Kaomai Museums + Tea Barn: Breathing New Life into Chiang Mai’s Tobacco Heritage 

Pava Architects’ Award-Winning Adaptive Reuse Transforms an Industrial. In the heart of Chiang Mai, a forgotten tobacco estate has been reborn as a cultural landmark where history, ecology, and architecture intertwine. Designed by PAVA Architects, the Kaomai Museums and Tea Barn reimagines a 68-year-old tobacco processing plant into a serene space for learning, gathering, and reflection. The &hellip; <a href="https://served.mt/kaomai-museums-tea-barn-breathing-new-life-into-chiang-mais-tobacco-heritage/">Continued</a>

The Art of Gathering with Onika

Architect and tablescape designer, Onika’s founder Lucy Cachia Caruana brings an architectural eye for form, scale, and storytelling to the world of hosting. In this thoughtful conversation, she shares how her design background, love of travel, and passion for connection shape the beautifully curated experiences she creates around the table. Your career began in architecture. &hellip; <a href="https://served.mt/the-art-of-gathering-with-onika/">Continued</a>

Creamy Broccoli Soup

Prep/Cook time:&nbsp;30min,&nbsp;Serves:&nbsp;1 There are few things as soothing as a warm bowl of soup on a cool evening, and this creamy broccoli soup is exactly the kind of recipe that proves simple ingredients can produce something extraordinary. Built on a base of puréed blanched broccoli and celery, it delivers a velvety texture and a naturally &hellip; <a href="https://served.mt/creamy-broccoli-soup/">Continued</a>

Citrus-infused Shrimp Rice

Prep/Cook time: 35min, Serves: 1 Ingredients Shrimp marination: 150 g shrimp, 5 ml olive oil, ¼ tsp smoked paprika, ½ tsp garlic powder, 1 pinch Italian seasoning, 1 pinch sea salt, and 1 pinch black pepper powder (about 1/8 tsp). Blood orange sauce: 100 ml blood orange juice, 5 g butter, 1 small garlic clove, chopped (about 2 &hellip; <a href="https://served.mt/citrus-infused-shrimp-rice/">Continued</a>

Champagne on the table. how to serve, pour + celebrate like a pro

There’s a certain magic that arrives with December, and with it comes the season’s most elegant ritual: opening a bottle of Champagne to welcome guests to the table. Yet the true art of serving Champagne, whether it’s a festive non-vintage or a refined vintage like Bollinger’s La Grande Année, lies not in theatrics, but in &hellip; <a href="https://served.mt/champagne-on-the-table-how-to-serve-pour-celebrate-like-a-pro/">Continued</a>

A New Chapter of Excellence: The Xara Palace Relais & Châteaux Awarded the Michelin Key

A New Chapter of Excellence: The Xara Palace Relais &amp; Châteaux Awarded the Michelin KeyIn a landmark moment for Maltese hospitality, The Xara Palace Relais &amp; Châteauxhas been awarded the prestigious Michelin Key, becoming one of the first properties on the island to receive this honour. While Malta is already home to a growing constellation of Michelin-starred restaurants, this new accolade marks &hellip; <a href="https://served.mt/a-new-chapter-of-excellence-the-xara-palace-relais-chateaux-awarded-the-michelin-key/">Continued</a>

Where taste meets design – Served in the kitchens of FORM