An American author and self-professed book nerd speaks of her work encouraging Cambodian students to think differently “Without access to the arts you can’t think,” says Sue Guiney. The 61-year-old speaks with a gentle voice…
Newly crowned winner of American cooking show ‘Chopped Grill Masters Napa,’ Cambodian-American Sophina Uong sets her eyes on the Kingdom
Last week Antoine Huray, International Export Manager of the Thiernot wine group, conducted a tutored tasting of the Dourthe Group wines from Bordeaux at the Providore store.
As Asia’s emerging economies continue to perform strongly and the sheer number of people classified as middle income earners grows exponentially, their dietary habits and demands are changing and this has seen a dramatic increase…
A fter getting hopelessly lost and mired in a dispute with my tuk-tuk driver over the correct pronunciation of the words Monireth and Boulevard, (he won) I eventually made it to the little wine shop on the far side of “Olympic.”
The “Misnomer of the Year” a friend called it. Indeed, brunch is supposed to be about sleeping in very late on the weekend and then having a relaxed, decadent and somewhat boozy meal that starts…
Arts & Culture CHAKTOMUK FILM INSIGHT Short film screening including ‘Fist Full of Pebbles’ and ‘Revive’ followed by a Q&A with the directors as part of Chaktomuk Short Film Festival. Bophana Center, #64, Street…
Nix is a 24-year-old Phnom Penh based graphic designer working in branding, advertising, and digital outputs.
Nestled among three universities in Phnom Penh, a new café is attempting to become one of the new artistic hubs for young and upcoming Cambodian artists, who in many cases have been denied the opportunity…
Arts & Culture CONNECT AT COLAB A great networking opportunity for developers, professionals, designers at coLAB monthly meet-up and popup bar. 1st floor above 7 Mart Convenience Store, #263 Street 163 Toul Tom Pong. Thursday,…
Arts and Culture SWING ON THE CLOUD Monthly swing night, with a one-hour class at 19:30 and social dancing afterwards. $4 for the lesson. Cloud, #32 Street 9. Thursday, July 28, 19:30 ARTIST…
Itzel Guadarrama Mayo met Mario Galán in Singapore in 2010, when she was hired as his assistant. But what she didn’t know at the time was that in taking the job she wasn’t simply…
Is rosé en vogue in Cambodia? In wine markets around the world, rosé has been gaining ground for several years and there is evidence this trend is starting to catch on in Cambodia. …
Today is the day the people of France celebrate their National Day, or ‘La Fete Nationale’, perhaps better known around the world as ‘Bastille Day’, commemorating the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789.
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EVENTS Thu, July 14 Live Music @Bassac Lane, Street 308, 7:30 PM Scott Bywater performs in the lane. Ladies Night Out @Riverhouse Lounge Night Club, 157 St. 110, 9:30 PM …
EVENTS Thu, July 7 Open Piano @Cloud, #32 E0 street 9, Tonle Bassac All piano players are invited to play, or to just hang out and listen to the music. Karaoke…
It all started in a garden — well, sort of. “You know what Mestizo means?” Giampaolo Chiarion asks, white hair poking through the unlatched buttons of his pale striped shirt.
It’s been quite a year for the team behind La Familia. In February, they opened La Casita, a retail store and tasting room where they sell hard-to-find liquors, tonics, sodas and bar tools.
EVENTS Thu, June 30 Live Music @Oscar Bar, Street 13 and Street 104, 10 PM Scotty/Dave/Oscar/Sophal Trippy Thursdays @Meta House, #37 Sothearos Boulevard, 9 PM: Dance party W/ DJ Trip Designer…
Last week, I spent an afternoon with Thibault Odent, brand ambassador for the global wine negociant, ‘Mestrezat Grand Crus’, enjoying a few well-chosen wines.
A night of fermented foods at ARTillery Cafe The dinner invitation came with its own title: ‘Nurture Your Culture’ and a sub-title for those, like myself, who simply had no idea it would be a ‘Fermented…
The bitter and twisted Negroni has somehow become the trendiest cocktail of the decade, with Conde Nast Traveler magazine suggesting it is to new Millennials what the Cosmopolitan was to Yuppies in the last decade of the last century.
Cambodians love to eat bananas and the ubiquitous tropical fruit, which has its origins in Southeast Asia, is an incredibly nutritious and healthy part of the local diet.
In one of the all-time great food films, 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the eponymous sushi chef is a humble and unassuming perfectionist whose sushi is so divine that it attracts luminaries like Anthony…
EVENTS Thu, June 16 Karaoke Night @Eluvium lounge, 205A Street 19, 6 PM Free beer or soda for hopping on stage Open Piano @Cloud, 32 E0 Street 9, 7:30 PM Piano players are invited to…
Despite a creative renaissance in Cambodia, local contemporary writers are still hard to find. With a new edition and collection of fiction forthcoming, Nou Hach keeps up the fight.
Captivated by the golden era of British film, when gentlemen would retire to the library for port and cigars, I eagerly accepted an invitation to La Casa del Habano for an evening pairing various port wines with a selection of fine Cubanos.
EVENTS Thu, June 9 Workshop: Brush Lettering for Beginners @N o w h e r e, 3E0 Street 312, 7-10 PM Learn the art of brush lettering. $30 per person, includes notes and…
EVENTS Thu, June 2 Ladies Night @Riverhouse Lounge Night Club, 157 St. 110 Sisowath Quay, 9:30 PM A group of 5 ladies get 1 bottle of vodka and all ladies get a…
National Day of Malaysia: Johnan Sokleang Chea, Charles Bain and Piip Pnp. National Day of Malaysia: Piip Pnp, Denise Lum. National Day of Malaysia: Brunei Ambassador, Pengiran Kasmirhan Pengiran Tahir and Johnan Sokleang Chea. National…
