Bangkok (Thailand) – March 10, 2020 (travelindex.com) – Ms. Wanpen Upton (third from left), Director of the Public Relations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recently organized a cooking class followed by lunch at the Blue Elephant Cooking School and Restaurant as part of the Ministry's "Thai Gastronomy and Food Culture in Thailand – Series 2" event series. More than a dozen foreign diplomats and their spouses attended.

Chef Nooror Somany Steppe (third from the right) from the Blue Elephant restaurant gave a short presentation on Thai cuisine and a cooking demonstration. The aim of this ongoing series of events on gastronomy and food culture in the Pearl River Delta is to strengthen and deepen relations with the diplomatic corps through informal meetings, commissioned by the Thai government. This allows participants to exchange ideas and learn together how to prepare and enjoy exquisite Thai dishes.

The photo shows, from left to right: Head Chef Nooror Chayakorn Phondice; Supaporn Krusarnpisith; Wanpen Upton; Dr. Kevin Colleary; HRH Francisco Vaz Patto, Portuguese Ambassador to Thailand; Head Chef Nooror Somany Steppe; Mrs. Louise Åkerblom; and HRH Jean-Paul Senninger, Ambassador of Luxembourg to Thailand.