Master Chef Nooror Somany Steppe (6th from left), Founder of the Blue Elephant Group, hosted a luncheon in honour of Lady Ambassadors to Thailand and other prominent ladies to mark the International Women's Day at Blue Elephant Cooking School & Restaurant Bangkok recently. The event was a casual get-together to foster female and international relations filled with laughter and camaraderie amongst the powerful ladies of the diplomatic corps and other distinguished guests. The hostess Master Chef presented each Ambassador with a special, hand-woven "Khram" Sakon Nakon Natural Indigo Dyed Fabric, made of 100% natural cotton, showcasing the identity, skill and pride of the community of women in Sakon Nakon province who are able to craft and produce such precious homegrown fabric masterpieces.
Pictured from left are: H.E. Mrs. Shirley Dennise Aguilar Barrera, Ambassador of Guatemala; H.E. Mrs. Daniela-Brindusa Bazavan, Ambassador of Romania; H.E. Ms. Ping Kitnikone, Ambassador of Canada; Sandra Steppe Goswami; H.E. Mrs. Serap Ersoy, Ambassador of Turkey; Master Chef Nooror Somany Steppe: H.E. Mrs. Sibille de Cartier d'Yves, Ambassador of Belgium; H.E. Mrs. Millicent Cruz-Paredes, Ambassador of the Philippines; H.E. Ilse Ferrer Silva, Ambassador of Mexico; H. E. Dr. Angela Macdonald PSM, Ambassador of Australia; and H.E. Ms. Cecilia Zunilda Galarreta, Ambassador of Peru.