While foreign tourists flock to Chiang Mai, Phuket, and Koh Samui, Thais – especially well-heeled Thais – favour Hua Hin, which is 230 kilometres southwest of Bangkok. The oldest of Thailand’s beach resorts, Hua Hin was discovered in the 1920s by King Rama VII, who thought it would make an ideal summer getaway from sultry Bangkok. The king had a sprawling residence, called Far from Worries Palace, built in 1928
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South Africa: ‘American Idol’ for model prisoners (The Christian Science Monitor) South Africa hosts an American Idol-esque TV show, ‘Jail Star,’ where inmates from Nelson Mandela’s former prison perform for a panel of wardens and a fellow jailbird. Diego Maradona of Argentina in Pretoria, South Africa for World Cup (The Record and Herald News) Argentina
Kaya Toast When I went to Hong Kong a couple years ago, my friend took me to an American equivalent of a coffee shop and ordered me a big cup of hot milk tea and kaya toast sandwich. Kaya (or Sri Kaya) jam is a Malaysian coconut egg jam that’s made from coconut milk, duck or chicken eggs that’s flavored with pandan leaf and sweetened with sugar.
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Kaya Jam
Solving all the problems of the world Today, I had lunch with my friend, Anna! We met while working at W&L and now work together at UVa. It’s all part of our master plan – muahaha! We usually meet for Thai food, but to be more in line with some New Year’s resolutions, we met for salads and soups at Feast! Feast! is one of my new favorite restaurants in Cville, even though it’s not new
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January 20, 2010 – Great Charlottesville Restaurant
The Celiac literature is full of restaurant advice that is pretty off-putting: go at off hours, you’re told, tell the maitre’d what your food issues are, see if they’re willing to work with you. There may have been a time when Celiac was so unheard of that this was actually necessary, but our experience is: go when you’re hungry; maybe don’t start with something that has “pizza” or “bakery” in the title, but otherwise count on the food service professionals to understand your limitations and work with them
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Source: (Yahoo News) Two day all-inclusive, customizable Las Vegas resort package is perfect for girlfriends’ getaway, guys’ golfaway or couples retreat for four.
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JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa Introduces the “2010 How Suite It Is Package” With Over $800 in Savings (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Source: (Yahoo News) Two day all-inclusive, customizable Las Vegas resort package is perfect for girlfriends’ getaway, guys’ golfaway or couples retreat for four.
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JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa Introduces the “2010 How Suite It Is Package” With Over $800 in Savings (PRWeb)
Scoutmob has officially launched in Atlanta to the disappointment of many people in San Francisco and New York who were hoping to get it first. So, what is Scoutmob? In a nut shell, Scoutmob convinces some of the best restaurants in Atlanta to offer up limited time incentives and then emails their database one hard to resist mobile deal each day. If you like the deal then you send it to your phone and you typically have a short time to take advantage of the deal
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Scoutmob launches in Atlanta
LAWSUITS —Reps for the group entrenched in a years-long battle with seafood purveyor Wild Edibles announce that the fight has been settled. The company, now bankrupt, will pay two dozen workers over $340,000. [EaterWire] SOHO — Michael Sullivan, the former chef at Anella and the Eater entrant at last year’s Meatball Madness, is now a consulting chef at Brinkley’s .
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EaterWire: Wild Edibles Settles with Workers; More Sales at the Tavern
A RECENT ANTI-AIRPORT security demonstration by the Pirate Party at three German airports, in which several dozen young people took off their clothes to express their anger over the imminent introduction of so-called “nude scanners” that can virtually strip air travelers naked at security checkpoints, was based around the slogan “Security is an illusion.” An incident at Munich’s international airport today underscores the truth of that statement. At 3:30 p.m.
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Incident at Munich airport humiliates safety officials
A number of chefs including Aquavit’s Marcus Samuelsson have been spotted filming episodes of Top Chef Masters , airing in April. Today, LA Weekly writer Katherine Spiers—or rather, “drunk little birdy who works on Top Chef Masters”—claims that one time New York chef Govind Armstrong took part in the Masters festivities as well. [via Eater LA ]
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Top Chef Spoilage: A number of chefs including Aquavit’s…
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Always true to his word, Ken Friedman did indeed roll out the Rusty Knot Party Bus last night, and EV Grieve made sure to stop by the 1st and 1st pickup location only to observe. According to EVG , the bus was two minutes early and attracted twelve revelers, but sadly, “no one was in costume. And only two people sort of squealed while boarding.” Friedman reports that “it was a HUGE success last night,” and that the bus will make a return every Tuesday.
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Nightlife: Checking in on the Inaugural Rusty Knot Party Bus Ride
After a generous weekend of free burger handouts, Michael Huynh opened his latest new restaurant, his LES Rush Hour replacement Mikey’s Burger, for business last month. Despite enthusiastic tweets announcing the free burgers, it took longer than usual for the internets to chime in and assess how good (or bad) those Southeast Asian-inspired burgers actually are. Now that they’re in, the reviews are somewhat mixed: The Great News : Only two Yelpers have taken the time to rave: “GREAT burgers.
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Good News/Bad News: The Early Word on Michael Huynh’s LES Newcomer, Mikey’s
A DOH inspector paid a visit to Pegu Club and had a problem with the raw eggs used in their Earl Grey MarTEAni. According to owner Audrey Saunders, the inspector told them, “even with the warning we have printed on our menu about raw eggs, using raw eggs is a violation ..
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In a time when the TV airwaves are flooded with a constant stream of new chef-driven cooking shows, what’s on old timer like Emeril Lagasse got to do to keep up? How about ditching food TV entirely, and starting his own chat show.
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Chefs on TV: Emeril Confirms New Talk Show on ION Network (…Bam?)
They may not have yet hit puberty, but there’s a mature aesthetic evident in the winning photos in the third annual National Geographic Kids International Photography contest . Simon Nikolaï van Lierde, 13, of The Hague, Netherlands, was named grand prize winner for the second consecutive year for this photograph of a girl surrounded by seaweed, submitted in the People category
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Today’s Pic: Kid Photo Contest Winners
The outpouring of restaurant industry support for the people in Haiti has gotten so overwhelming that it’s become difficult to keep track of. Some restaurant are giving 10 percent of earning next Sunday, some next Sunday, some give 2 percent all this week, some are giving 100 percent on a certain day or a certain dish. To make the offerings a little more digestible, check out the following map
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Helping Haiti: An Easy to Digest Map of Where to Dine out for Haiti
Marketwire reports that Daniel Boulud has just signed a contract with talent management group IMG for exclusive worldwide management and representation. Why would Monsieur Boulud sign with an organization that typically manages athletes, super models, and sports franchises? According to the chef “IMG’s size and scope are extremely attractive to me, given their experience in branding in so many areas…” Keep in mind that Daniel just announced plans for two new international restaurants, so help with brand management on this scale does make sense
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D-Biggity: Marketwire reports that Daniel Boulud has…
[Update: This event is SOLD OUT. Thanks to the Food Monkey site and one of our Twitter followers for this information.] A food-based event to benefit the country’s largest autism science and advocacy organization is coming to Boston at the beginning of February. According to the Tripvine site, the KO Prime All Star Burger Bash will be held in the Nine Zero Hotel on Tremont Street in downtown Boston on Monday, February 1
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A Burger Bash to Benefit Autism Speaks Is Being Held February 1, 2010