http://www.phnomenon.com Khmer food, restaurant reviews and recipes served to you from Phnom Penh by Phil Lees Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:15:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Much like this blog, Phnom Penh dive bar Alley Cat recently celebrated their fourth anniversary. That’s 70 years old in Cambodian bar years, managing to outlive much healthier bars, subsisting on a diet of Mexican and gigantic hamburgers. http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/restaurants/alley-cat-turns-four/ http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/phnom-penh/psar-kandal-street-fashion/ The true secret of the pig is not only that you can eat every part of the animal, but you can do so via barbecue. Spotted at Central Market, Phnom Penh. http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/phnom-penh/offal-horror/ Chef Rick Stein paid a visit to Cambodia over a year ago(?) to film the first part of his new series Far Eastern Odyssey and he comes away impressed with the food. His crew got in touch with me almost a year beforehand, but sadly, I was on my way ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/street-food/rick-stein-does-cambodia/ Think you’ve got what it takes to make a low-cost watery Asian pilsener in an industrial setting? Cambodia’s newest brewing group is hiring. From Probrewer: Kingdom Brewery (Cambodia) Ltd., Southeast Asia’s youngest boutique brewery is seeking a Brewer to join our team in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia. Responsibilities are recipe ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/uncategorized/a-new-cambodian-brewery-is-hiring/ Via DAS. Market vendors at the Russian Market (Psar Toul Tom Poung) have just received the eviction call. Diana from Cambodian recycled bag vendor, Bloom writes: I got a call from the Bloom manager in Phnom Penh this morning. Vendors at the Russian Market, where we have a stall, were told ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/phnom-penh/goodbye-russian-market/ Cheers to Christopher Shay for the interview. http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/uncategorized/i-still-read-my-own-press/ It seems that I’ve arrived at Psar Thmei (Central Market) just in time to see it renovated. I imagine that the front, which is currently cleared of vendors, is being prepared to build either a twenty story apartment building or an illuminated fountain. These seem to be the two contributions ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/uncategorized/deep-fried-balls/ I still get the occasional question about the cost of food and eating in Cambodia – but being asked whether one could get by on $3 a day was a new one. It is not an endeavour that I would be at all interested in personally pursuing. My answer: Yes, but it ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/phnom-penh/can-you-survive-on-3-a-day-in-phnom-penh/ Nhoam svay trey chhaoe (Green mango salad with smoked fish) I spent a whole lot of time in Phnom Penh reliving my old life. I had plans to cover a few new restaurants but the holiday temptation to slide back into the old ways was too powerful. Part of that life ... http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/restaurants/life-is-sweet/