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Mama Pho, a gem in central Oslo

January 31, 2020 Hong Phuc Ho ChungCuisine, Restaurants

At a glance Newly opened Mama Pho makes enjoying delicious Vietnamese food in central Oslo both accessible and comfortable. Unlike many other Vietnamese restaurants, the menu is concise and straightforward and the atmosphere is open and friendly. Since the crew […]

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La Bettola del Gusto

November 26, 2019 Hong Phuc Ho ChungCuisine, Restaurants

Earlier this month, I was in Italy and visited Rome, Pompei, and Naples (with a day-trip to Tivoli). This and upcoming posts will revolve around these places, so stay tuned 😉 “La Bettola del Gusto” roughly translates to something like […]

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Authentic experience at Lille Saigon

January 31, 2019 Hong Phuc Ho ChungCuisine, Restaurants

I often get cravings for Vietnamese food and despite having thought about making my favourite dishes at home several times, I must admit defeat – it is a daunting task to cook many of them and the availability of ingredients […]

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Tacosgiving

November 30, 2018 Hong Phuc Ho ChungCuisine

The holiday season is in full swing, with Thanksgiving just gone and streets lighting up in anticipation of Christmas. On Sunday, Eirik and I invited our family over for a Thanksgiving dinner. We opted to skip the turkey this year […]

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The FireLake experience

April 12, 2018 Hong Phuc Ho ChungCuisine, Restaurants

This post contains affiliate links. “Created by nature, inspired by fire” Fire played a vital role to the Vikings, not only for survival purposes like meal preparation, but also in discussions, folklore, and even death. Viking funerals often involved cremation, […]

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Friendsgiving

November 26, 2017 Hong Phuc Ho ChungCuisine

This year, Eirik and I hosted a Friendsgiving dinner with traditional Thanksgiving food: a whole turkey with cranberry sauce, gravy, and mashed potatoes. It was our first time cooking a turkey, so we were quite relieved that nothing went wrong […]

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Yaya’s Thai Beach Bungalow

September 13, 2017 Hong Phuc Ho ChungCuisine, Restaurants

The Yaya’s experience begins from the moment you walk in. You are immediately struck by the bamboo booths, plastic chairs, and colourful Christmas lights – a different world from the gray building exterior. The best thing about Yaya’s was definitely […]

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The Polo Bar

July 18, 2017 Hong Phuc Ho ChungCuisine, Restaurants

It is no secret that I love Ralph Lauren, so it should be no surprise that I took the opportunity to dine at The Polo Bar in New York City last month! 😉 The restaurant is, true to its name, decorated […]

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Turning 23

May 31, 2017 Hong Phuc Ho ChungCuisine, Life in Barcode, Restaurants

How fast May has flown by! I celebrated my birthday this weekend with dinner at Nodee Sky, followed by cake (made by my talented mother-in-law) with my Norwegian family. The day was full of surprises and fun! The only thing […]

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Vika-dagen

April 27, 2017 Hong Phuc Ho ChungCuisine, Restaurants

Spring in Norway means that Norwegians try to go outside as much as possible to enjoy the warmer weather (which is considered nice as long as it is not snowing or raining). Restaurants have begun to offer outside seating and outdoor […]

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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.

— Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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