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Typically antipodean
Special Publications, Published on 09/10/2015
» Kiwis and Aussies are often referred to by their UK-based Commonwealth cousins as “Antipodeans”. In fact, the antipodes of any place on Earth is the point on the Earth's surface which is diametrically opposite it. The antipodes of Britain is just south of New Zealand.
Revolucion RumBar
Special Publications, Published on 18/09/2015
» Eclectic music, tantalizing tapas, a 420-bottle-and-growing bar and decadent décor that captures the raucous spirit of Latin America make Revolucion on Sathorn 10 (5 mins Chong Nonsri BTS) one of Bangkok’s most vividly differentiated nights out.
2015 Thailand’s top graduate employers
Special Publications, Published on 07/09/2015
» Thailand’s Top Graduate Employers (TTGE) was first conducted in 2004. TTGE 2015 is the 5th time the survey has been conducted. The highlight is Thailand’s most reputable companies classified by industry and type of businesses. The main objective of the survey is to benchmark Thailand’s most recognized companies as perceived by new hires and professional audiences. The Employers of Choice survey demonstrated the most preferred firms among career seekers.
Diamonds in the rough
Special Publications, Published on 28/08/2015
» Back-of-beyond Silom has become a pilgrimage destination for avid food-watchers hoping to catch sight of that rare bird, a Thai restaurant that dares to go beyond classics and standards.
In domino gastro
Special Publications, Published on 14/08/2015
» Among all the definitions of bars and eateries, “gastro” is one of the few relatively new ones that has survived. It was first used with the word “pub” to describe a “restaurant in a bar” concept in London in 1991. Soon only the Brits still talked of “gastro pubs” while everyone else was into “gastro bars”, including an entrepreneurial band of Bangkok foodies led by Ning Prabhananda and featuring two of Thailand’s top chefs, Ian Kittichai and Peter Pitakwong.
Meet the new brunch
Special Publications, Published on 17/07/2015
» The more things have changed at the hotel formerly known as Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, the more they’ve stayed the same, now that it proudly bears the name of Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel – or got better as its well-drilled interface is duty-bound to assert.
Statuesque steaks
Special Publications, Published on 10/07/2015
» Besides sounding chic, Babette’s Steakhouse takes its name and inspiration from the hedonistic supper club where shady characters in the American period drama “Boardwalk Empire”, set in the gangster-roaring 20s, spend their ill-gotten gains on the finer things in life.
Flamin' great steaks
Special Publications, Published on 12/06/2015
» If The District Grill Room and Bar isn't Bangkok's most distant-from-downtown deal of its kind, it's getting there. Such upscale establishments aren't usually found beyond where commerce, trendies and tourists comingle, which on the eastern edge doesn't extend much beyond Phrom Phong. At least that's the view from District, according to its Bangkok Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit (Soi 57) management.
Wolff's rules
Special Publications, Published on 05/06/2015
» When at Wolff’s Jazz Bar & Restaurant run by local Wanna and old Wimbledonian Malcolm Schaverien, aka Bangkok Rules best-seller author Harlan Wolff (sic), simply enjoy the eclectic mix of live and recorded jazz, speakeasy ambience, well-stocked bar and some of the finest Cajun-Creole cuisine East of Orleans.
Nice as London Pie
Special Publications, Published on 29/05/2015
» Much maligned as traditional English grub may be, if you’ve ever had steak & kidney pie done well, you know better. The problem is that it’s generally done badly–fatty and gristly meat, overcooked, and overboard on stodge.