RESTO GRENOBLE Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh
18, Rue Thiers
38000 Grenoble
France

I'd walked by a few times while I was living in grenoble and had been curious about it. turns out it is pretty amazing. the inside has 2 big rooms and a tiny room attached to the bar. The rooms have high ceilings and white walls giving it a very colonial look. we went there on a whim, literally walked by and said "why not?". luckily we arrived super early because we didn't have a reservation and they turned away people the rest of the evening. i had for starters the ravioli soup which hit the spot with just the right flavors. next were some of the best battered things i ve ever had. I chose the shrimp with the spicy sauce but they brought out the sweet and sour instead (non  of this from a jar BS sweet and sour sauce but a real home made thing. I finished with a flambeyed banana thingy. the 3 course was 17 euros. between the quality, the decor, the friendly service, this was some pretty amazing bang for buck. I m looking forward to going back again sometime. they have a massive terrace out front that should be nice when the weather is nice.
make sure you reserve if your going on thurs fri or sat and check out a late afternoon film before hand at the CLUB theatre which is around the corner.

resto/bar lyon INDO CAFE

INDO CAFE
14 rue de thibbaudiere (angle avec rue d'anvers)

amazing lounge bar between guillotier and lyon 2 the serves a mean Bo Bun. I met auriane and philou there. I was a bit turned off by the hype kind of atmosphere and the 12 euro bo bun ( I had an amazing one for 7 in paris) but i was convinced by the nice service, amazing food, chill music (james brown/herbie hancock, dave brubek, St germain...etc...) and the 6.50euros  50cl of rose wine. we ate in the bar area. I can't wait to go back for the 3 course meal for 18 euros. They only serve the 3 course meal on Mondays and Wednesdays. the rest of the week is a buffet and some select dishes.

AMAZING ALBUMS

edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros-up from below
la tordue- champ libre
Noir desire - des visages des figures
Ry Cooder - chavez ravine
Neil Young - living with war
Neil Young - MTV inplugged
tom petty- wildflowers
weezer- blue album
paul simon- graceland
grateful dead- american beauty
miles davis - sketches of spain
anything by George Brassens
Kronos Quartet- nuevo
buena vista social club

thai PEPPER PUMPKIN and THAI BASIL SOUP (

I thought that it was going to be bad when I was preparing it. smelled pretty bad until it was cooked. turned out to be very different but great

2 soup spoons dried mini shrimp
half a teaspoon of dried shrimp paste
2 crushed garlic cloves
2 thai shallots (long garlicky shoots)
1 soup spoon fish sauce
1 soup spoon palm sugar or cane sugar syrup
juice half a lemon
300ml coco milk
12 thai basil leaves
cilantro (asian kind)
white pepper
300 g of pumpkin

cut pumpkin into 4cm cubes. bring to boil and reduce heat and let simmer for 15 minutes or until pumpkin is firm but not mushy.

NO NEED TO ADD SALT BECAUSE SHRIMP AND SAUCES SALTY ENOUGH

thailande: saveurs du bout du monde

just bought myself a new thai cookbook that I fell in love with. I hope I find the time to do something with it. next step is to get the wok and learn how to properly use it.
this is mainly for me to keep track of what i've made from the book

soupes
soupe au poulet, noix de coco et galanga. (tom khaa kai)
soupe epicee aux crevettes (tom Yam Kung)

salades
salade aux crevettes et au pomelo(yam som oh) 
poissons et fruits de mer
viandes volailles
porc en brochette (muu ping) BBQ
currys
curry rouge au porc et au poivre vert (kaeng muu phrik thai orn) replaced porc with pumpkin d veggies(kaeng muu phrik thai orn)

curry vert au poulet (kaeng khiaw-waan kai)
boeuf panaang

sautes
boeuf au basilic thai (neua phat bai hohrapha)
poulet au gingembre (kai phat khing)
nouilles et riz
legumes
desserts
recettes de base
des de concombre (ajat)

DESSERT INDIAN (Coconut Barfi - Nariyal Barfi - Coconut Fudge) CARDAMOM

You will love this sweet if you like coconut. It is most often made on occassions like Diwali (the Hindu festival of lights) and Christmas. My friend Helene has brought this twice to my house. (Second time upon request) 

YOU CAN CHANGE THE GHEE FOR BUTTER AND LEAVE OUT THE EXTRA SUGAR.

THIS WITH A GREAT COFFEE IS HEAVEN

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of fresh or dessicated coconut (fresh gives the best results)
• 1 1/2 cans (400gms each) of sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp cardamom powder
• 5 tbsps ghee
• 1 cup almonds blanched and cut into slivers

Preparation:

• Heat a heavy-bottomed pan on a medium flame and add the coconut, condensed milk and sugar. Mix well and cook till the condensed milk is reduced to a quarter of its original quantity or till you get a fudge-like consistency.
• Add the ghee and mix well. Cook till the ghee begins to separate from the fudge.
• Add the cardamom powder, mix well and turn off the fire.
• Grease a large platter, put the fudge on it and smooth out into a thick layer. Top the entire surface with the slivered almonds.
• Allow to cool a little and cut into squares while still warm.
• Allow to set, remove from the platter and store in an air-tight contain

RESTO LYON (GRENOUILLES)

Le Jardin Des Dombes (Croix Rousse)
4, rue de Nuits - 69004 Lyon - Tél. 04 72 07 67 66 

This place is for frog leg enthusiasts (I am not a huge fan but that is just personal) the other person with me said the legs were great. I had the Civet de Canard which was pretty darn good. They don't waste their time with side dishes as everyone gets the same thing (gratin dauphinois, a roasted tomato and soufflee of brocolli). The owner was super nice. The decor had some very bright points (yellow mosaics with a sort of wind in the willows frog center piece) and some less bright points (tables and chairs that look like they were taken from a hotel breakfast room) In all the decor was kind of country bumpkin and worked. For once I was kind of disappointed by the fondant au chocolat but the tarte tatin was great (both were homemade) apparently the other specialty is foie gras maison which I didn't have.

PARIS gare de lyon kebap

RESTO PARIS

ISTANBUL~LYON (KEBAP)
4 rue Michel Chasles

Have a few hours at the Gare de lyon and you want to take a load off and spend barely any money? go to this kebap joint right across from the main entrance where the owner is super nice and you can chill and stuff yourself for 6 euros. The fries are good, the meat is good and don't forget your Ayran to drink.

website for lyon salsa with soufiane

http://www.salsaddict.fr/website/