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Sour grapes make for a bitter wine but what about wines made without any grapes at all? Simon Jacy investigates Cambodian drinking culture. Rice wine, much like rice itself, is much more than a mere provision. Over millennia of incremental civilizations, as societies inched gradually from hunter-g...

There is only one place to go in the Capital if you crave the infectious grooves of West African music. With a little bit of something for everyone, the name Do It All Bar seems apropos. Craig Gerard chats with Enoch Smith to find out what “It” is.

Though it’s late afternoon- about the time when most...

“Religions change; beer and wine remain,” said Hervey Allen, a claim that rings true for Phnom Penh’s diverse expatriate Diaspora. With the tides of economic doom and gloom finally lapping at Cambodia’s fair shores, where’s the best spot to enjoy a cheap and cheerful beer?

The latest delivery on the Siem Reap bar and arts scene is 4Faces, a relaxed bar, café and photo-gallery, the offspring of Dutchman Eric de Vries, Englishman Tom Blackie and their partners. Words by Nicky McGavin.