Turkish Cuisine Week: Healthy, Traditional, Zero-waste

The unique Turkish cuisine, a defining element of the country’s cultural identity, was introduced at the newly launched Turkish Cuisine Week. Held for the first time this year from 21 to 27 May, Turkish Cuisine Week aimed to showcase Turkish dishes with all their original qualities as the crown of our tables. The event will […]

Belgium Culinary Story

Independent since 1830, Belgium is a relatively young country, and its history is closely linked to the ones of its neighbours. Being located in the centre of Europe, Belgium is strongly connected to its bordering countries. Throughout its history, it has been part notably, of the French, Austrian and Spanish Empires. Its cuisine is therefore influenced by […]

Mimouna Celebrations

by Kathleen Pokrud, President of Hong Kong Ladies’ Group The Embassy of Israel and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco recently organized the first-ever joint Moroccan-Jewish celebration of Mimouna in Bangkok.  The event was held at the Residence of the Ambassador of Israel. The special cocktail-style party was significant following the normalization between the […]

CLB-Cosmopolitan Ladies of Bangkok lunch gathering

by Khun Shaklunta Sending you pictures of CLB-Cosmopolitan Ladies of Bangkok lunch gathering on Friday, April 29th. We discovered a nice restaurant with ambience atmosphere resort style called Baan Suan Sathon Cafe’.

Khao: A Michelin-star restaurateur journey

by Kathleen Pokrud, President of Hong Kong Ladies’ Group Photos by Jenny Chan It is easy to say, “Follow one’s childhood passion or dream”, but in reality how many manage to do so. Another question is “Will one recognise the opportunity to fulfil your passion when it comes?” Expat Life was so impressed to come across […]

Surprising Peruvian Gastronomy

Author  by Kathleen Pokrud  Photo credit by Jenny Chan and Teresa Biesty  When Kathleen Pokrud approached the embassy with the idea of publishing an article on Peruvian gastronomy, my wife and I were delighted to offer our immediate assistance, especially since the great rise of Peruvian cuisine in recent years has already made it a world […]

Malaysia Truly Asia – Food Haven

Story by Kathleen Pokrud Photo by The Embassy of Malaysia and Tourism Malaysia Foreword by Dato’ Jojie SamuelAmbassador of Malaysia to Thailand Once again, I would like to thank Ms. Kathleen for her initiative to help us to promote Malaysian culinary. Previously, an article about Peranakan food in Malaysia was published in Expat Life in […]

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: A Culinary Story

Story by Kathleen Pokrud Photo by Jenny Chan Foreword I was delighted when I heard that Kathleen intended to publish an article about Luxembourgish cuisine. Is there a better way to present a country or fall in love with a nation than through gastronomy? We are what we eat and the soul of a nation […]

Rolling Stone Pizza Hua Hin 98

I recently found a hidden gem of a restaurant run by a Canadian – Jeff McIntyre and his lovely Thai wife Arny at 4/27 Petchkasem Rd, Nong Khae Hua Hin 087 655 2629 just before the provincial bus station and up the road from Bluport. I have been there three times now as the food and the staff there are […]

Hua Hin… never ending popularity

Hua Hin has always considered as a romantic and elegant holiday destination, and a popular seaside gateway for the family. The sentiment started off about 100 years ago when the Royal Family and affluent Thais would spend their summers. I have lost count how many long weekends spent there. I recalled my first visit taking […]