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Volti UPS the ante
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 18/12/2019
» Like the best architecture of Italy, the more water that flows under Volti's ponte the more iconic it becomes. While the software, from the cuisine and cocktails to the scheduling and service, gets ever smarter, the décor, one bold brushstroke at a time, gets ever more lux.
Same Same Festive Feasting
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 07/12/2018
» Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, and will soon make a fleeting appearance on Goji “live” (no chafing dishes) gourmet buffet restaurant at Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park’s Christmas Eve and Christmas Day buffets, and possibly New Year’s Eve as well. Plus much besides.
Zen and the Modern Art of Festive Afternoon Tea
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 06/12/2017
» For those who hold that pictures are paramount and frames and settings should be supportive and unassuming, the place to escape with an afternoon break this festive month, or any on given day, is Up and Above Bar, The Okura Prestige Bangkok (BTS Phloen Chit).
Irresistible Eves' Temptations at Elements
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 15/12/2016
» Even if we prefer not to celebrate Christmas and New Year with a bang this year, we can still get a lift from observing the annual rites and rituals in style.
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.
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.
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.
Let them eat everything
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 04/12/2015
» There's no need to dress this up really. To get Sunday Brunch at La Vue, classic French restaurant, whose eponymous view turns downtown Bangkok back to front, just imagine that its iPad menu malfunctions to automatically order everything while only billing three courses.
You too can BBQ
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 02/12/2015
» After traipsing the infinity aisles of the magnificent Siam Paragon shopping centre it's understandable if you crave some fresh air and suitably indulgent sustenance, preferably featuring lots of seafood.
Luce in the sky with truffles
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 02/12/2015
» Luce - with the last letter pronounced like the 'e' in café - Italian Restaurant and Lounge at Eastin Grand Sathorn is the first Luce to be opened in Asia, and the fourth in the world, after Italy, Moscow and Frisco, the latter garnering a Michelin star four years running.