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New media theatre
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 18/10/2019
» The first bilingual podcast on the Bangkok performing arts scene, Bangkok Offstage Podcast is hosted by two Thai theatre critics: Amitha Amranand and Kaewta Ketbungkan. The podcast deals with discussions, reviews and interviews of local and foreign artists who perform on the Bangkok stage. Amitha is a writer, translator and language and writing teacher. She has been a theatre critic for the Bangkok Post since 2006 and teaches journalistic writing at Chulalongkorn University. She is on the artistic committee of the Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting. Kaewta Ketbungkan is a writer, translator and content creator with strong knowledge in Thai cinema, theatre and culture from her nine-year experience in broadcast journalism. She has been an active member of the International Association of Theatre Critics — Thailand Center since 2016. Currently, she is developing her website www.annkaewta.com. Guru discuss the need for such a podcast and Thailand's theatre scene with Amitha and Kaewta.
From seedling to bar
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 22/06/2018
» MarkRin Chocolate was born out of the love for chocolate by Assoc Prof Dr Sanh and his wife Kanokked "Thip" La-Ongsri, who also created it as a long-term research project in Chiang Mai. Sanh found that the agricultural geography of Thailand qualified for planting cacao trees. The first cacao plant in Chiang Mai, Sanh crossed two cacao varieties and created his own hybrid called "I.M.1". He and Thip formed MarkRin Farms, to support and form a cooperative, so cacao farmers have a stable occupation since cacao is a monocrop and intercrop. Sanh and Thip also studied and researched cocoa beans fermentation together to develop chocolate from premium quality dried beans.
Deconstructing Isan
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 27/04/2022
» If you need one, just one, reason to visit Udon Thani in Thailand's Northeast, it would be to eat at chef Weerawat "Num" Triyasenawat's brilliant Samuay & Sons. Since I first wrote about Num in 2018, Samuay & Sons has gone far beyond its menu of local ingredients cooked with medicinal values in mind.
Fruit full
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 04/06/2021
» The hot (rainy) season is upon us and along with the scorching heat comes the magnificence of summer -- tropical fruit. If you don't want to leave the house to buy fruit, they are available straight from the farms to your doorstep.
Turning art into cocktails
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 05/04/2019
» Supawit "Palm" Muttarattana, group bar manager for Foodie Collection, won "Bartender of the Year 2019" at Sunday's Bar Awards 2019 held in Bangkok and has been on the local bar scene since 2009. His passion for cocktails earned him top prize at Diageo World Class Thailand 2012 and he soon became brand ambassador for Diageo Reserve Thailand. This year in Milan, Italy, Palm won "Campari Bartender Competition Asia 2019", where he competed against 350 bartenders from across Asia. Apart from overseeing Vesper, il Fumo, La Dotta Pasta Bar, La Dotta La Grassa, Via Maris Bistro & Natural Wine Bar and 80/20, he is a partner at Backstage Cocktail Bar. Palm talks to Guru about his "clean, classical style with a strong focus on techniques and ingredients. A twist on classic cocktails" mixology and more.
Skin deep
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 10/05/2019
» Sophirat Muangkum is a nude photographer based in Bangkok and is the founderof All About Nude Thailand. All About Nude is a group of art nude photographers who have their own obvious approach creations for nude photography. The objective of the group is to get people to understand the nude art concept. Sophirat's works have been exhibited at the Bangkok Art & Culture Centre, Photo Fair Thailand, Midnice Gallery, Radisson Blu, Kudeta, and Rebel Art Space among others. Sophirat's images have been published and featured in Vogue Italia, Zoomaa Norway, Kalblut magazine in Germany as well as local magazines such as Blast and Play. Guru speaks to Sophirat about her passion for human skin.
Love Wins
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 06/12/2019
» Vipoo Srivilasa's exhibition in Thailand after a four-year hiatus is the "The Marriage Of Sang Thong" and follows his crowd-pleasing "Red-eared Slider" exhibition at Subhashok The Arts Centre in 2016. The exhibition touches on the subject of same-sex marriage, which is meticulously portrayed using the classic Thai story of Sang Thong.
The 5th wave of coffee
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 13/04/2018
» Lee Ayu Chuepa is the Thai co-founder of Akha Ama Coffee and proprietor of the Akha Ama Cafés in Chiang Mai. Born to the Akha hilltribe, Lee was working with an NGO in Chiang Mai when he decided to turn his village's then unprofitable coffee plantations into a world class product. Converting to organics and refining quality control, within a year, Akha Ama coffee was selected for the World Cup Coffee Tasters. Lee was awarded the Thailand Smart Farmer Award in 2016. Guru spoke to him at last month's {Re} Food Forum.
The converse side of womanhood
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 12/03/2021
» To honour International Women's Day, SAC Gallery have introduced four female emerging artists in "Herspective". The exhibition, on display at the Rosewood Bangkok reflects the converse side of womanhood through the artworks of Thidarat Chantachua, Praiya Ketkool, Thanathorn Suppakijjumnong and Aor Suthiprapha. If "perspective" means "perceptions" to other things in a natural understanding, "Herspective" tells a different "spective" through the talent and uniqueness of four "hers".
Spreading the love, frankly
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 06/03/2020
» Rebecca "Frankie" Mok and Matt Love are leading social movement builders in the Asia-Pacific region with more than 10 years experience in mobilising populations around critical social issues. Together they form Love Frankie, a Bangkok-based social change creative agency.