Mark Wiens Will Travel For Food

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The host of HBO Asiaā€™s Food Affair talks all things eating.

Mark Wiens appreciates food. The YouTuber’s 9.4 million subscribers are regularly treated to his animated reaction when sampling street fare around the world: eyebrows raised, eyes wide, smile wrinkling the corners of his eyes, and head cocked back in gustatory ecstasy. ā€œThereā€™s a top 10 list of attractions to see in every city or every place you go. I donā€™t mind skipping all 10 and just eating,ā€ he tells me while on a food press tour in Singapore. “I still get almost an adrenaline rush from visiting a [new] destination and not really knowing what it is that Iā€™m trying.”

And it shows. On his channel, he’s done everything from exploring Creole food in Tobago to hopping on a tuk tuk to head to Bangkok’s night markets, all while donning his now-signature black ā€œI travel for foodā€ T-shirt . Wiens possesses the uncanny ability to not just find some of the most underrated local gems, but also make each bite seem delicious.

Wiens started out snapping photos of his dishes while traveling for his food blog but quickly realized the medium couldnā€™t quite capture the full dining experience. ā€œI love to eat street food and when youā€™re only taking photos, you miss so much of the atmosphere and ambiance. You miss the preparation and you take a bite and you canā€™t really express your emotion.ā€ So he pivoted to “very minimal, very one-takeā€ videos. Luckily, Wiens had the foresight to predict video would be the next big format and committed to it, despite initially feeling conscious of people’s stares whenever he’d talk into his camera. Since then, he’s amassed a massive loyal following, authored two e-books on Thai dining , and even launched his own ghost pepper powderā€”a condiment he doesn’t leave without.

Wiensā€™ whole food journey is preparation for his biggest career move to date. This November, the bonafide social media star hosts his own food docuseries Food Affair on HBO Asia, produced by decorated Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo . Over six episodes, Wiens travels throughout Singapore, with each three-part episode featuring a food expert, a fine dining establishment, and a hawker stall. On the show, Wiens explores the cuisines that make up Singapore’s dining landscape, goes deep into their diverse origins, and sheds light on singularly inspiring stories about unassuming hawker stalls that are heritage places in their own right.

Though heā€™s ā€œstill nervous on cameraā€ despite his vlogging tenure, Wiens’ says his upbringing as an American-born, half-Chinese who grew up in the likes of Kenya, Congo, and Tanzania certainly primed his palateā€”and his appreciation for various cultures. ā€œIt was a privilege to be able to grow up in so many different cultures. I think that really did provide a foundation for appreciation of all sorts of diff foods and cultures and peoples. So that was definitely helpful in Food Affair and in a place like Singapore because Singapore is such a diverse country.ā€ 

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To call Wiens food-obsessed may not be an overstatement. “I prefer eating over cooking,ā€ the self-proclaimed “full time eater” says. But even when he’s just talking about food, Wiens has a twinkle in his eye. Over the two meals we shared in Singapore, I watch Wiens’ face light up after each dish he digs into, as well as the food-centric conversation. He eagerly explains Peranakan’s food origins over lunch and swaps stories about some of the more adventurous meals he’s tried ( Thai dancing shrimp , yes. The live squid shots trending on TikTok , no). He’s “always been an adventurous eater,” even during his down time in Thailand, where he’s been based for the past 13 years. He adds, “Especially if I travel, I donā€™t wanna repeat something. I wanna try something new every single time.”

“If you can appreciate a cultureā€™s food…you can really connect with people on another level. Because food is emotional. Food brings back memories.”

Wiens knows that food holds the power to connect people. ā€œFood is emotional,ā€ he shares. But his apparent reverence for the way it’s preparedā€”including who makes it and the personal stories behind itā€”is what’s most striking about him. He implores us eaters to “appreciate what [cooks] do and celebrate the amazing people that spent the time to really put thought into the food that they cook.”

