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Striking a sour note
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 05/04/2015
» Cooks don’t like the months of March and April, and not because of the heat. They take a dim view of this time of the year because it’s when the limes get expensive.
Forking out for a feed
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 15/02/2015
» When you are considering buying clothes, electronic products such as mobile phones or computers, or other consumer goods to replace those that you already have, you can hold off if the price is too high. But the story is different when it comes to food, which is a necessity. You can’t just stop buying it because it costs too much.
The true economies of travel
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 20/01/2015
» The dramatic drop in oil prices. The democracy of flying. The VIP buses and their large networks. The odd idea about imposing minimum prices on low-cost airlines.
ThaiFastTel
Muse, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/03/2014
» Having a hard time recalling the telephone number of your favourite food delivery service? Or the movie theatre for its latest schedule? Or the taxi company? ThaiFastTel is your one-stop solution.
Dinner CRUISE Delights
Life, Published on 27/12/2012
» There is one place and one place only to start the Shangri-La's Dinner Cruise, one of the best experiences of Bangkok and that is the terrace of the Shangri-la Hotel.
Tougher tobacco laws being drafted
Online Reporters, Published on 22/10/2012
» A tobacco watchdog is preparing a new tobacco control law that will lift the legal age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 20, while sellers must be over 18.
The ugly truth about coconuts
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 23/09/2012
» Coconuts have been an important economic crop in Thailand for centuries. The farms and plantations that grow them extend over island and mainland landscapes from Surat Thani through Chumpon and Prachuap Khiri Khan, up through Phetchaburi and Samut Songkhram, and every part of the coconut tree has its place in Thai life. It would be impossible to calculate the amount of coconut cream, the subject of last week's column, that is cooked into Thai savoury dishes and desserts every day. Considering these facts it seems incredible that most coconut farmers in the country are impoverished, and that their fortunes seem certain to decline further in the future. But this is the case, in large part because of the way the marketing system is operated by the businesses that control it.
Northern heat
Life, Ung-Aang Talay, Published on 21/09/2012
» A craving for the nuclear heat of southern Thai food has steered Ung-aang Talay to so many southern food shops recently that when some friends suggested a visit to Gedhawa, a restaurant on Sukhumvit Soi 35 that specialises in northern cuisine, U-a T leapt at the opportunity for a change.
For reservas, no cellar required
Life, Published on 20/04/2012
» It's accepted wisdom today that most wine drinkers do not have the money, the storage space or the patience to wait years as their bottles mature. Consumers expect wines to be ready, or at least enjoyable, immediately after they buy them.