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| Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:03 |
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DINING IN BANGKOK
Food is of the utmost importance here. Locals have been known to brave the beast of Bangkok traffic and make cross -town journeys with the sole purpose of sampling a bowl of noodles at a famous local shop. Thais often ask each other “Gin Kao Leu Yung” or “Have you eaten rice yet?”. This shouldn't be understood in the literal sense, but almost as another way Thais say hello. It's how Thai people socialise. Whether the occasion calls for family, friends, business, between, there’s usually food nearby. The Thai dinning experience requires that all dishes be shared - real evidence of the importance of dining to the Thai sense of community. Featured Restaurants
ANTONIO'S It only takes a few seconds after crossing the threshold of this classy new Italian to be struck by the passion of the place. From the built-to-last brick and glass finishes to the attentiveness of Antonio himself, who works the place like a circus ringmaster, this 1960s Thai townhouse gone Italian classic... (read more...) Featured Dim-Sum HAI TIEN LO Sweeping 22nd floor views over the city, the grounds of the illustrious Royal Bangkok Sports Club rolling out before you.... But the city's Thai-Chinese community don't flock to this well-known dim sum joint for vistas. No siree. Try the resident Singaporean chef and his authentic 25-items strong (read more...)
Featured Desserts SUGAROMA The sweetness isn't just in the aromas that hit you as its name suggests, but also in the sugary decor of this cute little cafe with its delicately feminine setup and flowery colour schemes. With pinks, whites and everything nice popping up everywhere you look whether on the walls, the polka-dotted arm chairs or in the cake display, this tiny little nook off Soi (read more...)
Featured Brunch CREPES&C0 Finding the perfect brunch among the city's stand alone eateries is a challenge. But even the allure of an ever -increasing range of five-star hotel brunches could not keep away the loyal droves of Bangkok residents who flock here every weekend. Since opening in 1996, Crepes&CO has become a true Bangkok institution. Popular with visitors as well as residents, it offers easy comfort and grace, with a main dinning (read more...)
Featured Buffet ORCHID CAFE "This place is colossal!" is your first thought on entering the Orchid Cafe, a mothership-sized dome diner on the reception level of the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit. But who's cmplaining? A huge resaturant may not bode wellfor intimacy; but it does bode well for huge spread. Lo and behold, (read more...)
Featured Wine Bar TAPAS Y VINO Tinged with the flavours of Spain, the Grand Millennium Sukhumvit's wine bar is a swank place to get together with like-minded friends for a convivial evening of wine and finer finger food. And if you're a fledgling oenophile, don't despair. The wine list not only groups the offerings by grape variety (rather than by region) but includes a concise (read more...)
Wine  Thai cuisine is considered one of the world's best, and deservedly so - fresh ingredients, complex flavours, and tangy, tongue-teasing dishes. One thing gourments rarely expect to drink over a Thai meal is wine, for fear that the food's piquancy would overpower any subtle flavours. But (read more...)
The chance to sample some authentic Thai cuisine is one of the best reasons to visit (and linger in) Bangkok. Its astonishing variety of flavours and textures, which comes from a marriage of centuries-old Western (namely Portuguese, Dutch and French) and Eastern (think Indian, Chinese and Japanese) influences, ranks Thai as one of the best cuisines in the world. The traditional Thai way of living unified people with their environment. (read more...) Thai Food 101...Popular Thai Dishes Here's a sampling of great local dishes to look for and it's just the tip of the iceberg:
Did You Know? Thai beliefs about the cooling and heating properties of different foods - particularily fruits are influenced by Chinese concepts of yin and yang. Excessive consumption of heating fruits like durian (the fetidly fragrant "King of Fruits") can lead to (read more...) Thai Sweets
Hi 'Polamai': Thai Fruit It’s often a strange land for foreign eyes, but weirdness is all relative. To you those fuzzy, furry, spiky, hairy, sometimes humongous obscure items are just downright bizarre. But to the locals well, it’s just good ol’ healthy nutritious fruit. Having unfamiliar names like rambutan, mangosteen and durian only lends to the mysterious (read more...)
Sweet Treats Cookies, Cakes, Pies, oh my! Thais surely love it sweet, taking every opportunity to lace their foods with sugar or syrup whether it is noodles or teas (read more...)Streets Eats Food is a central ingredient in the stew of Bangkok’s culture. The city is famed for its scrumptious street food. Bangkokians eat out day and night, and (read more...) Eat Like Nym 
Our roving street-food eater Nym knows her local grub inside out – and thrives on the stories behind the dishes. Each month, she takes an offbeat tour in search of the next delectable morsel. From roadside vendor stalls to hidden restaurants, serious foodies would be well advised to follow her trail.
Chic Bangkok (by Cheryl Tseng)
Chic Restaurants & Bars is a compact food and style lover's bible showcasing Bangkok's more fabulous venues for dining and drinking. Global Gourmand Cheryl Tseng leads you to the capital's finest food, and its most strking decor (read more...) Highlighted reviews by Cheryl (read more...) |
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