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ContactLara Dunston2020-12-04T12:58:20+07:00

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Brief Bio

Lara Dunston is a Cambodia based Travel & Food Writer and has regular gigs with:
The Guardian, CNN, Australian Gourmet Traveller, Feast, Delicious, The Independent, Telegraph, National Geographic Traveler / Traveller, Get Lost, Wanderlust, Travel+Leisure SEA, DestinAsian, AFAR. Read more here.

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LATEST ON INSTAGRAM

New Weekend Eggs recipe on Grantourismo for a Turk

New Weekend Eggs recipe on Grantourismo for a Turkish scrambled eggs dish called menemen, a highlight of traditional Turkish breakfast spreads from Istanbul to Izmir.

Often compared to shakshuka and eggs in purgatory (which we posted a recipe for recently), menemen is a dish of eggs scrambled in a spicy tomato sauce in a pan. White cheese, green peppers and sucuk sausage can be added. The inclusion of onion is much debated!

Menemen has been at the heart of so many leisurely breakfasts we've had on travels through Turkey and has been the centrepiece of our most memorable traditional Turkish breakfast spreads.

Link below and in the bio and while you’re there please click through to browse our other Weekend Eggs recipes of quintessential breakfast eggs dishes from around world in our decade-old series.

https://grantourismotravels.com/turkish-scrambled-eggs-recipe-menemen/

The lovely blue napkin is from @trunkh.cambodia who make beautiful napkins, tea-towels, tablecloths, table runners, and the like to satisfy all your entertaining, gifting and food styling needs. Tell them we sent you! 😉

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New recipe on the site by @terence_carter_photogra

New recipe on the site by @terence_carter_photography for this olive sourdough bread with rosemary, thyme and sweet red capsicum. It makes a deliciously moist sourdough bread that is fantastic toasted and spread with toppings such as ’nduja or just dipped into virgin olive oil and sea salt.

The recipe also serves as an excellent lesson in how to bake sourdough bread with inclusions. Baking sourdough with inclusions is for many home bakers the next step on from baking a classic sourdough loaf. ‘Inclusions’ describes anything that is added to the basic formulae of sourdough bread – sourdough starter, flour, water, and salt. In this case Terence has added Kalamata olives and sweet red capsicum. This is now my new favourite bread.

Recipe on the site; link in bio and below: https://grantourismotravels.com/olive-sourdough-bread-recipe/

The lovely napkin in the bottom left of the frame was one of many made by the talents at @trunkh.cambodia — highly recommended for all your entertaining, gifting and food styling needs!

#sourdough #bread #olives #sourdoughbread #olivebread #olivesourdough #baking #homebaking #breakfast #lunch #dinner #brunch #snacks #ideas #sourdoughlove #sourdoughbaking #sourdoughclub #sourdoughjourney #sourdoughideas #recipes #sourdoughschool #recipeshare #grantourismotravels #recipe #recipeoftheday #recipeoftheweek

Siem Reapers, we know times are tough (trust me, w

Siem Reapers, we know times are tough (trust me, we so know), but if you can, please do get out and support the cool Siem Reap cafes, bars and restaurants that are left, such as @wild.bar.siemreap (pictured), @misswongcocktail @dialoguesiemreap @footprintcafes @banlle_restaurant @tevysplace @embassyrestaurant @jomnostreetfood @lumorngfarmtotable and @thelittleredfoxespresso just to name a few.

We’ve already lost so many great restaurants, cafes and bars, which have either permanently closed or have paused their business for a while. Many are struggling to stay afloat and only making enough to cover overheads and keep staff employed.

Yesterday I met up with two Gastrodiplomacy research students from Europe I’ve been working with and took them on a walk around the Pub Street/Old Market quarter. My aim was to describe what the empty streets and lanes with their shuttered businesses with ‘for rent’ signs were like pre-pandemic during the busy tourist high season. It was heartbreaking.

Hot and sweaty at the end of our stroll, and in desperate need of a drink, we actually had few options on a Monday, with so many spots closed — from the atmospheric @thevillagecafecambodia and @asanaoldwoodenhouse.siemreap to the legendary @laundrybarmusicbar and elegant hotel cocktail bars such as Elephant Bar at @raffles_siemreap.

Most of the remaining businesses offer happy hours (and happy nights!) with cheap drinks and discounts for regulars/locals and are following all the Covid-19 protocols. Please support them before they go the way of the many other businesses that made this little city so special that we have now sadly lost.

#siemreap #siemreapcambodia #cambodia #cambodia🇰🇭 #openinsiemreap #bar #bars #gardenbar #bestbars #barlove #cocktailbar #cocktailbars #cafe #cafes #cafebar #restaurants #safe #covidsafe #travel #safetravels #igtravel #instadaily #picoftheday #igtraveller #travelgram #travelwriter #travelblogger #travelwriting #travelblogging #grantourismotravels

If you’re spending Easter at home and you’ve f

If you’re spending Easter at home and you’ve finished your hot cross buns, try Terence’s easy hot cross buns recipe. These have a Southeast Asian twist with more spice and local dried/candied tropical fruits. They are so delish. Recipe here -> https://grantourismotravels.com/2018/03/26/hot-cross-buns-recipe/

#easter #easterweekend #hotcrossbuns #recipe #recipes #recipeshare #food #foodie #cooking #homecooking #homemade #igfood #instagood #instafood #delicious #deliciousfood #yummy #yum #instapic #instagood #foodpics #foodgasm #foodstagram #foodoftheday #foodpost #foodlover #baking #homebaking #grantourismotravels

We have some beef Stroganoff made last night for a

We have some beef Stroganoff made last night for a new recipe and it has me craving more Russian food. I think I’m going to make some pelmeni tonight... join me?

You’ll find the recipe here:
https://grantourismotravels.com/russian-pelmeni-recipe/

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Pepper is always happy to sit for a portrait. #c

Pepper is always happy to sit for a portrait.

#cat #cats #blackcat #blackcatsrule #blackcats #blackcatsclub #pepperthecat #cambodiancat #cambodia #siemreap #australiansabroad #annoyingcat #catsofinstagram #igcats #igcatsdaily #blackcatsofinstagram #picoftheday #igdaily

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