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Creative comfort in ChangChui
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 18/09/2020
» Chicken basil is a go-to dish for many Thais. And the best thing to eat it with would be well-cooked rice and fried egg -- together a perfect, simple meal found just about anywhere in the country. But at Olive Kitchen, this favourite phad kaprao gai is seeing new life in an unexpected place: on a pizza.
Silver screen's future no longer golden
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 12/06/2020
» The Bangkok arthouse cinema House Samyan may look a little different today to frequent cinemagoers and cinephiles. Along the corridor of the 5th floor of Samyan Mitrtown, the cinema has placed memorable quotes from movies on the floor to remind people to keep their distance from one another. Masks, hand sanitiser, checking for fever, Thai Chana check-in -- audiences know the drill right from the entrance. But the most noticeable difference is actually inside the theatre itself. Empty seats and rows make sure people sit relatively far from one another. Partitions were installed between seats.
Taste in transit
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/04/2020
» Even when Covid-19 leaves us stranded within our own home, one thing we still don't have to worry about much is food shortage. An abundance of food is still being offered by many restaurants, eateries and hotels as they have progressed online and into the delivery scene to make sure we have something scrumptious to dine on during our isolation. From street food to Michelin's award-winning restaurants, the choices seem limitless. At least, that mostly applies if you live right inside Bangkok.
Taking diners to new heights
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 16/08/2019
» A creaky industrial elevator lit in red slowly brought us up to the plane's entrance. Taken a first step inside the refurbished aircraft that now doubles as a restaurant inside ChangChui Creative Park, it was like being transported into a dystopian world to taste a meal after doomsday.
Bountiful Brisbane
B Magazine, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/07/2019
» Brisbane is generally not the first city that comes to mind when people think of Australia. Tourists may even skip it altogether for a busier metropolis like Sydney or the artsy Melbourne. But a recent trip to this capital of Queensland became a revelation of what we've been missing out on.
From suffering comes compassion
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/10/2017
» Breast cancer befalls one in 10 Thai women, and when Maynart Nantakwang realised over a decade ago that she was in that unfortunate 10%, she had only one sensible reaction.
Way of the rising dragon
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 31/08/2017
» Industrial towns, rolling green hills, skyscrapers, Mount Fuji -- the scenery shifted as I gazed outside the chartered bus that sped from one prefecture to another on the Shoryudo route in central Japan.
Hitting the jackpot
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 06/07/2017
» Dressed in black and grey, with cool shades to match, Slot Machine makes for an iconic presence wherever they appear. But more so than their look and their "triangle" hand signal, the band is famous for their music and live performances, filled with energy and great sound that infuse elements of Thai-style and modern rock into a combination unique to their name.
Everybody wins
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 21/02/2017
» Row after row of green vegetables lie under the blistering Sun within Ban Nam Duk Tai community in Phetchabun province. Despite the heat, local farmers weren't deterred from heading out to their field with baskets in tow. Not before long, they returned with a handful of cabbages -- fresh, crisp and ready to be transported to the local Nam Duk Tai Vegetable Co-operative.
Letting go of unhealthy foods
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/07/2016
» Every day, Phra Pisit Siriwathatano would leave his temple at dawn to conduct a daily alms round in his neighbourhood of Nonthaburi. Taking about two hours, the monk later returned to the monastery with a full alms bowl and a large sack filled with food offerings from Buddhist laymen and laywomen. Sometimes, people would also visit the temple to offer lunch to him and other monks.