) ***************************************************** Once in a while, Hai and I decide to leave Saigon’s streets and enjoy dinner inside a “fully-enclosed” eatery. And we recently decided to do it in real style! Not only had we convinced ourselves that we deserved an [Read on …]
‘It’s a free country… sell your shares’: Starbucks CEO blasts shareholder who told him that company’s support for gay marriage was hitting profits By Daily Mail Reporter 23 March 2013 Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz defended the coffee company’s support of gay marriage at a stockholders meeting in Seattle this week. During the business meeting, shareholder [Read on …]
Desperately Seeking Sushi Of course, it goes without saying (that’s why I’m saying it), that the best food in Saigon is Vietnamese food. So, if you’re a tourists or just a short-term visitor, my strong advice is to eat only Vietnamese food. And better yet, make most of that Saigon street food. However, for those [Read on …]
No Saigon Street Food on CHRISTMAS EVE Well, it’s 92 F degrees (33 C) right now, late afternoon on Christmas Eve, 2012. I just climbed out of the Olympic-size swimming pool – enjoyed my 1000 meters of breast stroke laps. And then strolled back to my apartment, through the park in my shorts and flip-flops. [Read on …]
ESCAPE FROM VIETNAM … for a month of wonderful travel Ten o’clock Monday morning, creating loud clickity-clack noises as our luggage rolled over the cobblestone streets of Trastevere, Rome, Hai and I had already finished our cappuccinos and cream-filled croissants at the local cafe. We also had just purchased 2 kilos of souvenir Romano and [Read on …]
Still seeking great Italian food in Saigon Not so long ago, I talked here about my occasional need to interrupt my Saigon street food eating compulsion with a good Italian dining adventure. I described my typically great eating experiences at Pendolasco. At the end of that blog, I rated Pendolasco as a Yum Yum on [Read on …]
More Saigon Street Food? No, this week’s focus on Saigon’s “western” food As you may have noticed if you’re a regular reader of Eating Saigon!, I’m passionate about Saigon street food and discovering new places to eat in Saigon – in secret little alleys or out on the corners of busy Saigon streets. But, you [Read on …]
CLOSED as of January 2015 Usually, I go to try go to sample some new street food or a new eatery with a completely open mind. That’s my job – to be objective when sharing my experience about a Saigon restaurant or street food eating adventure. But, I must confess, last week I went to [Read on …]