Austin Bush

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Lunch at Chatuchak Weekend Market! A nice Penang curry w pork and a steamed curry w crab at Prik-Yuak (thanks, @ohhappybear, for the heads up), and the MSG-soaked fried chicken, w MSG-soaked dip of grilled tomatoes, garlic and tamarind, at Foon Talop. #Bangkok

Impulse purchase: $250 to @wckitchen and @chefjoseandres, a real no brainer. I’d urge you all out there to do the same!

#Repost @chefjoseandres
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Meet Camila! She came to our @WCKitchen dining room in Venezuela at risk of malnutrition. Her mother brings her everyday...and she’s learning habits like washing her hands. Each day, her condition improves & we get to see her grow! 🧡 #ChefsForVenezuela

Classic Chinatown dessert: tao huay/เต้าฮวย, slices of soft tofu and deep-fried dough in a hot, downright spicy, fragrant ginger broth. #Bangkok

Maybe the most #Bangkok photo ever (specifically referring to the guy staring at his phone).

Today I’m the old part of Bangkok shooting some likewise and stunning Bangkok-style dishes for @fantasticfoodsearch. If you haven’t followed yet, do it! The website (www.fantasticfoodsearch.com) is now live, we’ve just added Phuket as a new destination, and as indicated above, we’ve still got a few Bangkok places share!

Print is not (entirely) dead! Proud of the work I did for @lonelyplanet on the latest edition of this title. In particular, George Town, Penang, is arguably the best food destination in SE Asia, and I think I put together a pretty good primer on what and where to eat there. #lpinmalaysia

GUYS. Very excited to announce that www.fantasticfoodsearch.com is live! You can head to the URL — ideally on mobile — or go to @fantasticfoodsearch and hit the link in our bio. If you’re on the ground in Bangkok, you’ll get the added bonus of meeting Mr Fantastic (pictured here). Please play around w it and send any feedback to us at ffsfantastic@gmail.com — we’d love to know what you think!

It was only a matter of time: I have access to an open fire, wood, paella pans, rabbit and the right rice, so on my last night here I made paella valenciana! Before you @ me, I could not find snails or lima beans here in Cómpeta. But I did make my own stock and grate fresh tomatoes. Yet another meal alone, but I made a goddamn tasty paella in Spain — a proud cooking accomplishment! (@johnnoble11, you have some excellent leftovers to look forward to!)

Almejas a la marenga, big-ass clams in a sauce of fresh tomatoes, peppers, white wine and lots of pimentón dulce, w a dry moscatel from Málaga. Going to miss cooking these meals. 🇪🇸

There was some other stuff — a tasty braised ox tail and a thick kind of local cold almond and garlic soup — but this jamón ibérico from Córdoba and this glass of amontillado from Montilla-Moriles were outta control. The ham was rich rather than salty, and each sip of that wine revealed a new flavor and aroma. 🇪🇸

Salmorejo, chilled tomato soup so thick and rich you could stand a spoon in it, a simple but deeply delicious salad of salt cod, oranges, onions and olive oil, and a kind of amazing glass of amontillado, in what is easily the most charming bar in the world. But why the bread w the look feel and character of a sleeve of Saltines? 🇪🇸

I finally got my hands on chivo al horno de leña, wood-roasted goat kid. And it was, more or less, a giant hunk of meat. But kinda perfect fuel for a long bike ride up many many many hills (and through some really really really beautiful countryside). And I’m always happy to visit Canillas de Aceituno, maybe my fave village around these parts. 🐐 🚲 🇪🇸

Slow day...

August 06, 2006 in blog

Today's lunch:

phat kraphrao plaa meuk, squid stir-fried with basil. Salty, spicy, sloppy and garlicky. All my faves. And then there's also the bonus of a fried egg. This was consumed at a nondescript restaurant, but the dish is mad easy to make and I'll try to include a recipe soon.