Like the late Anthony Bourdain , whom Wiens started watching while he was still in university and calls “a pioneer in what was possible to travel and eat and make a film,” he, too, hopes to inspire people to travel. “But even if travel was not possible, to just get out of your comfort zone,” he adds of his dream for his viewers. “The world is so diverse and even within most major cities, you will find such an array of different foods [from] people that have migrated. Even getting out of your comfort zone a little bit, through food, wherever you are.ā€

Below, Wiens talks about his favorite childhood snack, living in the Philippines for two months, and his new show on HBO.

In Episode 1, you mention you love eating with people. What do you learn about people by eating with them?

I think if you can appreciate a cultureā€™s food and genuinely show appreciation for it, or find something to appreciate in it, you can really connect with people on another level. Because food is emotional. Food brings back memories.

Food can be such a point of connection.

All the time. I do a lot of self-filmed videos for YouTube [and] sometimes when you meet somebody for a meal, it can be a little quiet and awkward at the beginning, but then once you take that first bite, start showing emotion, and just talking about it, it breaks the ice right there and from then on youā€™re a lot more comfortable. Both people are a lot more comfortable.

What are you looking forward to teaching people about Singapore and Singaporean food?

A combination of the diversity of food thatā€™s available and also the different ethnic groups that influenced Singapore. The entire Food Affair series compares food all the way from fine dining to hawker centers, street food. But it explains both of them and intertwines them together in a way that shows that you can have an amazing and satisfying experience at each location despite the level and thatā€™s true about anywhere in the world.

And then to almost bridge that gap between fine dining and street food where you find out when you start to learn about some of the fine dining chefs that they gather a lot of inspiration either from home cooking or street food. A lot of chefs get inspiration just by hanging out. They like to eat also. 

You mentioned food being emotional. Was there any episode or dish on the show that brought you back to your childhood?Ā 

Quite a lot! Iā€™m half-Chinese. My mom is Cantonese. So I did grow up eating a lot of Chinese and Cantonese food. One of the places we had some Chinese-mainly food episode, thereā€™s a Singaporean dish called the Yam Roll, itā€™s actually not really yam but taro, itā€™s deep fried with all sorts of things in it. And when I tasted that, it immediately brought me back to one of my favorite dim sums when I was a child were the fried taro puffs. And itā€™s filled usually with a bit of minced pork and mushroom and water chestnuts, but itā€™s really fluffy and crispy on the outside.

But the yam roll in Singapore looks totally different. Itā€™s this wreath almost of yam, deep-fried. But then you take a bite and it immediately reminds you of the dim sum. I especially loved that one when I was a kid, ā€™cause itā€™s creamy and taro and deep fried.

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When youā€™re at home do you have a go-to dish?

I live with my wife and my mother-in-law who cooks a lot of food. One of the things that she makes regularly is a southern Thai fish curry. [It’s] more like a soup with a lot of turmeric, chilis, lime juice, and fish. Thatā€™s basically the whole recipe but itā€™s really clean and pure and you just taste the fish and spices.

Do you cook that as well? 

I do cook sometimes but not that much. I let my mother-in-law cook. Sheā€™s much better!

Do you have a favorite destination for food? 

Many but one country that stands out to me thatā€™s off the beaten track is Ethiopia. I love Ethiopian food. Itā€™s something that Iā€™ve loved since I was a child. I think itā€™s very unique to Ethopia. You don’t find the same flavors, the same ingredients outside of Ethiopia, and it has such a rich culture, food scene, and [it’s the] birthplace of coffee. Ethiopia is incredible. 

What other destinations would you want to explore?

Thereā€™s a lot of countries that I still havenā€™t visited. Never been to a place like Costa Rica. Colombia would be cool. Iā€™ve never been to New Zealand or Australia. But thereā€™s also a lot of places that I would love to revisit and go to more regions. A place like India or China would be infinite. Also the Philippines and Indonesia. Thereā€™s so many different islands with such different cultures, so there’s a lot of places that Iā€™d love to revisit as well. 

If you had the opportunity to highlight other Asian cuisines next, where would you go?

Itā€™d probably just be my favorite food destinations. Japan would be awesome. India. Philippines would be great too.

I heard youā€™ve been to Manila before. Do you have a favorite dish?

