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Full Moon fever
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 12/09/2025
» Bangkok Post joins the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations which this year fall on Oct 6 with a full lineup of leading hotels and maisons that offer exquisitely boxed mooncake collections.
Festive feasts
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/12/2024
» Let's celebrate the end of 2024 with delicacies and activities at these leading hotels.
Gross yet ghoulishly good
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/10/2024
» Leading hotels are offering special dishes, drinks and activities for Halloween which is celebrated on Oct 31. To join the fun, Life has put together a few places where you can enjoy creepy (some more than others) treats and terrors.
Let's go vegan
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/10/2024
» Thailand welcomes the return of the 10-day annual Vegetarian Festival which runs until Oct 11. Yellow flags with red Chinese characters are fluttering at markets, shopping malls, street stalls and restaurants to signify a special period where people abstain from meat, animal products and five pungent plants — onion, garlic, chives, rakkyo (Chinese onion) and tobacco. To join the celebrations, Life has put together a list of dining venues that offer meat-free delicacies, highlights from Phuket's Vegetarian Festival and much more.
It's mooncake season
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 23/08/2024
» The Mid-Autumn Festival is observed annually on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar. This year, it falls on Sept 17. Also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, the occasion is celebrated by millions of people worldwide to express gratitude for family unity, happiness and abundance. It's also an occasion for families to reunite. In celebration of a Chinese festivity that dates back 3,000 years, Life picks some of the best mooncakes from leading hotels around town.
Going nuts
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 30/07/2024
» There are several reasons plant-based milk is gaining popularity worldwide. Food trends, of course. Health, definitely. Environmental concerns also count.
Too much of a good thing
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/08/2020
» Despite being treated as a mere side vegetable, coriander has long had a place in Thailand's culinary culture. A member of the parsley family, coriander -- or phak chee in Thai -- is a significant flavour enhancer and a commonly-used garnish. Thais even have the proverb phak chee roi na, which means window dressing.