TRAVELLIVE 10-2016
Friday afternoon, I’m going home after a busy week with tons of deadlines and articles from our contributors. A few stairs are long enough to make me tired. I’m trying to climb step by step. Suddenly, I catch the scent of baked cakes in the air. Yeah, that is Joseph. This enchanting scent must come from the kitchen of the “conjurer”, Joseph! All my weariness seems to disappear. I run quickly up the last stairs, calling out loud “Uncle Joseph”. Upon coming in, I hug him from his back. Wow, the sweet smell of cream cheese is still lingering on his hair. “The conjurer of cakes” is the nickname I have given Joseph, an old member of my family. Thanks to his career and hobbies, he has had chances to travel around the world. He has cooked the delicious dishes he has learned on his travels since I was a little girl. He also tells me how he “met” those dishes. I usually enjoy the dishes while listening to his endless exciting stories. No matter how mature I am, his dishes and culinary stories are always miraculous. Now, we are preparing the last plates for our dinner today while happily telling funny stories. This time, he is the listener as I’m sharing with him my recipes and my passion for cooking. Actually, in that busy life, what could be more important than the excitement we have whenever enjoying or cooking scrumptious dishes? Why don’t you share with us your own excitement during your culinary journeys? Box: Experience your exciting and memorable culinary journeys in Vietnam and around the world.
Friday afternoon, I’m going home after a busy week with tons of deadlines and articles from our contributors. A few stairs are long enough to make me tired. I’m trying to climb step by step.
Suddenly, I catch the scent of baked cakes in the air. Yeah, that is Joseph. This enchanting scent must come from the kitchen of the “conjurer”, Joseph!
All my weariness seems to disappear. I run quickly up the last stairs, calling out loud “Uncle Joseph”. Upon coming in, I hug him from his back. Wow, the sweet smell of cream cheese is still lingering on his hair.
“The conjurer of cakes” is the nickname I have given Joseph, an old member of my family. Thanks to his career and hobbies, he has had chances to travel around the world. He has cooked the delicious dishes he has learned on his travels since I was a little girl. He also tells me how he “met” those dishes. I usually enjoy the dishes while listening to his endless exciting stories. No matter how mature I am, his dishes and culinary stories are always miraculous.
Now, we are preparing the last plates for our dinner today while happily telling funny stories. This time, he is the listener as I’m sharing with him my recipes and my passion for cooking. Actually, in that busy life, what could be more important than the excitement we have whenever enjoying or cooking scrumptious dishes?
Why don’t you share with us your own excitement during your culinary journeys?
Box: Experience your exciting and memorable culinary journeys in Vietnam and around the world.
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The wide spectrum of colors and scents is a shortcut<br />
to Bangkok's Old Town where you can see locals freely<br />
enjoying their dishes or a quiet lunch<br />
TH§NG TIN TH£M:<br />
- Chÿ d…n: ß” tÌi<br />
Yodpiman River Walk,<br />
bπn c„ th” Æ’n b’n<br />
BTS Saphan Taskin, t◊m<br />
khu v˘c dµnh ring cho<br />
thuy“n cÒa Yodpiman.<br />
Ho∆c g‰i taxi Æ’n<br />
thºng chÓ hoa Talad<br />
Pak Klong rÂi b®ng qua<br />
chÓ Æ” vµo tÊ hÓp tı<br />
cÊng sau.<br />
- Kh∏m ph∏: Lµ t›n<br />
ÆÂ trµ chi“u, b∏nh ng‰t<br />
vµ cµ ph, bπn nh†t<br />
Ænh ph∂i ghä Casa<br />
Lapin Æ” Æ≠Óc tr∂i<br />
nghi÷m mÈt trong nh˜ng<br />
kh´ng gian t∏n chuy÷n<br />
yu th›ch cÒa ng≠Íi<br />
Bangkok. Ti÷m hoa nh·<br />
nhæn näp m◊nh tr≠Ìc<br />
qu∏n cµ ph lµ kh´ng<br />
gian lµm vi÷c cÒa mÈt<br />
ngh÷ nh©n trÂng vµ cæm<br />
hoa. Bπn c„ th” g‚ cˆa<br />
xin vµo kh∏m ph∏ th’<br />
giÌi Æ∏ng yu nµy.<br />
FURTHER<br />
INFORMATION:<br />
- Directions: To visit<br />
the Yodpiman River<br />
Walk, you can go to<br />
BTS to Saphan Taskin<br />
wharf, find the place of<br />
Yodpiman ships or travel<br />
by taxi to Talad Pak<br />
Klong, cross the market,<br />
and enter the complex<br />
from the back gate.<br />
- Explore: If you are<br />
a fan of afternoon tea,<br />
pastries, and coffee,<br />
don't miss a chance<br />
to visit Casa Lapin to<br />
experience one of the<br />
favorite places to chill<br />
out for Bangkok locals.<br />
An artisanal flower shop<br />
is nestled in front of the<br />
cafä. You can simply<br />
knock the door and ask<br />
to explore that lovely<br />
world.<br />
PAD THAI (sweet sour fried noodles)<br />
- a popular dish in every corner of<br />
Thailand - also comes with a plate<br />
of chili powder. Whenever I go to<br />
eat Pad Thai with Penpisut, my local<br />
friend. She adds a bowl of chili powder<br />
to her plate without batting an eye.<br />
Sometimes she even asks for more<br />
chili! She probably knows how much<br />
spice she can tolerate. Maybe it's how<br />
she awakens her tastebuds.<br />
For me, I usually order a plate of<br />
mango sticky rice after enjoying Pad<br />
Thai. It's best to enjoying mango<br />
sticky rice at Food Republic which is<br />
designed like New York's SOHO with<br />
raw materials after wandering around<br />
Siam Center. This makes me feel that<br />
I'm eating my hometown's dish at the<br />
center of the world.<br />
Another location I love in Bangkok is<br />
the Yodpiman River Walk on the bank<br />
M a t t h e w T o n g<br />
Jon Siegel<br />
of the Chao Phraya River. As Yodpiman<br />
was just opened in 2014, many locals<br />
have not visited this entertainment<br />
and restaurant complex. Unlike the<br />
busy Asiatique, at Yodpima, you can<br />
have traditional Thai food at Je Ngor,<br />
Japanese food at Ootoya, or explore the<br />
coffee shops, jewelry shops, or lovely<br />
stores selling handicrafts.<br />
One more reason I love Yodpiman is<br />
that I feel compelled to walk through<br />
the complex's back yard to visit the<br />
famous fl ower market, Talad Pak<br />
Klong. You can follow this wide<br />
spectrum of colors and scents to<br />
Bangkok's Old Town where you can see<br />
locals freely enjoying their dishes or a<br />
quiet lunch. Save this simple moment<br />
as you can not fi nd anything like this at<br />
any food court in the shopping malls<br />
or chains of the impressively decorated<br />
restaurants in Siam or Sukhumvit.<br />
<strong>TRAVELLIVE</strong><br />
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