India, April 29 -- Chef Sinchai Srivipa, the new executive chef of Thailand's Chiva-Som International Health Resort, swears by the 'food is medicine' concept in his new wellness diet plan. By Tanvi Jain

Holistic wellness is all about striking a fine balance between physical and environmental health. Based on this philosophy, Thailand's Chiva-Som International Health Resort designed its four-stage renovation programme, resulting in a complete overhaul of the resort-especially its seaside restaurant, Taste of Siam. The restaurant's new executive chef, Sinchai Srivipa, talks to us about how nutrition transcends from an element of health to a source of pleasure, and how the resort's two restaurants-The Emerald Room and Taste of Siam-are work...