This week, I spent an hour with the chef and owner of Corso 32 and Bar Bricco, discussing, and eating, buffalo mozzarella. I have never personally cooked with the slick, white balls packed in brine. But on my first trip to Italy three years ago, I tasted the cheese, fresh, in the country from which it hails. It was a creamy-soft, and heady, experience that feels too distant now to even be described, like trying to remember what it was like to brush my lips across the downy heads of my babies. Since Italy, I have been thinking about the cheese, and wondering how to get it into my life without the expense of another trip.

SINGAPORE: SilkAir, the regional wing of national carrier Singapore Airlines, will offer more flights to Laos under a codeshare agreement with Lao Airlines signed on Wednesday (Jul 27). 

The carrier said that from Oct 31, SilkAir will offer three weekly flights on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Singapore to the Laotian cities of Vientiane and Luang Prabang. 

For all the foodies out there, a great video of some of the best eats in Luang Prabang! Look out for Laos Buffalo Dairy products on many of these menus soon! 

Bon appétit! 

With tourists flocking to the world-heritage town, the coffee producer believes it has found a win-win solution for highland farmers who in the past may have relied on opium as a cash crop and are prohibited from the cycle of "slash and burn."

Acupuncture has been found to improve the fertility of female carabaos and raise their milk output, prompting a noted veterinarian to promote the practice among carabao dairy farmers.
 

"The opening of the new route from Don Mueang International Airport to Luang Prabang marks the completion of our network of CLMV countries, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

A scattering of emerging Asian countries make a notable appearance in the top-ten: growth in the region is buoyed by rising private consumption, and in particular a revitalised tourism sector in Laos.