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Forza Volti!
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 19/12/2016
» You don't need an excuse to 'take it to the river' in Bangkok. Anytime an emotional lift is in order, reducing your distance from the mighty flow to a matter of metres does the trick.
Great jumping Jojo!
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 29/12/2016
» If you're the kind of diner who always likes to order the same thing and sit at the same table in the restaurants and more unassuming eateries you frequent, be warned that Jojo at the St. Regis Bangkok Hotel is hard-wired to coax you out of your comfort zone.
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.
Friends, Bangkokians, Countrymen!
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 01/12/2016
» In the crowded field of Italian restaurants, especially upscale authentic-centric ones, Jojo at the St. Regis Bangkok differentiates its dishes on three points: their artistry and delectability, the standard of service and stimulating décor, and, the surprisingly moderate price that buys all that, especially in the case of its Mercato Italiano (Italian Market Weekday Lunch) a la carte buffet lunches.
Teleport to Tokyo
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 01/12/2016
» In a few years, when the underground line being built beside it is completed, Hagi might be one of the best-connected Japanese restaurants in this fair city. Until then, Phahon Yothin MRT is your nearest station and the mega infrastructure project is requiring radical, though well signposted, redirection of the traffic.
Festive fun and Christmas celebrations at The Okura Prestige Bangkok
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 22/12/2015
» The celebrations for Christmas 2015 at The Okura Prestige Bangkok are full of festive fun, fine food, exciting entertainment and visits by Santa Claus with gifts for the children.
Precious gifts for special people
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 23/12/2015
» Thoughtful gifts, as ever, are at a premium this festive season. What with the year-end rush and a long gift list, it's a challenge to find something for the particularly special people that isn't just so-so.
Bed Time Bath Time Me Time You Time
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 24/12/2015
» There are few more thoughtful or welcome gifts at this time of year than the things that touch our bodies in our most intimate moments such as bed linen, towels and throws.
Wishing you a very gastro new year
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 24/12/2015
» The prefix 'gastro', from the ancient Greek for stomach, was first used in combination with the word "pub", needing no introduction, in London in 1991. The conjoining marked the birth of a new trend of local boozers that aspired to serve food on a par with any on 'the Continent', i.e. Europe, as opposed to the usual fare too reminiscent of school dinners.
Germ of a gem
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 31/12/2015
» Looks like Water Library Hospitality Group's (WLHG) gone and done it again. Its latest iteration – a sustainable straw sphinx arising from the ashes of The Water Library Thonglor after its home was redeveloped – is virtually reservations only after just a couple of months.