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Centara officially launches Centara Life
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 23/09/2024
» Centara Hotels & Resorts has officially launched Centara Life, formerly known as Centra by Centara, as its new upper-midscale brand, starting with nine properties — eight in Thailand and one in Oman.
31 Centara properties recognised at Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2023
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 26/06/2023
» Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, has been recognised by Tripadvisor as a 2023 Travellers’ Choice award winner for 31 of its properties around the world.
Turning art into cocktails
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 05/04/2019
» Supawit "Palm" Muttarattana, group bar manager for Foodie Collection, won "Bartender of the Year 2019" at Sunday's Bar Awards 2019 held in Bangkok and has been on the local bar scene since 2009. His passion for cocktails earned him top prize at Diageo World Class Thailand 2012 and he soon became brand ambassador for Diageo Reserve Thailand. This year in Milan, Italy, Palm won "Campari Bartender Competition Asia 2019", where he competed against 350 bartenders from across Asia. Apart from overseeing Vesper, il Fumo, La Dotta Pasta Bar, La Dotta La Grassa, Via Maris Bistro & Natural Wine Bar and 80/20, he is a partner at Backstage Cocktail Bar. Palm talks to Guru about his "clean, classical style with a strong focus on techniques and ingredients. A twist on classic cocktails" mixology and more.
Now accepting reservations at 80/20
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 21/12/2018
» 80/20 reopened yesterday after a complete renovation. Chefs Napol "Joe" Jantraget and pastry chef Saki Hoshino bring their know-how, personal journey, passion of Thai cuisine and local ingredients through a nine-course tasting menu (B3,000++ per person).
Bangin' brunches
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 31/08/2018
» The Urban Dictionary defines brunch as "A contraction of breakfast and lunch, usually occurring around the hour of 11am. Typically reserved for snobs." Well, if you're not a morning person, like to combine breakfast with lunch and are a snob (we are not judging), then brunch is for you. I do love a good brunch (hey, don't judge me either!) and so I ate my way through a few to bring you the ones that go around the world, while never having to leave the 'Kok!