1 February 2012, 8:02 am
The Charms of Chiang Mai (Part 2)Manila BulletinThe concept of the restaurant is basically the old royal recipes of Isan when it was the royal center of the Kingdom of Thailand. The herbal spicy salads of the Royal Family recipes have accompaniments of nibbles of flowers, leaf tips, young ginger, ..... Read More »
28 January 2012, 3:08 pm
Bangkok PostBlowing the whistle on overzealous security guardsBangkok PostIn my first year in Thailand I was intrigued by this ability to stand motionless for such a period of time. I remember the young man who used to stand outside the school I was working at in my first year here. One day he stood... Read More »
25 January 2012, 10:52 am
UAC thirsty for partner in Isan water management dealBangkok Post"We signed a purchasing agreement with Bangchak to buy 60% of the production, with the rest to be sold to oil companies in Thailand. Biodiesel investment has provided a high yield of 99%," he said. Construction of the biogas plant is e... Read More »
25 January 2012, 1:07 am
Onbeperkt Thais hapjes voor slechts € 12,50 bij Ko Chang Thai restaurantDichtbij.nlDe kaart is samengesteld met gerechten uit alle delen van Thailand. Van de pittige Isan salades uit het noordoosten tot de mildere Massaman(moslim) curries uit het zuiden. Verse kruiden en Thaise groenten worden wek... Read More »
18 January 2012, 4:17 pm
High ThaiThe HillIn an unmarked basement next to Komi, where the first couple stepped out in 2010, the chef is delivering lustily spicy and intellectually engaging cuisine inspired by the Thai Isan region that he and wife Anne Marler, a co-owner, hold dear.... Read More »
16 January 2012, 12:16 pm
Bangkok PostHazard Made In IsanBangkok PostIt is the most common form of liver cancer that is found in the world, except in Thailand, especially, in the Northeast," Dr Thiravut Khuhaprema, chairman of the National Cancer Institute Foundation, explained. Children playing an educational game ...... Read More »
14 January 2012, 3:10 pm
Bangkok PostOften imitated, Frequently duplicatedBangkok PostThe first time I ever drove from Bangkok to Hua Hin was in 1991 with two Thai colleagues. A little more than halfway down we hit the city of Phetchaburi. "We have to stop!" my colleague who was driving announced, to which the other Thai la... Read More »
11 January 2012, 9:29 am
Tom Sietsema: Another cuisine, another hit at Johnny Monis's Little SerowWashington PostRevealed in November, their latest contribution to the scene is set in a former Dunkin Donuts and takes diners on a tour of the Isan region of northeastern Thailand. The area features a style of cooking marke... Read More »