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Charm of the Siam
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 21/09/2012
» The audacity! Opening a hotel with such a grand name as The Siam seems awfully ambitious, we thought. It reminds us of the 80s band Europe, the group named for a continent that delivered a lot less than their title promised. Why didn't they just call the hotel "The Bomb" and be done with it?
Thai? Laos? Yeah!
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 31/08/2012
» Age is a funny thing in Bangkok. While everyone seems obsessed with everything looking younger and new, a hotel in Sukhumvit has done the exact opposite, ripening itself almost a century overnight to defy the stainless bling of the boutique hotel march. Cabochon Hotel & Residence instead looks back to the days of yore for inspiration, landing in 1920s Shanghai to be exact. And inside is a new Isan restaurant, Thai Lao Yeh, that is also happy in continuing the past glories of this region's food, and to good (and spicy) effect.
Gate Crasher
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 31/08/2012
» This weekend is Saturday-heavy again, but with some planning you could get around to everything. Depends on your focus, and your wallet width at the end of the month. Plenty of fun to be had on most budgets though.
25 Degrees of taste
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 17/08/2012
» Temperature is a sticking point in Bangkok, both literally and metaphorically. It's a dangerous game to bring it into play without provocation. So what were the owners of new burger bar 25 Degrees thinking?
Gate Crasher
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 06/08/2012
» This weekend is XL for many, which means that a lot of people will escape the city. But there are a few events worth cutting your beach escapade short for. One each, in fact, for Fri-Sat-Sun, so no excuses of overlap. Here goes:
Gate Crasher
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 13/07/2012
» This weekend is all about food and music. So fill your bellies and then dance it off to achieve the ultimate social harmony, restoring the universe to equilibrium. It's all in a weekend's work...
Gate Crasher
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 22/06/2012
» Welcome to Guru's Gate Crasher, your ultimate guide to finding something fresh to do in this big city.
A Crib Apart
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 08/06/2012
» Mon dieu! Is there any more room for another French eatery in Bangkok? When it rains, it pours in this city (in or out of the wet season), and the deluge of French kitchens has been a little overbearing of late, with the likes of 4 Garcons, Le Petit Zinc and Viu all jostling for attention. But a new venue on the Sukhumvit skyline has risen above the glut, bringing a pinpoint freshness and contemporary European feel to the city, bobo tendencies aside.
Gate Crasher
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 08/06/2012
» Welcome to Guru's Gate Crasher, your ultimate guide to finding something fresh to do in this big city.
Fusion peruvian
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 18/05/2012
» Rather than joining the eateries spreading out sideways in every direction from Sukhumvit, one venue has taken the challenge to new heights - the 33rd floor, in fact. Above Eleven is the latest to join the new wave of venues at the top end of Soi 11. But in a soi trying to digest a host of new eateries, what could another one bring to the table? Above Eleven's unique two-pronged attack involves a Peruvian fusion kitchen and a sweeping panorama of Bangkok's smog-fuelled sunset, going against the grain of new French bistros and burger outlets popping up everywhere; and it might just work.