In every The Good Life: Editors' Picks, we round up our editors’ favorites—restaurants, cocktails, experiences, exhibits, and everything in between. Here is our latest list. The Flavors of the White Elephant Kingdom Dinner, Spices, The Manila Peninsula We spent a lovely afternoon at a cooking class at Spices at the Peninsula Manila to learn several traditional Thai dishes from Chef Monnipa Rungthong, the visiting chef de cuisine from the kitchen of the Thiptara Thai Restaurant at the Peninsula Bangkok. Mom has always loved Thai food, and grows kaffir lime and galangal at home to add a kick to her dishes, so she was quite enthralled watching Chef Ying peel, slice, dice, mince, and combine her fresh ingredients, chilis, and spices so effortlessly. The chef is known for the warmth and depth of her traditional home-style cooking, seldom found nowadays outside of private homes. Fortunately for us, we were given tastes..
