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Ring in the new
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 16/12/2013
» Bangkok was different in February 1970, back when Dusit Thani first opened her doors onto the junction of Silom and Rama IV. Beer was ten baht, gas one baht a litre, a good hotel room eight dollars. Siam Centre was a copse of trees by a dusty roundabout. An original print ad for the hotel boasted of 'a wide choice of sophisticated supper clubs, Continental and Siamese restaurants, coffee shops and cocktail lounges.' The photo shows the building looking much as it does today, minus the towering downtown skyscrapers, which is precisely the appeal of this grand dame of Bangkok hospitality.
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Head to Hank's
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 23/12/2013
» You'll hear Christmas songs, you'll hear classic party music, you might even hear some Elvis but one sound that's definitely absent is the rumbling of tummies. No one goes hungry here. Henry J. Beans is a classic American diner, which means everything is big: huge plates of wings, 750g T-bones, two-hander tacos and giant glasses of margarhita. Go alone if you dare, but it's best to share.
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Uptown is the new downtown
News, Gary Boyle, Published on 12/12/2014
» Sorry CBD dwellers, zone 1 citizens and heart of the city hipsters: downtown is over. Developers have ripped the soul out of your neighbourhood and hoodwinked you into paying astonishing rent for the privilege. Who wants to pay more for a macaroon in Ploen Chit than in Paris, or buy a New York Deli-style brunch for the price of a flight to Phuket?
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Truffle Hound Heaven
News, Gary Boyle, Published on 30/12/2014
» It's odd how we ascribe value these days. We're happy to spend several hundred baht daily for a couple of coffees and a stale bun, but baulk at rewarding a musician's soulful outpourings by actually paying the same amount for an album. Food, however, in its stubborn refusal to be digitised, has avoided devaluation and Bangkokians are seeking ever higher and more expensive culinary experiences. Michelin-trained chefs used to be enough but now we crave an actual multi-Michelin-star celebrity in the kitchen. Decadent treats like foie gras perennially pop up on every festive menu whether people actually enjoy them or not. But this month Centara Grand at CentralWorld has trumped them all with its truffle menu.
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Prime Time
Holiday Time, Gary Boyle, Published on 11/12/2015
» Steak lovers are spoilt for choice in Bangkok these days. Cattle are being pampered around the world and their best chunks of beef are flying in daily, landing on plates across the capital. But for the true beef fiend, only the best will do.
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King gives gifts and support to Toon
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/11/2017
» His Majesty the King extended support to charity runner Toon Bodyslam by giving him flowers, food supplements and Thai desserts on Wednesday.
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Toon hurt but still running
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/11/2017
» Rocker and charity runner Artiwara Kongmalai - aka Toon Bodyslam - on Sunday developed painful symptoms that doctors believed were manageable.
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Foul play
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/11/2017
» Five football players from two Thai League 1 teams and two referees are among 12 people accused of fixing results of domestic matches by the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) and police.
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Jomsap hit-run man surrenders
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/11/2017
» Suspect Sab Wapee surrendered and confessed to accepting an offer of 400,000 baht to say he was the driver in a fatal hit-and-run accident, not teacher Jomsap Saenmuangkhot.
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Army defends "creepy" doll
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/12/2017
» The military has come out in defence of its new mascot Nong Kiao Koi, denying it cost millions of baht.
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