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Rossini’s ups the ante
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 14/12/2018
» What a difference a Plate makes. Especially if it’s “L’Assiette Michelin” aka Michelin Plate where the international restaurants bible’s incognito inspectors “have discovered quality food”.
Happy Shogatsu at Yamazato
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 20/12/2017
» It’s a lesser-known fact (among non-Japanese) that New Year is the biggest annual festival in Japan. One thinks of all those “visits to the shrine”, the Sapporo Snow and Cherry Blossom festivals, and assume that their New Year’s is merely a gracious nod to the Western Gregorian phenomenon.
When only delectable will do
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 19/12/2017
» I don’t know who should be lauded more: the team behind The Reflexions modern French restaurant’s consistent culinary virtuosity and recent rise to new heights? Or its customers, who evidently recognise exceptional cuisine when they taste it and take the trouble to appraise others of their delight on that friend to some, foe to others arbiter of the good, bad and ugly in various dimensions of hospitality, TripAdvisor?
Great jumping Jojo!
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 29/12/2016
» If you're the kind of diner who always likes to order the same thing and sit at the same table in the restaurants and more unassuming eateries you frequent, be warned that Jojo at the St. Regis Bangkok Hotel is hard-wired to coax you out of your comfort zone.
VIU Halloo!
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 15/12/2016
» The most impressive thing about VIU, the ritzy St. Regis Bangkok Hotel's level 12, every-epicurean dining room, is the exquisite balance it achieves in its cuisine between underplaying and overstating.
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.
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.
Super Steaks and Seafood Every Flaming Time
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 18/12/2015
» At New York Steakhouse, tucked inside level 2 of the JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok (Sukhumvit Soi 2), beef and seafood grills aren’t just dishes you eat; they’re frenzied obsessions.
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.
Super steaks and seafood
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 03/12/2015
» At New York Steakhouse, tucked inside level 2 of the JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok (Sukhumvit Soi 2), beef and seafood grills aren't just dishes you eat; they're frenzied obsessions.