Showing 31 - 40 of 135
Let there be LUCE!
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 09/12/2016
» LUCE -- Italian for "light" -- with the 'e' pronounced 'e'' as in cafe' -- Italian Restaurant at 14 fl., Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn Bangkok (Surasak BTS) is well-named in many ways.
Japanese as you please
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 07/12/2016
» If there was such a thing as a popular award for Japanese restaurants in Bangkok, Takumi Japanese restaurant at ground floor Swissôtel Le Concorde Hotel along Ratchadapisek (MRT Huay Kwang) presents an interesting proposition for spending an indulgent evening or leisurely lunch.
Indian Sunday brunch munchies requited
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 02/12/2016
» Some surprising things emerge from a Sunday brunch-time visit to Rang Mahal, that much-awarded bastion of elite Indian cuisine and culture, enhanced with sparkling 26th floor city centre views.
Teleport to Tokyo
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 01/12/2016
» In a few years, when the underground line being built beside it is completed, Hagi might be one of the best-connected Japanese restaurants in this fair city. Until then, Phahon Yothin MRT is your nearest station and the mega infrastructure project is requiring radical, though well signposted, redirection of the traffic.
Friends, Bangkokians, Countrymen!
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 01/12/2016
» In the crowded field of Italian restaurants, especially upscale authentic-centric ones, Jojo at the St. Regis Bangkok differentiates its dishes on three points: their artistry and delectability, the standard of service and stimulating décor, and, the surprisingly moderate price that buys all that, especially in the case of its Mercato Italiano (Italian Market Weekday Lunch) a la carte buffet lunches.
Germ of a gem
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 31/12/2015
» Looks like Water Library Hospitality Group's (WLHG) gone and done it again. Its latest iteration – a sustainable straw sphinx arising from the ashes of The Water Library Thonglor after its home was redeveloped – is virtually reservations only after just a couple of months.
Party on the Roof
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 28/12/2015
» Perk up your year-end program at "Mode Sensation 2016", the city's most vibrant rooftop dinner buffet and party at The Roof@38th Bar, Mode Sathorn Bangkok fashionable lifestyle hotel, on New Year's Eve, Thursday, December 31.
Bed Time Bath Time Me Time You Time
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 24/12/2015
» There are few more thoughtful or welcome gifts at this time of year than the things that touch our bodies in our most intimate moments such as bed linen, towels and throws.
Wishing you a very gastro new year
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 24/12/2015
» The prefix 'gastro', from the ancient Greek for stomach, was first used in combination with the word "pub", needing no introduction, in London in 1991. The conjoining marked the birth of a new trend of local boozers that aspired to serve food on a par with any on 'the Continent', i.e. Europe, as opposed to the usual fare too reminiscent of school dinners.
Precious gifts for special people
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 23/12/2015
» Thoughtful gifts, as ever, are at a premium this festive season. What with the year-end rush and a long gift list, it's a challenge to find something for the particularly special people that isn't just so-so.