Tag Archives: Portraits

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

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.

Photos : Mademoiselle Le K – copyright 2012, tous droits réservés.

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

Related posts :

LIFESTYLE & DESTINATIONS

 

“Women Changing India”, The Exhibition in Petit Palais, Paris

A must see : “Women Changing India“. It’s a very moving exhibition full of promise about the status of women in India. 108 pictures shot by Magnum Photos‘s photographers : Olivia Arthur, Martine Franck, Raghu Raï, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Alex Webb and Patrick Zachmann. They have each chosen and shown a different topic, to discover how women contribute to “change the world”. And we discover stonished portraits of  active women and/or activists women. But all they have established themselves in Indian society, by their talent, determination and/or professional success, regardless of caste, age and difficulties. Some pictures are amazingly beautiful (like the Raghu Raï’s portraits) and the captions sometimes describe destinies that command respect. The short films are also very interesting. And we come out of this exhibition naively hopeful. Congrats! 

Till January 8 @ Petit Palais, Paris. womenchangingindia.pourunmondequichange.com  

Related posts : NEWS & INTERVIEWS 

 

L’exposition “Elles changent l’Inde” au Petit Palais, Paris

A voir absolument : “Elles changent l’Inde“, une exposition émouvante et pleine de promesses sur l’évolution du statut des femmes en Inde. 108 photographies réalisées par des photographes de Magnum Photos : Olivia Arthur, Martine Franck, Raghu Raï, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Alex Webb et Patrick Zachmann. Ils ont illustré chacun un sujet différent, permettant de découvrir comment les femmes contribuent à « changer le monde ». Ainsi on découvre une série de portraits de femmes actives et/ou militantes qui ont su s’imposer dans la société indienne, par leur talent, leur détermination et/ou leur succès professionnel, quelque soit leur caste, leur age et les difficultés. Certaines photos sont magnifiques (dont les portraits de Raghu Raï) et les légendes décrivent parfois des destins qui forcent le respect. Les courts métrages sont aussi très intéressants. On ressort de cette expo naïvement pleine d’espoir. Bravo!

Jusqu’au 8 janvier au Petit Palais à Paris. womenchangingindia.pourunmondequichange.com

Autres articles : ACTUS & INTERVIEWS