This book covers some of the best restaurants in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). Through his job as journalist, restaurant reviewer, and food and beverage editor, the author has visited most of the eateries in Ho Chi Minh City, as a result he has selected some of the best ones for this book. The reviews are extensive, and paired with several pictures of each restaurant. For each restaurant, reviews of several of the dishes are made, indicating the price of some of the dishes as reference, prices are in local currency VND (currently at April 2014 $1=21.100 VND, =35.000 VND). This book is not about...

I am writing these few lines when 2014 is coming to an end. After several years of hard work, and the pleasure of trying many Rioja wines, this project is coming to an end. I wanted to do something different, something that would help wine lovers to know more about the Rioja wines, but especially about the wineries, because although the soil and terroir are crucial for good wine, it is equally important the people behind; some wineries belong to huge groups focus on profit, while many are small and medium size wineries which are run by families generation after generation. It is also...

Welcome to Pairing wine with Vietnamese food, the ultimate guide for those who want to make the most of drinking wine with Vietnamese food In this book you will find the basics about wine and food pairing, to then move into the particulars of the worldwide awarded Vietnamese cuisine. After having lived several years in Vietnam, the author, still living in Ho Chi Minh City, and a member of the Society of Wine Educators, will take you through the particulars of the most popular Vietnamese dishes and which wines will not only go well with them, but even enhance the experience of both eating the...