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Head over heels for hair
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 28/12/2013
» What do David and Victoria Beckham, Cate Blanchett, Liam Gallagher, Keira Knightley and Lily Allen have in common? They are all private clients of Tyler Johnston, the world-famous British hairdresser. Not that he's boastful about it - he didn't name-drop even once during the interview.
Growing older gracefully
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 25/12/2013
» Since it opened on Songkran 1983, the rather quaint Thai restaurant nestling a quiet corner of the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok's open-air Parichart Court garden & upscale dining, shopping & art exhibition arcade, has been a leopard that has proudly stood by its spots.
Canucks on the go
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 23/12/2013
» Travelling for Canadian globetrotters Giselle and Cody Correia is very much a lifestyle.
Lights, Camera, Cuisine!
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 16/12/2013
» It begins, like a good movie, with a great opening sequence. You enter the lift in the Landmark Bangkok lobby, hit the highest button, and the glass cage slowly ascends 31 floors of the hotel's facade as Bangkok's inverted constellation of night time neon reveals itself, extending out to the horizon. You emerge from the lift into a plush bar fitted with deep seats and a wall of spirit bottles flanked by two wine cellars. To the right is the restaurant, bathed in red light...but is it the red of sensuality or danger?
Steaks and the city
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 16/12/2013
» The matter of dining on steaks in Bangkok tends to be contentious, with folks who know a thing or two about beef, notably Americans, tending to save their cravings until they get home. They just give up on their quest to find product at the right price in BKK, rebuffed by rates more reflective of caviar.
Tables turned
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 09/12/2013
» Don't wait for a special occasion to indulge in the Western fine dining experience par excellence for which Tables at The Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok is justly renowned. That's the message from the team. And to show they mean more open business, they've tweaked the layout to make it easier to just wander in and remarkably expanded the core culinary attraction: prime steaks perfectly turned.
Down Under on top
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 06/12/2013
» While it's taking a while to convince naysayers of Australia's aspirations to be considered Asian, when it comes to cuisine, the Lucky Country's chameleon characteristics cannot be denied. Aussies'll eat anything from anywhere so long as it tastes good and the old staple cliche of steak and fried eggs just doesn't wash anymore.
Italian as you like it
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 02/12/2013
» Now starring at Brio, the ever-indulgent Italian restaurant ensconced amidst Anantara Bangkok Riverside Resort & Spa's manicured jungle, culinary mastermind Danilo Sangrigoli does not stop at creating divine dishes. He's an old-school Italian chef who believes in personally extending warm-hearted hospitality to guests, even table-hopping a pizza dough swirling show that speaks to the Pizza World Champion medals he has won among others: for speed (he's in the Guinness Book of Records for cooking 540 pizzas in 103 minutes), acrobatics (his party trick), and most importantly, QUALITY.
Rooftop refuge
Guru, Published on 15/11/2013
» Pratunam is known as a wholesale heaven where you can buy a "mirror" handbag for a fraction of the price of the original. You may be surprised to learn that one fashionable sector of the Bangkok dining scene rooftop restaurants has landed there. Chili Hip and Walk are located next to each other on top of Centara Watergate Pavillion Hotel Bangkok. Chili Hip serves as a restaurant with intrigue as black and red stand out from the colour palette. Walk serves as a bar and offers a minimalist feel with a playful edge of hypnotic hues from tables with LED lights inside. Although not too high, the view of many buildings reaching for the sky is still impressive. The breeze is so ample it could dry drops of drinks you spill on your shirt. Most of the patrons are hotel guests from Singapore or Hong Kong along with some walk-in tourists.
Survival of the seediest
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 03/11/2013
» Bangkok Post reader and fellow plant lover Terry Commins shared on Facebook the fun he has had observing how many forest trees time their flowering with the rainy season. "Those with hard seed pods that take longer to mature tend to flower earlier," he wrote. "Each species has its own clock, but almost all end up getting it right for when to drop their seeds to maximise the weather conditions. Some seeds remain fertile for only a day or two, while others can last a year. Enjoy the complexity of nature."