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Nothing standard about it
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 07/09/2018
» Having worked as the assistant of hospitality for trailblazer Barry Sternlicht when the Starwood empire was just getting launched, Amar Lalvani was right at the birth of the whole "cool lifestyle hotel" movement as it came into fruition 20 years ago. "I was there since the beginning and I loved it," the California-born hotelier recalls. "I didn't seek it, but when I saw it, it encapsulated everything I liked to do so I just stuck with it."
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 05/05/2018
» 1. The New York gourmet food and beverage destination Dean & Deluca is back again with new dishes inspired by the Land of the Rising Sun to celebrate Japanese Golden Week. A taste of Japan is combined with Dean & Deluca's signature flair, while drinks are inspired by sakura flowers. Five dishes that will fill you up and set you back no more than 455 baht each include Cold Somen Noodle Salad with Tiger Prawn, Gyukatsu Burger, Mentaiko Smoked Salmon Tagliolini, Butadon with Onsen Egg and Chicken Tsukune Donburi. Wash it down with pink-hued matcha drinks such as an Iced Sakura Cream Cheese Matcha Latte or Sakura Cream Cheese Matcha Milkshake. Available at Dean & Deluca stores, except at Suvarnabhumi Airport until the end of May.
Hip, cool and happening
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 24/11/2017
» Over the past few weeks, one particular investment move from our shores -- somewhat equivalent to Crazy Rich Asian's Astrid going on a haute couture shopping rampage -- has been the talk of the town. Thailand's prominent real estate developer, Sansiri, has just invested 2.8 billion baht to buy shares in six of the some of the world's hippest, coolest and innovative names: Standard International, One Night, Hostmaker, JustCo, Farmshelf and Monocle. It's a result of stagnant sales back home and Sansiri's strategy to offer an all-inclusive living solution to their customers, as their president Srettha Thavisin explains. To choose to invest in companies that are young, inventive and trendy, however, shows how the real estate giant has their sights set on the tech-savvy millennials of tomorrow.
Wanna Courtyard and chill?
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 29/07/2016
» It's a full-scale war going out on Thong Lor now, with the recent opening of 72 Courtyard, situated between sois 16 and 18. Those who brave to venture this already-packed road better bring it to Bangkok's glitziest wining and dining high street.
Girls just wanna have fun
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 15/07/2016
» Two colossal brands are at play here: the first being New York City's most popular ghost-catching, proton-pack-toting squad, called the Ghostbusters, and the second being Hollywood's first lady of comedy that is Melissa McCarthy. Stew the two together and it becomes the don't-miss comedy of the summer, packed with familiarly satisfying ectoplasmic gags and villains that look like cartoon marshmallows.
'Tween-Times tidbits
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 15/11/2013
» If you had suggested a breakfast date five years ago, your friends would probably have looked at you like you'd just suggested they shave their heads. Going out for brunch, let alone breakfast, is hardly part of the Thai lifestyle, with its roots in Western culture. Nevertheless, breakfast and all-day-dining venues have been deluging Bangkok, attracting hordes of trend-followers _ if not the genuinely famished _ with their naked lightbulb decor and staples of egg-based dishes.