It was a delightful discovery and a nice break from the heavier dishes. Grilled Fish with Sambal: This stop was one of my favorites! The star of the show at the third stop was grilled mackerel ...

Lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, and a little spicy chili paste flavor these quick Laotian-inspired pork patties. Serve over ...

If you have the grill fired up for this Indonesian dish of fish wrapped in banana leaf (which was developed by my ex-food stylist, Vivian Herijanto), you'd might as well also cook some skewers of ...