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A LEGEND in your lunchtime
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 28/12/2017
» Let’s be clear: Hamilton’s Steak House, the over 36-year-old stronghold of gourmet surf ‘n’ turf dining at the illustrious Dusit Thani Bangkok Hotel, is named after Hamilton King. His Eponymousness was United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Thailand during King Chulalongkorn’s reign around the turn of the 20th century and after retiring from a long tour of duty during which he came to love the place, lived out the remainder of his days in Thailand.
And now for something completely different
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 30/12/2016
» It's great to see the old Imperial Queen's Park Hotel back in business after a three-year, reportedly 3.5 billion baht rehab, as Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park.
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.
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.
Don't cry for me Angelini
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 17/12/2015
» Fans of the Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok's famous and much-decorated in more senses than one Italian restaurant, formerly known as Angelini, may have greeted with consternation the recent news that it no longer is. But on closer inspection, all is well now that the hallowed bastion of the best of Italian cuisine is called Volti Ristorante & Bar instead.
Luce in the sky with truffles
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 02/12/2015
» Luce - with the last letter pronounced like the 'e' in café - Italian Restaurant and Lounge at Eastin Grand Sathorn is the first Luce to be opened in Asia, and the fourth in the world, after Italy, Moscow and Frisco, the latter garnering a Michelin star four years running.
Virtuoso Christmas culinary performance
News, Noel Maclean, Published on 18/12/2014
» Elements presents a festive tour-de-force by one of the most talented young chefs in town every evening from 20 - 30 Dec.
Fabulously French
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 31/12/2013
» Operating a French restaurant in Bangkok isn't something one gets into lightly. The people you need to run it must be experts in probably the most difficult cuisine and have a passion for it to-boot. Getting hold of the ingredients to make it authentic is hardly a cake walk either.
Fabulously French
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 03/12/2013
» Operating a French restaurant in Bangkok isn't something one gets into lightly. The cuisine isn't high on the hit parade of the mass of local diners, so pile it high, sell it cheap won't fly.