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Brussels: Discover The Northern Thailand Cuisine @ Les Larmes du Tigre

Posted on November 23, 2012 | Leave a comment

Recently I was invited to a press lunch at the Brussels famous restaurant, Les Larmes du Tigre, in the presence of His Excellency the Ambassador of Thailand. As usual: after I got lost (yep, I went to another restaurant, could you believe this!), I managed to arrive on time! After the warm welcome of Mark Beukers, the owner and his team : ouch, I perceive that I forgot my camera (!). Fortunately, a journalist friend lent me her phone (thank you R!) and I could make these few snapshots. I’m nicely surprised by the result! I’ve been a few times in Thailand, never in the North: from November 15 to January 26, Les Larmes du Tigre, the Office of Tourism Authority of Thailand and Thai Airways have joined forces to highlight the cuisine of Northern Thailand. I discover this delicious cooking, combining pleasure of the eyes and the palate and so nicely presented and tasty. Honestly I’m light years of this boring endless trend of non stop fooding everywhere! Here are some pictures of one of the dishes on this six services menu. Photo 2: Kaeng Kung Hooe, prawns with curry from the north and mixed vegetables. Photo 3: assorted raw vegetables with an excellent eggplant caviar. Photo 4: Ab Pla, bass fillet grilled in a banana leaf with Thai herbs. Congratulations to Chef Apple! And while you enjoy your meal, you can admire portraits of the Thai photographer, Cholavit.

Les Larmes du Tigre : 21, rue de Wynants, 1000 Bruxelles. T. 02/512 1877. Open daily, except monday and saterday noon.

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LIFESTYLE & DESTINATIONS

Antwerp: My Shopping of Spring-Summer Trends (Stop 3)

Posted on November 21, 2012 | Leave a comment

It was quite late when I arrived at the Unlimited PR cocktail for VIPs and journalists in their Antwerp showroom. I crossed the city to and fro throughout the day and my feet are on fire in my boots with stiletto heels … No, not those amazing Manolo (Blahnik) – unfortunately not! (photo above). After a tour of the two floors showroom, I met the head of Smets, THE Luxembourg upscale multibrand that recently opened in Brussels (not been yet!). From what I saw here, the selection is worthy of the best international luxury multibrands, with designs of the talented French designer Pierre Hardy (photo below), Carven etc … I continue my investigations in the press office (which looks like a large store) where I discovered resin jewelry with Swarovski stones of… (hummm I can’t remember the name of the designer!), sold at Colette someone told me. OK, but I liked it anyway! No, I’m not finished, I still have to visit the showroom of a young designer graduated from La Cambre and now based in Antwerp: sounds exciting, doesn’t it?

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Antwerp: My shopping of The Spring-Summer Trends (Stop 2)

FASHION & DESTINATIONS

Antwerp: My shopping of The Spring-Summer Trends (Stop 2)

Posted on November 16, 2012 | Leave a comment

Here is the continuation of my post about my marathon day in Antwerp, to discover the press offices news. After a twenty minutes sporting walking, I head in an industrial area being rehabilitated. Beautiful light (picture 1). An unscheduled (I was lost) detour by the famous MAS I couldn’t find during a previous trip! No comment! Second stop at Oona: where I really like this casual chic pants of the Antwerp brand Essentiel. The print is awsome. Ready for next stop?