Monday, July 25, 2005
the favourite meals
The first 10:
The place on the 3rd night in Corsica. Perefect French homecooking.
Kings Lodge, Hong Kong. Dim Sum, Wagammama style.
The Third Eye, Kathmandu. Curries, floor cushions and lanterns.
Kream Korner, Alleppey. Indian spicy finally - we went 5 nights running.
Mango Rooms, Hoi An, Vietnam. Local food, western presentation. The best meal.
Blue Elephant, Luang Prabang. French colonial food in a beautiful setting.
The restaurant by the bridge, Don Khone, Laos. Sticky rice, papaya salad and fried fish.
The place behind the temple, Bangkok. The best Thai food outside of Clapham.
Raincity Grill, Vancouver. Post engagement nosebag.
The place up the side street in Ubud, Bali. Avocado chocolate milkshakes.
Le Quartier Francais, Franschoek, South Africa. Soho food at African prices.
The next 10:
Hotel Kempinsky, Moscow; the street vendor next to May Mae street in Hanoi; Cafe Pakone in Luang Prabang; Makuzi Beach, Malawi; Cloud 9, Yangshuo, China; Ali's Pension, Egridir, Turkey; the roast chicken place up the alley in Naxos, Greece; Doy Doy, Istanbul.
And the worst;
Hotel Tramp, Moscow. Pipping the Russian buffet car on the Trans Siberian. to this coveted title is quite an achievement... hot dogs, month old bread, ketchup, stale jam wafers. That was just breakfast on day one, and it got worse on days 2 and 3.
The place on the 3rd night in Corsica. Perefect French homecooking.
Kings Lodge, Hong Kong. Dim Sum, Wagammama style.
The Third Eye, Kathmandu. Curries, floor cushions and lanterns.
Kream Korner, Alleppey. Indian spicy finally - we went 5 nights running.
Mango Rooms, Hoi An, Vietnam. Local food, western presentation. The best meal.
Blue Elephant, Luang Prabang. French colonial food in a beautiful setting.
The restaurant by the bridge, Don Khone, Laos. Sticky rice, papaya salad and fried fish.
The place behind the temple, Bangkok. The best Thai food outside of Clapham.
Raincity Grill, Vancouver. Post engagement nosebag.
The place up the side street in Ubud, Bali. Avocado chocolate milkshakes.
Le Quartier Francais, Franschoek, South Africa. Soho food at African prices.
The next 10:
Hotel Kempinsky, Moscow; the street vendor next to May Mae street in Hanoi; Cafe Pakone in Luang Prabang; Makuzi Beach, Malawi; Cloud 9, Yangshuo, China; Ali's Pension, Egridir, Turkey; the roast chicken place up the alley in Naxos, Greece; Doy Doy, Istanbul.
And the worst;
Hotel Tramp, Moscow. Pipping the Russian buffet car on the Trans Siberian. to this coveted title is quite an achievement... hot dogs, month old bread, ketchup, stale jam wafers. That was just breakfast on day one, and it got worse on days 2 and 3.
// posted by courtney and pete @ 18:15 
