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How to make "Farangs" really understand you
Special Publications, Published on 17/06/2020
» Have you ever wondered why foreigners seem confused when you speak to them, despite you having learned English for 10 to 20 years already?
Le Cordon Bleu Korean barbecue
Special Publications, Published on 14/02/2020
» It doesn't give much away street side. A simple sign bearing perfunctory calligraphy and its presumed English translation – CHARM –with a vanishingly small KOREAN STEAK HOUSE below.
The soup’s the star
Special Publications, Published on 28/07/2019
» As restaurant names go, “Old Street Bak Kut Teh You Tiao Soya Milk” is a bit of a mouthful. But that isn’t stopping local food fiends and homesick Singaporeans and Malaysians gorging on the menu.
La Vie En J.P.
Special Publications, Published on 04/06/2019
» If an Englishman's home is his castle, a Frenchman's bistro is his salon. At least that's the recipe J.P. French's convivial cap-wearing culinary impresario Jean-Pierre Thiaville dishes up to devastating effect amid the over-supplied environs of mid-Sukhumvit 31. Just as it should be: the personality and presence of the owner is the secret of success.
Up, up and away at Hishou
Special Publications, Published on 18/03/2019
» A new upscale Japanese resto has just arrived in Bangkok and true to the English translation of its name, Hishou is "flying" out of the blocks with appetizingly differentiated concepts, impeccable authenticity, and well-measured creativity.
The curious culinary nous of Blunos
Special Publications, Published on 21/01/2019
» Michelin-starred chefs work in mysterious ways, their wonders to perform. Case in point, Martin Blunos, erstwhile progenitor of two 2-Michelin Star restaurants in the UK (out of just 11).
Topping the lot
Special Publications, Published on 01/06/2018
» While Pizza Massilia bills itself as "a gourmet pizzeria" that's just its signature. Come for the party-piece Napolitan pizzas, indeed, but stay for the antipasti, pastas, secondi + dolce. They're all virtuoso, as expected from a Luca Appino (Bottega di Luca, Vesper Bar, Il Fumo) project that evolved from a cult food truck on Silom.
BBCO's baked-in a la carte
Special Publications, Published on 04/11/2017
» Bangkok Baking Company (BBCO), JW Marriott Bangkok's upscale street-side bakery, is ranked in the top 10 Bangkok restaurants by TripAdvisor.com pundits. At one point, it was no. 1.
Find yourself at Nowhere
Special Publications, Published on 16/10/2017
» Besides its befuddling name, the big thing about "Nowhere", or "NowHere"?, is its elevation, in storeys, creative cuisine/cocktails, and style alike.
Street chic focused eats
Special Publications, Published on 25/08/2017
» Bangkok Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit is a hard place just to barge past. With its angled frontage opening up the mouth of soi 57, there's a sense of being sucked in.