Back a while ago, when I first came to Southeast Asia I did a whole trip to SEA [and] spent about two months in the Philippines. I went to the Banaue Mountain area, I did a big trek there.

Iā€™ve always loved sinigang. Itā€™s just so clean and good and sour. Bicol express was always a dish I loved. Chicken inasal is fantastic. [And] you gotta have lechon. 

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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One of the many things mark wiens ate on his around the world trip for food: a mumbai-style veggie sandwich. (photos: mark wiens of migrationolgy.com ).

For me, one of the greatest reasons to travel is to learn about, explore, and taste the wide variety of local food available in every destination around the world. When you’re willing to eat at local restaurants, you have the opportunity to connect with so many people, have experiences you’ll never forget, and, more importantly, get to taste some unique and incredibly delicious food.

I did just that on an around the world trip with Star Alliance and Marriott TRAVELER , while visiting nine cities in 39 days. Here are my top food highlights from each city.

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1. Mumbai, India

Mumbai is India’s largest city and it’s truly a melting pot of India and the world. One of the unique cuisines available in Mumbai is Parsi food, a combination of Iranian and Indian food. When I asked my followers on social media where to eat in Mumbai, many people recommended I try a restaurant called Britannia & Co. , so I knew I had to check it out. The restaurant itself is a classic, having opened in 1923. My favorite dish of the meal was sali boti, cubes of tender mutton in a flavorful spice filled gravy.

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2. Muscat, Oman

One of the types of meat that’s commonly eaten in Oman is camel, and I had my first camel meal in Muscat. There were two camel dishes, a type of stew, and also deep fried camel, which came with camel meat and camel hump. The camel meat was unbelievably delicious, tender, and the cubes of hump were equally stunning and just melted in my mouth.

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3. Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul is one of the world’s great food cities, and when you visit there are so many amazing things to try. Sehzade Erzurum Cag Kebabi serves a type of kebab roasted on a horizontal spit. As soon as you order, skewers are sliced off the main kebab and it’s some of the most incredibly flavorful lamb you’ll ever taste. I especially enjoyed it wrapped in bread with onions and sumac.

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4. Rome, Italy

What really stands out to me about visiting Rome are the pastas. One night in Rome along with some friends, I went to a restaurant called Trattoria Dal Cavalier Gino . We ordered an assortment of pastas and main dishes, accompanied by a crisp white wine. One of my favorite Roman pasta dishes was cacio e pepe, made with goat cheese and black pepper.

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5. Stockholm, Sweden

One of Sweden’s most famous foods are meatballs, and they are delicious. But when I was in Stockholm I had a chance to eat a reindeer steak at a restaurant called Pelikan , and it was one of the highlight memories of my visit. The reindeer was so tender, and it had a liver taste and texture to it. Absolutely delicious.

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6. Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona is a stylish modern city with a huge mix of Spanish and Catalan food available. I really wanted to eat some seafood when I was in Barcelona and so one day for lunch I headed to a restaurant called Can MaƱo , a lovely family run legendary little place. The gamberi (prawns) and the sardines, both grilled and drizzled in olive oil and garlic, were stunning.

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7. Lisbon, Portugal

I could eat seafood everyday of my life, and Portugal has no shortage of amazingly fresh seafood. When you’re in Lisbon, the most well known seafood restaurant in the city is Cervejaria Ramiro , and they will satisfy all your seafood needs for a reasonable price. Along with giant king prawns, a crab filled with roe, and goose barnacles, one of my personal favorite dishes was a pan of clams sauteed in olive oil and butter with tons of garlic.

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8. New York City, United States

New York City, being so diverse, gives you the opportunity to try food from just about anywhere in the world somewhere within the city. One of the restaurant chains within the city that has humble beginnings is Xi’an Famous Foods . I made the journey out to Flushing to try one of the original locations, located in a basement food court. The spicy cumin lamb noodles were everything I had hoped for – gooey and chewy homemade noodles – mixed with slices of lamb flavored with chili oil and cumin.

