Austrian Wine… small is beautiful
Exceptionality of Austrian wine “Small is beautiful” – that is what best describes Austrian wine, when put into international perspective. Austrian wine is one of the most interesting phenomena happening in the world right now. Wines from Austria are now highly appreciated both by wine experts and wine lovers all around the world and can […]
April Skies; Starfruit Surprise
Welcoming in April with both Thai Songkran and some of our own expat’s celebrating Easter, I thought the Starfruit, Carambola, with 91% water, would be a wonderful fruit to highlight! An Easter star and the hydrating needs we all crave during these hot days comes to us on a species of tree native to SE […]
Did I just say hello vegan?
I never imagined becoming vegan, or a fruitarian or a herbivorous. I still don’t. But when I met Maricel, something about her attachment and passion to veganarie moved me. Her stance, her eyes and her voice, all drew me to her commitment. We chatted and I listened to her as she shared her Vegan Crush […]
Penang street food
Expat Life covered an article on “Malaysian Cuisine: Peranakan Food” in the December/January issue last year. Recently, Kelab Malaysia of Thailand (KMT) with support from the Embassy of Malaysia organised the 2021 Penang Street Food Festival at the Holiday Inn Bangkok Sukhumvit. The official opening was inaugurated by HE Dato’ Jojie Samuel, Ambassador of Malaysia […]
Gung-ho! Guava and avocado
As the month of February rolls in, we may be thinking of a few ways to lose some of the weight we may have put on with not only the lockdown issues and less freedom of movement in general, but also the holiday splurges we may of indulged in. Weight loss can be a lot […]
Recreating the Street Food Experience at Home
Part of what makes Thailand so appealing to expats is Thai cuisine. And it used to be that you could sample it on the cheap through the country’s world-famous street food scene, which for so long has been lauded for its portability and its flavourful offerings. Sadly, a ban on street food beginning in 2014 […]
Have you discovered the YINDII app yet
Yindii is a mobile application to connect consumers with food cafes to tackle climate change. It is an anti food waste application designed to help restaurants, cafes and grocery stores with their excess food which might go to waste. Yindii helps battle an escalating food waste problem and helps restaurants to gain potentially lost revenue. The […]
Introduction to the World of Wine
by Billy Brigham Wine! What exactly is it? Where does it come from? And where is it going to be in the future? These are the questions I find myself answering the most often as a Wine Ambassador. Let’s start with: What exactly is wine? Wine is defined as an alcoholic beverage made from fermented […]
Iconsiam
You are certainly not short of places to take coffee and a break or to dine in style at Iconsiam on the river in Thonburi, the largest shopping emporium in SE Asia. Today we preview two of the very best and we highly recommend that you try them yourself. The first is the ultimate coffee […]
The glorious taste of food
“Make food simple and let things taste of what they are” by Curnonsky Songkran or Thai New Year is such an important festival, and it may look a little different this year. However, some things can remain the same, such as cooking special dishes to be eaten at this time. These dishes that may include […]