I was just about to put the caption of this article as; “Breaking News: No food at White Lotus!”
After binge watching Season 3, it seemed to me that the popular TV series missed the opportunity to showcase the amazing richness of Thai cuisine. This was also the case in Season 2, set in Sicily, despite the several dining scenes in the wonderful Belmond Hotel, no Sicilian food had made the stage, no munching of an arancini. Well, as a food columnist, I’m often obsessed with the culinary angle, especially if the show is set in a geography I know well. Let’s call it an occupational hazard of some sort.
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