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The appointment of the strikingly beautiful Kimberly Guilfoyle as U.S. ambassador to Greece caused quite a stir. The criticisms against her were rife with disparaging remarks, scandalous insinuations, and titillating descriptions.

The term 'family table' refers to the dining tables in fine restaurants where the staff gathers to share a meal before service. After TURK received its second Michelin star, I was invited to the family table by its owner-chef Fatih Tutak.

U.S. chip giant Nvidia has signed a deal to establish an AI centre in Vietnam.

Jensen Huang, chairman and CEO of the Silicon Valley chip titan, met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a visit to Hanoi, where the two agreed to open an artificial intelligence research and development centre.

A woman from Thailand has been sentenced to death on charges of killed 14 of her friends, poisoning them with cyanide.

The trial court in Bangkok found 36-year-old Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn guilty of murdering her friend in 2023 and charged with 13 other poisonings, according to the BBC.

Renowned chefs are creating intimate spaces where they can relax and showcase their creative freedom beyond their high-profile restaurants. Cenk Debensason of Arkestra and Nicola Scandella of Monteverde stand out in this trend.

This year’s selection invites you to travel from the dark islands of Indonesia to less exotic locations like Idaho. The choices reflect more unusual destinations, far removed from typical tourist spots.

According to the editors, the emphasis was placed on “locations where visitors feel welcome and support the environment and local community.”

"Ayla" is a feminine name in Türkiye. Several decades ago, it was the name of a woman who single-headedly changed the course of tourism in Bodrum, once a sleepy fishing village on the Aegean, now the must-go destination of the high society. Ayla Emiroğlu had dark curly hair with an upright stance and piercing dark eyes.

Moo Deng, a baby hippo in Thailand who recently became an internet sensation, is drawing unexpectedly large crowds to the zoo where she lives, located two hours from the capital, Bangkok.

Three workers who were trapped inside a collapsed railway tunnel have been found dead, despite rescue efforts that lasted over five days, Thai authorities announced.

According to the BBC, the men, two from China and one from Myanmar, were believed to be still alive until Thursday, August 29.

Obsessed with the Olympics, I try to follow every game live in my comfy chair at home. At a rare moment when I checked Instagram, I saw a post of a young Turkish chef based in Paris, but currently running a restaurant named Songes at St Rémy de Provence, saying that she was about to leave for Paris for two weeks for an exciting project. She did not reveal any further information.