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Mass shootings kill all of us
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 13/02/2013
» We were living only 60km away when the Columbine High School massacre took place in Colorado, USA, 14 years ago. It was one of the world's most shocking school shooting sprees. Since then, more than a dozen shooting massacres have horrified the world, including those at Virginia Tech in 2007, Northern Illinois University in 2008, Albertville Secondary School in Winnenden, Germany, in 2009 and Utoya Island youth camp in Buskerud, Norway, in 2011.
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Ice cream to make you melt
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 03/05/2013
» In a country where residents insist the three seasons are hot, hotter and hottest, ice cream should be a year-round treat. Yet, Thais never take this melty delicacy for granted. Each year when "summer" is about to arrive, ice cream lovers in the Kingdom are always preparing for new taste (and many times, visual) indulgences that the proprietors of the frozen dessert proffer.
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Match made in culinary heaven
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 24/05/2013
» One of the highlights at the annual Bangkok Chefs Charity gala fundraising dinner is its demonstration of awesome culinary marriages.
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Catching the buffet bug
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 28/06/2013
» Over the past couple of years, an astounding number of restaurateurs looking for success in Thailand's highly competitive gastronomy business have turned to the same magic marketing ploy _ the buffet.
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Uncorking a fine selection
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 05/07/2013
» Over the past few years, the phenomenal expansion of stylish wine bistros offering low-priced wines has brought oenological aspirations to the mass market. That's a step in the right direction for our gastronomic culture, of course. Yet, in the midst of this "cheap-wine, we-love-you" evolution, more discerning Bangkok oenophiles may have been wondering if there will be a place as visually modish for them to call home.
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Stop turning the extraordinary into the ordinary
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 15/08/2013
» A kindergarten student brutally tormented by a third-grader. Fathers raping daughters. Teenagers enjoying a drug party. Monks possessing supercars, riding private jets, having sexual intercourse and carrying firearms. That's not counting the non-stop lustful scandals in local showbiz and numerous corruption schemes by relentless politicians.
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Scrapers on the scrap heap
Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 06/01/2014
» Once, when housewives wore pha thung and home-cooking involved half a day of sweating in the kitchen, the green curries boasted a heartfelt piquancy, and coconut milk desserts were literally sublime.
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Bangkok, the city of culinary stars
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 07/03/2014
» ‘One of the world’s most influential kitchen wizards, Ferran Adria, said a few years ago that the two places in the world to watch for the gastronomic evolution were Asia and Latin America,’’ Clement Vachon, San Pellegrino’s international relations and communication manager said to me shortly before the “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Award 2014” ceremony officially started.
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A taste of old Thailand
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 11/07/2014
» Before I got to Rabbit In the Kitchen, I had no idea why a cuddly pet animal would be in the cooking area of this newly opened Thai restaurant in Siam Square. The one and only clarification was revealed to me upon arrival. It was a humiliating enlightenment for a Thai person whose family kitchen has been enjoying the assistance of a “rabbit” ever since she could remember.
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Gastropub grub Japanese-style
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 09/01/2015
» This newly opened izakaya-style restaurant, which occupies a large, street-front space of the Bandara Suites Silom, is a joint-venture between a Japanese restaurant company and a young Thai restaurateur.
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