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Molecular interpretation of traditional cuisine
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 04/04/2016
» Local foodies will not be able to comprehend why Michelin-starred Thai restaurants are located overseas -- such as Nahm at The Halkin Hotel in London, and KIIN KIIN in cold Copenhagen, Denmark, and Thais will keep busy comparing the taste authenticity. The question, perhaps, does not need an answer. Food should not have a racial barrier, and Michelin-star standardisation helps notch up Thai cuisine into the territory of haute cuisine.
Books as bridge to Latin culture
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/03/2016
» For many Thais, Latin America seems an unknown land. Asst Prof Pasuree Luesakul, an acclaimed translator of many Latin American novels, believes that Thais miss a good chance to learn the culture which is strikingly similar to ours. With a doctorate in Latin American Literature from University of Salamanca in Spain, Pasuree is now head of Spanish section and director of the Center of Latin American Studies, Department of Western Languages at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Arts. She has translated the Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda's Twenty Love Poems And A Song Of Despair and María Rosa Lojo's historical novel Finisterre. She is also editor of the bilingual version of César Vallej's Anthology, a project subsidised by the Embassy of Peru in Thailand to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Thailand and Peru.
Sojourn in Siam
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/12/2015
» The Siamese Trail Of Ho Chi Minh -- the third book by Bangkok-based writer Teddy Spha Palasthira -- has come out in an interesting time. Not only did Vietnam celebrate the 40th year of the country's reunification earlier this year, but the Asean Economic Community (AEC) is set to become active next month, with a promise to bring the relationships and history of the region into public attention.
A momentous step into the digital
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/09/2015
» The first public digital library in Thailand was launched last week, with 7,000 titles from five major local publishers awaiting readers.
An ode to cats' slaves
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/08/2015
» Ring out the canine. Ring in the feline. Online, cat celebrities have already conquered the world, meanwhile "Choupette Lagerfeld", the beloved pet of designer Karl Lagerfeld, has its own Wikipedia page and Twitter account, where the moody cat-moiselle has more than 46,000 fans under its claws.
The sage of Assumption
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/07/2015
» Were you a student from a strict school with a fearful headmaster, whose mere voice made you tremble? If yes, F. Hilaire promises to take you down memory lane.
The reading feast
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 13/07/2015
» Bangkok never gets enough of book-related happenings. Set aside the National Book Fair and Bangkok International Book Fair in April and Bangkok Book Expo in October, the capital is about to have another book event, the Bangkok Book Festival 2015, which claims to be not just another commercial affair.
Waiting to exhale
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 24/07/2015
» The work schedule was gruelling: he had three days to take portraits of 200 villagers. For photographer Roengrit Kongmuang, the task was compounded by the simple act of breathing.
Asian authors shine
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/06/2015
» Death is a fascinating subject for many books, essays and reflections. We remember Sogyal Rinpoche's trailblazing The Tibetan Book Of Living And Dying, he himself a Tibetan monk, perhaps presenting an interesting contrast to this new book on death penned by an unlikely author, Satish Modi, an industrial mogul of India.
History not as advertised
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/06/2015
» Non-fiction historical books are becoming more and more popular among Thai readers. The latest report from Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (Pubat) stated that there was a rise in sales of books with historical subjects, while figures for self-help and dhamma literature were going down.