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Bringing home a star
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 15/12/2015
» In Bangkok, the closest you get to eating at a Michelin-starred restaurant is to visit L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, eponymously-named after the Michelin-starred French chef.
An infusion of Australian entertainment
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 18/10/2015
» I am watching, with absolute focus, the most amazing thing I’ll see on TV for a long time. Those aren’t my words; they are Ken’s.
Pet
Guru, Published on 17/07/2015
» Why did a man get fired from his job after announcing on Facebook he's getting married?
Jurassic Park star was fluffy with wings: study
AFP, Published on 16/07/2015
» PARIS - Depicted by movie-makers as mean, green, man-eating lizards covered in scales, velociraptors probably looked more like large, toothy turkeys, a study said Thursday.
Farewell to the man with the umbrella
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/06/2015
» I was saddened to learn of the death of actor Patrick Macnee, better known as John Steed, the dapper secret agent from the idiosyncratic British TV series The Avengers, which ran from 1961-69.
Chow down challenges
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 26/06/2015
» Eating a lot doesn’t have to cost you a satang — if you can do it exceptionally fast. There are restaurants out there that offer eating challenges with a side of sweet prizes. Whether you fancy yourself a curry combatant, a noodle-slurping machine or a pizza pulverizer, Guru has searched the nation (and skimmed countless menus) for six restaurants where you can eat big and win big. We’ve also asked eating champions for tips on how to eat like a pro. Bon appetit!
No quailing as Chinese man eats 160 eggs to mark Christmas
AFP, Published on 24/12/2014
» BEIJING - A Chinese competitive eater who marked the Christmas season by consuming 160 eggs in one sitting said on Wednesday he was in good health and planned more extreme stunts.
'Brand-gelina' gets another plug as supercouple hitched
AFP, Published on 29/08/2014
» LOS ANGELES - Brad and Angelina: it is rare that celebrities can be instantly recognized by their first names. It's even rarer that two can be immediately identified by one moniker.
French, German leaders pay emotional tribute to WWI fallen
AFP, Published on 03/08/2014
» French President Francois Hollande and his German counterpart Joachim Gauck paid emotional tributes Sunday to the millions of soldiers who died during World War I, exactly 100 years after Germany declared hostilities against France.
Worth the sweat
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 04/04/2014
» If you pride yourself on the ability to eat spicy food (which we assume many Thais do), there’s a new place in town where you can put your tongue to the test. Katsu-Tan Ramen, which opened on Mar 3, offers ramen where you can customise spicy levels. But while the chilli options are exciting, the atmosphere offers nothing to get excited about. It’s basically a shophouse with cute pictures of the owner rendered in cartoon form on the white wall. Out front, there’s a display of food replicas and a TV playing Japanese TV shows that have featured Katsu-Tan Ramen. From its location, you can probably guess that the majority of patrons consist of Mathayom students from nearby cram schools, Chula students and white-collar Thais.