In Calabria, in Italy’s toe, I set out to find the spiciest pasta I could. Read about the results in Munchies!
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Finding True Irish Moonshine Is Harder Than You’d Think
Poitin is a nasty Irish liquor that is allegedly available from every hill-cart in Ireland. But not. Read it at Munchies!
The Joy of Not-So-Secretly Drinking on Russian Trains
Vodka is banned on the Russian trains, but that didn’t stop us. Read it at VICE!
I Travelled to Russia’s Northernmost City to Be Its Only Tourist
Like the headline says, we went beyond the Arctic Circle to check out the biggest city the Arctic’s ever hosted. Read it at VICE!
Singapore’s Best Chilli Crab Is in a 60-Year-Old Public Housing Complex
My first story for Vice from the road! Singapore chilli crab — it’s pricey, it’s messy, it’s served in a housing estate! Read it at Vice!
Why Koreans eat boiling hot soup on the most sweltering days of summer
Forget ice cream: what you want on the hottest days of the summer is a boiling hot boil of chicken and ginseng soup. Read all about it at Munchies!
Why the World’s Largest Church Still Worships Its Embezzling Former Leader
Getting up at 9:00 on six winter Sundays in a row was all worth it, to document the crazy goings on at Yoido Full Gospel Church. Speaking in tongues, healing the sick, raising the crippled, emptying your pockets — there’s nothing the Great Rev. Cho cannot do. Read it at VICE!
Behind Korea’s Obsession with Fried Chicken and Beer
Everyone loves fried chicken and beer! At least everyone I know in Korea does. Find out why, in my second food story for VICE!
Koreans Don’t Want to Admit They’re Eating Chinese Kimchi
Kimchi is the lifeblood of the Korean – but increasingly, that lifeblood is coming from China. Read the story at Munchies!
Expats Really Like to Drink in Front of Korean Convenience Stores
My first story for Vice! A round-up on “marting”, the (legal) practice of getting hammered outside the corner store in Korea. Read it here.