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The best hampers
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 22/12/2023
» One thing that prompts the spirit of Christmas is delicious festive delicacies. Treating your loved ones with a basket filled with gourmet seasonal goodies is always a great idea to boost the holiday mood.
Let them eat mooncakes
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 19/08/2022
» The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival seems to have arrived early this year as countless restaurants and bakery shops in Bangkok are now actively marketing their mooncakes.
Return of the mooncakes
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 10/09/2021
» The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is just 12 days away. And despite potential disruptions due to the Covid-19 situation, people are still planning to celebrate the holiday, as one can never do without a voluptuously glossy mooncake, which is available once a year and for a short period of time.
Songkran feasting!
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 12/04/2021
» The Thai New Year is upon us and there's no better way to celebrate than to gather some family and friends around a dining table for a good meal. Whether it's buffets or khao chae s, here are some of our picks on where you should go for some delicious lunches or dinners this Songkran.
The race towards tolerance
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/10/2020
» Pope Francis voices support for same-sex civil unions in the documentary Francesco
Get your mooncakes
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 23/08/2019
» Available for a very limited time, mooncakes signify not just the approaching of the Chinese Harvest Moon Festival but also prosperity and family reunion.
Fly me to the moon (cake)
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 31/08/2018
» Once upon a time, Chinese emperors worshipped the Moon in the midst of autumn, believing it would bring them an abundant harvest in the following year. Sacrificing to the Moon later became popular among ordinary folks. And a round-shaped pastry, which symbolises the harvest moon, has become an utmost culinary essential during the season.
The Mother of mooncakes
Guru, Published on 03/08/2018
» What is the Mid-Autumn Festival but a festival of harvest and mooncake-gifting? If you're in an unspoken competition among family and friends to find the best mooncake-gifter then you've come to the right place because we have curated a list of the best of the best from the mooncake arena (along with their kick-ass packaging in some cases). No Chinese blood is required to enjoy these treats.
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Published on 21/07/2018
» 1 Celebrating the meditative spirit of Buddhism amid the bustling Bangkok city life, Patrik Budenz's Samadhi photographs are black and white portraits of Northern Thai monks, capturing and immortalising the moment of sheer concentration. It makes the viewer stop and admire the split second of realism and transcendence. At Cinema Oasis. The exhibition runs until Aug 31.
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 25/03/2017
» 1. For those looking to experience world-class classical music, the BBC Symphony Orchestra will be performing two concerts at Prince Mahidol Hall on Mahidol University's Salaya Campus. The concerts, at 7pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, will be conducted by Edward Dardnre and feature piano soloist Benjamin Grosvenor. Tuesday's programme includes HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej's compositions, Gary Carpenter's Dadaville, Benjamin Britten's Piano Concerto and William Walton's Symphony No.1. Wednesday's programme will include HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej's compositions, Shostakovich's Festive Overture, Mozart's Piano Concerto No.20 In D Minor, Mendelssohn's Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, and Elgar's Enigma variations. Tickets start at 1,000 baht. For reservations, call 028496565 ext 6604 or 6609.