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The Michelin Guide arrives in Singapore
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 27/07/2016
» Almost like a meteor shower, the arrival of The Michelin Guide in Singapore brings to the island city a pouring of the illustrious culinary stars -- 37 to be exact.
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It's all in the stars
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 08/12/2017
» Months of kitchen rumours, speculations from experts and chef anxieties are finally over.
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A reluctant star
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 19/12/2017
» Jay Fai usually opens her shop around 3pm. But these days, no matter how early you get to Mahachai Road, it's likely you'll find a commotion and a line of people waiting for a seat. Plastic chairs have been put out on the footpath, but an army of cameras and phone-toting would-be customers still stand in front of the kitchen and reservation tables, hoping to catch a glimpse of the "omelette queen" herself.
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A journey from farm to table
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 03/08/2018
» Jim Ophorst marries fine dining with farm-to-table as chef de cuisine at PRU restaurant (prurestaurant.com), Trisara Phuket. Originally from the Netherlands, Orphost is hands-on in sourcing his ingredients and wants to show off the natural vibrancy of local flavours through multiple-course dinners. We spoke to Ophorst about his culinary journey and his thoughts on The Michelin Guide Bangkok, Phuket, and Phang-nga 2019, to be published later this year.
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The new black gold
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 24/08/2018
» Canadian Blake Dinkin is the creator and owner of the world's rarest and most expensive coffee, refined naturally by elephants — Black Ivory Coffee. Partnering with Ban Taklang in Surin and the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation, Dinkin produces "elephant dung coffee". However, production of Black Ivory Coffee provides valuable income for elephant care-giving families, as well as students who are taught how to wash and dry the coffee. The mission of Black Ivory Coffee is to take a negative situation, namely human-elephant conflict and turn it into a positive one by creating a luxury product that helps not hurts elephants, as Dinkin tells Guru.
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Street Food Success
Guru, Pasavat Tanskul, Published on 17/05/2019
» After working as a seamstress for several years and losing everything in a fire, Supinya Junsuta, better known as Jay Fai, would go on to become the owner and sole chef of her eponymous street food restaurant. Recognisable by her use of giant woks over two charcoal braziers, ski mask goggles and exuberant energy when cooking, her shophouse restaurant earned a Michelin star in 2017, becoming the first street food restaurant to do so. The eatery has become a popular foodie destination for locals and tourists alike, who are eager to try her signature dishes such as her stir-fried noodles, tom yum and of course, the crab omelette. The veteran chef was recently featured in the Netflix series Street Food, Thailand being one of the nine Asian countries highlighted. We chat with Jay Fai on what it's like to be where she is today.
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Back to the basics
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 08/06/2020
» Following the success of season one, Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, a National Geographic television series featuring the British food genius and his culinary expedition is set to premiere its second season today in Southeast Asia at 9am. In Thailand, the show will air back-to-back episodes every Monday morning, and a primetime repeat at 9pm on the same day.
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Restaurant city
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 26/06/2020
» Covid-19 has been a challenge for the world, but never more so for the F&B industry. Most existing restaurants adapted by offering delivery or a private chef experience in the comfort of your home, while others shut shop temporarily, a few permanently. Though the pandemic brought along unknown problems for existing restaurants, it hasn't deterred a few others from starting afresh. Nothing stops the food scene in Bangkok from growing, not even a global pandemic. ELITE speaks to the people behind new restaurants, which have opened or are opening soon
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Calling all itinerant foodies
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 11/09/2020
» After the huge success of its introductory phase launched a couple of months ago, "Thailand Food Paradise" should excite food-loving travellers even more with what is described as the best gastro-tourism campaign of the year.
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Isan aspires to be top culinary destination
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 28/04/2022
» The northeastern region of Isan has recently become a destination treasured for its culinary wisdom represented through distinctive and flavourful cuisine.
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