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Embassy Room unveils new state of contemporary European culinary art
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 18/12/2018
» Great food, marvellous wines, gracious service and beguiling back-stories are the permanent signatures of Embassy Room, Park Hyatt Bangkok's 9th floor homage to good taste. But never settling for anything less than mesmerizing, its French-led chefs team exists in a state of continuous culinary evolution that periodically achieves quantum leaps. Its newest menu, unveiled in November, can therefore be described as Embassy Room Mark III; not a revolution but a still-ongoing flowering of fabulous food and drink experiences.
Exquisite festivities from Italy
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 12/12/2018
» As they say in Italy, "Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo" (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year). And for those who have reservations about roast turkey and can't countenance Christmas pudding, it's the sound of salvation. Even in Bangkok, all you have to do is hit Jojo for your celebratory lunch or dinner, and have a wonderful time steering well clear of culinary clichés.
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.
Crouching classics, Hidden Innovations
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 27/12/2017
» If you’re the sort of Cantonese cuisine fan who doesn’t handle change well, you have nothing to worry about at Shang Palace, the Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok’s 2nd incarnation restaurant of that ilk: it’s never going to stop perfecting its ha gao with whole shrimp, Peking duck or monk jumped over the wall soup. But fads and fashions come and go, and inevitably some dishes fare better than others over the long haul.
Ripe for revelry
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 14/12/2017
» ‘If a festival’s worth celebrating, it’s worth celebrating thoroughly,” could be the motto of Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park’s buzzing, still relatively new communal kitchen’s upcoming Christmas and New Year programs of exquisite excess.
Exquisite festivities from Italy
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 11/12/2017
» As they say in Italy, “Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo” (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year). And for those who have reservations about roast turkey and can’t countenance Christmas pudding, it’s the sound of salvation. Even in Bangkok, all you have to do is join the in-crowd at Jojo for your celebratory lunch or dinner, and have a wonderful time steering well clear of culinary clichés.
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).
GoodWell to All
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 14/12/2016
» The holidays come but once a year but they do come. And yet every time feels kind of new which, in the case of Seasonal Tastes restaurant at 7th fl. The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok goes for the festive feasting too.
Festive fun and Christmas celebrations at The Okura Prestige Bangkok
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 22/12/2015
» The celebrations for Christmas 2015 at The Okura Prestige Bangkok are full of festive fun, fine food, exciting entertainment and visits by Santa Claus with gifts for the children.
Festive fine dining par excellence
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 18/12/2015
» Some restaurants more than others lend themselves to big celebrations such as Christmas and New Year. Rib Room & Bar, the unapologetically haute cuisine French grill restaurant and sexy skyline scrutinizing post perched atop The Landmark Bangkok Hotel, is incontrovertibly one of them.