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9. Hong Kong, China

Dim sum is one of the meals you absolutely don’t want to miss when you’re in Hong Kong. But something else I really enjoyed was a bowl of curry brisket noodles at the legendary Kau Kee Restaurant . It had a beautiful dry curry powder flavor, with a bit of chili heat, tender stringy pieces of brisket filling the bowl, and noodles on the bottom. It was just about everything I could hope for in a bowl of curry brisket noodles.

Mark Wiens is a full-time travel eater based in Bangkok, Thailand. Check out his latest food blogs on Migrationology and watch his food videos on YouTube.

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OK, we at Public Riot HQ are foodies as well, but not to the point where we travel across the globe for fish tacos (though they do sound delicious). We commend Mark for his dedication to food and travel, and we hope you enjoy his videos as much as we did. After all, food is the reason you should travel!

Mark Wiens reminds us of Andrew Zimmern in a lot of ways. Remember Bizarre Food with Andrew Zimmern? Well, Mark Wiens is kind of like that, but instead of eating bizarre foods, he focuses on delicious street food.

If you like watching videos of people eating delicious food, then you will definitely enjoy Mark Wiens’ channel.

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Mark Wiens is a food-obsessed travel blogger, freelance writer, and author of the Eating Thai Food Guide and Bangkok 101 Guide. He’s been living in Thailand for over ten years, and during that time, he has traveled to every province in the country.

With 9M subscribers on YouTube, Mark is one of the most popular food vloggers out there. And, definitely, one of the best when it comes to street food videos. He has a knack for finding the most delicious food, and his videos make you feel like you’re right there with him, experiencing all the amazing flavors.

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The channel is all about food and travel. Mark Wiens travels the world in search of amazing food, and his videos feature incredible street food and delicious dishes from different cultures. He also provides helpful travel tips so you can experience the best of each destination.

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Note : I (Mark Wiens) worked with Michael and the team from Bangkok Vanguards to research and put together The Ultimate Bangkok Food Tour, however, I’m not the guide on this tour as I travel frequently. The team at Bangkok Vanguards are extremely qualified and passionate about Bangkok and will be taking great care of you on this tour.

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I met Michael from Bangkok Vanguards years ago at a conference in Bangkok.

We connected quickly as we both share a passion for Bangkok, eating Thai food, and having fun.

Something I love about Michael is his love for getting off the beaten path, and his deep commitment to helping and learning about local communities within Bangkok and throughout Thailand, and preserving heritage.

A number of years after meeting Michael, him and I together decided to explore Bangkok’s Charoen Chai Community (ąøŠąøøąø”ąøŠąø™ą¹€ąøˆąø£ąø“ąøą¹„ąøŠąø¢ ą¹€ąø¢ąø²ąø£ąø²ąøŠ). We filmed a street food tour video about this Thai Chinese community with so much history and heritage. Michael shared his love for the community and its immense historical significance, and I shared my love for the flavor of Thai food. Together, it was fun, educational, and delicious, all at the same time.

From that day forward, we had an idea:

What if we collaborated to create an ultimate Thai food tour experience?

We’d combine our specialties and interests – Michael’s knowledge of the backstreets, history, religion, and culture of communities in Bangkok, and my love for local Thai food – to create a memorable Bangkok food tour that captured

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The idea was to eat from a few of my favorite Thai food spots in Bangkok, while being able to manage transportation and a connection from one place to another.

One of the things I love about Thai food in Bangkok is that Bangkok is a melting pot – not only internationally, but it’s the city where people from all over Thailand come to live. In light of this, you’re able to find Thai food from every region of Thailand within Bangkok. This was also part of our idea, to offer a tour where you can taste the major differences of regional Thai food. Though one country, the north to the south of Thailand have entirely different cuisines, and within the Ultimate Bangkok Food Tour you’ll have a chance to really see the diversity of Thai food.

Michael again, is an expert on back streets, transportation, and seemingly hidden neighborhoods in Bangkok. He’ll take you to forgotten communities that are hidden in the shadows of sky-scrapers, and he’ll take you on a journey to connect with people on a personal level.

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