On 29-30 January 2016 H.E. Mrs. Rattikul Chansuriya, Ambassador of Thailand to Spain, presides over at the Opening of Thai Gastronomic Dinner at Villa Magna Hotel, Madrid, which is a highlight project of Royal Thai Embassy in Madrid to promote Thai Culinary in Spain. The Embassy has invited Mrs. Nooror Somany Steppe, Thai celebrity chef from Blue Elephant Bangkok as Head Chef. There were approximately 100 guests attending the said event, including foreign dignitaries i.e. H.E. Mr. Ignacio Ybanez Rubio, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Carlos Vogeler, Director Executive-Secretary of UNWTO, ASEAN ambassadors and diplomatic corps, high-ranking officials from both government and private sectors, businessmen and local media as well as general public.