Dominique Ottevaere

"You might want to visit Brasserie 9 if French food is what you are after. Austrian Executive Chef. Attentive imaginative Thai staff who do go the extra mile to please. The place can be noisy though."

"Anyone any idea where I can buy hazelnut oil in the capital? (Thanks.)"

"I buy stalks of lemongrass over here (for my lemongrass pots de crème) and lots of other fresh herbs and aromatics that are difficult to consistently get hold of in other shops"

"Few cabs in the morning and even fewer at night. You'll need a car when living here. If you're all about having events happening where you live and being in the middle of that buzz, this is not it."

"Don't forget your complementary twenty minute foot or neck-and-shoulders massage, if you have time."