Cuisinewatdamnak - eng

Joannès et sa cuisine khmère.
Il y a deux ans, l’expatrié Joannès Rivière et son épouse Carole ont ouvert un restaurant à Siem Reap.
Visite du marché en sa compagnie, à la découverte des différences culinaires avec l’Europe.

Excursion dans un village du site d’Angkor Vat et préparation d’un repas.

Sur Internet :
http://www.rts.ch/la-1ere/programmes/detours/4773796-detours-du-10-04-2013.html

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" There we sat, surrounded by the buzz of Pchum Ben festivities in a remote Svay Rieng province village, rain pounding on the tin roof above our heads, feasting on varieties of pond life: tiny frogs, fish and morning glory, cooked up in tasty curries.

My Khmer friends chuckled as an Australian friend and I squirmed and gulped down bunches of leafy greens and stalks dunked in a large dollop of prahok. Heady, piquant, pungent. Definitely an acquired taste.

Five months on, sitting in Siem Reap’s internationally celebrated Cuisine Wat Damnak, my impression of preserved marine-life was turned on its head..."

Read more :
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013032964756/7Days/wham-bam-thank-you-maam.html

" I'm careering around the dusty roads of Siem Reap in the back of a tuk-tuk. At the wheel is Joannes Riviere, the chef from Cuisine Wat Damnak. As we slow down to make a turn, I notice a group of Cambodians standing around a street-side food stall, watching us and giggling.
It's not clear whether they're laughing because they've never seen a foreigner - or as Khmers call us, barang - at the wheel of a tuk-tuk, or because they know that Riviere is a famous chef who probably shouldn't be driving one at all. ..."

Read more :
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-wine/article/1123851/destination-siem-reap

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PRAHOK FOR THE BARANG and other culinary anomalies from the jovial knife-wielding chef at Cuisine Wat Damnak
by Lina Goldberg

"Joannès Rivière, owner of Siem Reap’s Cuisine Wat Damnak and a champion of modern Cambodian cooking, is more than just a master chef. “He’s also quite funny,” one expat told me. I shook my head in disbelief. “But he’s French,” I protested. “I know, but he’s actually funny,” she replied, adding for emphasis, “In English.” As hard as it was for me to believe, it turns out that the man who is bringing Cambodian food to the world’s attention actually has a sense of humour about the whole thing. ..."

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" Eels and frogs may not sound like the most enticing fare on a best-selling restaurant’s menu, but all this and more is served at the much-feted eatery Cuisine Wat Damnak, which has just re-opened after a short summer hiatus.

Cuisine Wat Damnak originally opened a year and a half ago, and has become a firm favourite among diners, ranking number 7 on Tripadvisor, lauded by Condé Nast Traveller,  and praised by the renowned and famously perfectionist French-born OK celebrity chef Raymond Blanc, who blogged about Wat Damnak chef-owner Joannès Rivière, exclaiming,  “Oh mon Dieu, this man can cook.” ..."

Read more :
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2012111659762/Siem-Reap-Insider/dining-a-la-damnak.html

"Chef Joannès Rivière brings his farm-to-table philosophy to modern Cambodian cooking.
Given its proximity to one of the world"s greatest man-made wonders, Siem Reap is probably the last place in Asia you'd expect to find a destination restaurant. But since it opened 15 months ago, Cuisine Wat Damnak is just that. ..."

Read more : pp 44-46
http://issuu.com/travelandleisure/docs/201209_ipad_sep_final/45

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"Consider Joannès Rivière’s Sanday fish dish as his version of Cambodia on a plate.

Though it appears borne out of a contemporary European kitchen, the French-born 32-year-old chef insists it’s pure Cambodian, featuring fish from the Tonle Sap, the country’s main waterway, and eggplant cooked in a traditional palm-sugar khaw braise..."

Read more : http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/08/30/cambodia-on-a-plate-as-rendered-by-a-frenchman/

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" Be prepared to be surprised at Cuisine Wat Damnak, a contemporary Cambodian restaurant in Siem Reap that has entirely transformed native dishes seen on the streets into haute cuisine..."

Read More : http://blogs.wsj.com/searealtime/2012/07/27/food-fridays-wat-damnak-in-siem-reap/

Where to eat in Angkor and Siem Reap

"Arguably the best Khmer cuisine in town, often with a modern twist."


Read More :
http://www.cntraveller.com/guides/asia/cambodia/angkor-and-siem-reap/where-to-eat


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  Sneak Peek – Cuisine Wat Damnak, Cambodia

" The joy of Khmer dining can sometimes take time to reveal itself, but a Cuisine Wat Damnak experience is more than unlikely to be one of those times. Frenchman Joannes Riviere’s seasonal degustation menus are constantly changing to showcase the very best locally sourced ingredients, some of which he grows himself, and the names of which even the most sophisticated Khmer connoisseur may never have heard..."

Read more :
http://www.luxecityguides.com/luxetasy/2012/05/16/sneak-peek-cuisine-wat-damnak-cambodia/