Rick Stein in Hua Hin

[JD]

Wow I thought I would be able to watch BBC TV in Hua Hin with the links posted , but CALLER the BBC TV Iplayer does not work overseas and JD with UK Nova I had to sign up but my computer does not seem to want to download - any ideas how to go about this step by step?

You need to make sure you have a bittorrent application on your computer, I use this one. http://www.vuze.com/app

After you have it installed, go back to UKNova, click on the download link and when prompted by Vuze start the download. After download, highlight the download by clicking it and then click the launch button on the top panel. Works for me every time.

[caller]

Well, I finally watched it this morning on BBC's iplayer (sorry) and I thought it very enjoyable. I love his enthusiasm for the food and his views on HH seemed to reflect many I've read on here, but a bit contradictory, he lamented about the night market, but for the pier he ate on, he said the cooking and hygiene were better than when last there about 12 years ago. He also said he first visited HH 20 years ago!

As a travelogue, it was the first time in a while that I've seen something positive about LOS - that can't do any harm.

Makes me want to go back (sorry)!

[Big Boy]

Well, I watched it up until the train to Phuket part. Yes, it was quite enjoyable.

The banana pancakes brought back a few good memories - my favourite

Regarding his comments about the market being mainly food, do any of you oldtimers remember it that way. Surely, there wouldn't have been the trade to sustain every stall as a fast food outlet Or does he remember a much smaller market?

[NOKYAI]

I ate at Floyd s place on the Dart. He tried to break down barriers by keeping it like a pub, refusing to have bookings, a daily menu board that when stuff ran out it was crossed off (was buying local, good produce before it became fashionable). He had an open plan kitchen and you could see how hard he worked during service and would join you for a pint at the end. It was less than £10 for a main.

Top value, Top gent......but not a great businessman!

I have drunk with him (he bought me a case of Krug for my engagement after only meeting me a few times)

Mr S in my opinion is the complete opposite

[margaretcarnes]

Big Boy - up to 5 years ago the night market didn't have much going for it at all beyond the SraSong intersection. Most of the food stalls which tourists ventured to were at the Petkasem end, and were just outdoor places served by gas bottles and woks, situated behind the market stalls. There was a large restaurant on the corner of SraSong and the night market - opposite the 7Eleven, which opened as the night market was closing and did wonderful duck and noodle soup. There was also the Night Plaza down an alley off the main night market stretch, which was run by an English guy called David. He made a valiant effort to establish the Plaza as a varied open air eatery, with shops, including some local artists, surrounding it, a bar in the middle, and often a band playing at one end.
Sadly that Plaza and the duck and noodle soup have gone. But in their place are some wonderful restaurants beyond SraSong, which, together with more local artists galleries, have helped to really open up the whole market to it's full extent.
Overall I think it is a great improvement, but I can understand that it's a bit of a shock at first!

[highvoltage]

Most people complain that hua hin has change too much. Remember that if there is no food stall then its because of demand. Those people are not selling anymore means they are not making money anymore so they sold or changed their business. Maybe the farangs are not eating enough. If you cant patronage their business then stop complaining.

[hhfarang]

Maybe the farangs are not eating enough.

Have you seen the size of some of us?

[STEVE G]

There are still a huge amount of local food stalls in Hua Hin, and if you can't find what you want in the night market you don't have to go very far to find them.
They might have been replaced by tourist shops in the actual market itself, but they've just moved to streets in the surrounding area.

[Big Boy]

Maybe the farangs are not eating enough.

Have you seen the size of some of us?

[Vital Spark]

Thanks for the reminder - we downloaded it and watched it the other night.

I do find the man mildly irritating, but maybe it's just me. I liked the Australian man he met in Bangkok, he spoke a lot of sense and obviously understood Thailand and its culture.

What really irritated me was Rick Stein's pronunciation of 'tom yang goong'. He got it wrong so many times I was shouting at the TV - for goodness sake it's three syllables, it isn't that difficult!

VS.

[caller]

I thought the whole series fantastic, I really enjoyed it. It helped being able to watch in HDTV, as the colours as he travelled around SE Asia, Bali, Sri Lanka and Bangla Desh were fantastic.

VS, that nice Aussie guy is the ultimate western expert on Thai food. I tried to get my wife to go to Nahm in London as a treat on her birthday:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style ... 79276.html

For what its worth, its the only Thai restaurant to hold a Michelin star.

But she preferred this place:

http://www.esarnkheaw.com/ab_esarn.html

Which gets packed with Thais - its the real deal. You just have to fight through all the Burkhas to get there! Boy has Shepherds Bush changed in the last few years!