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Sweet delights for this Christmas season
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/12/2025
» Apart from savoury treats, the afternoon tea also features sweet highlights including Blackberry Foam -- a little white chocolate snowman stuffed with blackberry jelly served on macaron shell; and Chocolate Mousse -- cute chocolate Reindeer stuffed with salted caramel and Tonka bean cremeux and hazelnuts. Enjoy Apple Compote -- vanilla whip stuffed with caramelised apple and sable; and Jasmine Tea Cream -- cubic cream with passion fruit and pineapple jam.
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.
Lunar New Year dining spots
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 24/01/2025
» Chinese New Year comes early this year as Lunar New Year falls on Jan 29 and marks the end of the Year of the Dragon and the start of the Year of the Snake. Ushering in luck, prosperity and good health, Life joins the celebrations with a line-up of food promotions from leading hotels around town.
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.
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.
Soft power sells best when not force-fed
Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/08/2023
» South Korea knows how to sell its products. Apart from K-entertainment, the country has also popularised K-merchandise through pop culture. From fried chicken and ramyeon cup noodles to egg drop sandwiches and soju, instant coffee and dietary supplements, we have seen countless products from South Korea in series and movies successfully create a huge customer base in Thailand.
For children, food should be equal
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/05/2023
» Food -- how it is prepared and consumed -- can be a reflection of social status. A commonly available ingredient cooked in lower- or middle-class kitchens can be seen as mediocre, but the same thing prepared by a renowned chef and served in a star-studded restaurant can be a symbol of wealth.
Hold the salt!
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 29/10/2019
» An estimated 8 million people in Thailand suffer from chronic kidney disease, according to 2017 statistics from the Ministry of Public Health. Of this number, around 100,000 patients are in the terminal stage and require haemodialysis on a regular basis, which works as an artificial kidney. This requires a national budget of over 20 billion baht per year.
Warts and all
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 17/12/2018
» Celebrated: The coming legalisation of medical cannabis