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Five-star wanted level
Guru, Adam Kohut, Published on 18/12/2015
» They pick me up at the airport in a brand-new hotel van. There is Wi-Fi, somehow, in the van. By the time we arrive at the Akyra Manor Chiang Mai, I am hooked. They attempt to drag me from the vehicle as I frantically Google “ways to stay in the van”. In the end, they are successful, and I am ever-grateful. Each floor of the 30-room property is represented by a black-and-white photograph of a celebrity. Brad Pitt is in the lobby. My 100m² Deluxe Suite on the fourth floor is watched over by eyes that peer from the genial crags of Michael Caine’s face. Dim, curtained hallways evoke the backstage atmosphere of a theatre.
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It is what it is, frankly
Guru, Adam Kohut, Published on 01/01/2016
» The school-bus-yellow of the Foodstop truck -- and the large banner featuring tantalising photographs of the hot dogs it serves -- lured us in at the recent Winter Market Fest in On Nut. And we did, indeed, eat hot dogs. Which tasted like hot dogs. And that was that. If you like hot dogs, you will enjoy eating Foodstop's hot dogs.
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A house of meat, a carnivore's palace
Guru, Adam Kohut, Published on 16/10/2015
» You won’t find much in terms of setting at El Toro House of Meat. Situated on the corner of Sukhumvit Soi 29, the glass-fronted restaurant-butcher is a small place, looking out onto the lurching creep of heavy traffic, with enough seating room for only a handful of diners. Standing guard at the entrance is a display counter of fresh cuts of beef, pork and lamb for sale, some imported from countries such as Argentina, Australia and New Zealand, others from Grand Beef Farm near Phitsanulok, where the restaurants’ co-owners, Jacob Schenhav and Jair Da Rosa (who serves as El Toro’s chef), raise Wagyu cattle.
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Beast mode
Guru, Adam Kohut, Published on 06/11/2015
» For the last year, visitors to and citizens of Chiang Mai have been drawn toward the canary-yellow paint of Beast Burger's food truck, eager to order from a simple three-item menu that delivers exactly what is promised: forces of nature.
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Meat love you long time
Guru, Adam Kohut, Published on 06/11/2015
» A converted shipping container on Charoen Rat Road marks the kerbside location of Butcher Beef & Beer, an approximately one-month-old cook-it-yourself restaurant focusing on, you got it, beef and beer. Diners, who at the time of our visit were predominantly young and good-looking, sit on wooden stools and tables, which can be moved in- or outdoors, depending on the weather. At each table is a portable gas cooker, on which various cuts of beef, chicken, pork and seafood are prepared. The atmosphere is intimate, but not formal, a locale perfect for a start -- or an end -- to a night out. An indie-rock soundtrack will back your meal here, further adding to the hipster vibe.
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Italics straightens up
Guru, Adam Kohut, Published on 13/11/2015
» A few months ago Guru reviewed Italics, a kind-of Italian restaurant built upon the foundation of an odd-yet-fun menu that focused as heavily on concept as food. We believed it then (and still do) to be a hidden gem, obfuscated only by an ever-so-slightly out of the way location (i.e. not directly in line with the flow of Sukhumvit traffic).
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A brush with artistic greatness
Guru, Adam Kohut, Published on 13/11/2015
» It is Saturday afternoon and, as can be expected, I am riding about a six (out of 10) on the grouchy scale. My girlfriend, Tessa, also her usual self, is happy enough to blanch the gloom from much of the Northern hemisphere. We have signed up to take an art class offered by our hotel, a sleek little outfit in Chiang Mai called the Akyra Manor.
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Look what the blue cat dragged in
Guru, Adam Kohut, Published on 04/09/2015
» It is Monday, early afternoon, I am slightly more hung-over than I care to admit, and large, plastic models of a blue Japanese cat have me surrounded. The cat, whose name is Doraemon, is a robot from the future. I think.
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Edible experiments
Guru, Adam Kohut, Published on 11/09/2015
» The Kitchenmess is a small, pop-up stall that sells a small assortment of savoury baked goods and sandwich-type offerings. Owner/operator Mod tells us she likes to be "experimental" with the food she creates and sells, which can differ from event to event.
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Indique's ingenious comfort
Guru, Adam Kohut, Published on 18/09/2015
» Indique is located on the second floor of the Park 22 building, on Sukhumvit Soi 22. The interior is decorated in gaudy yet attractive golds, purples and dark browns, colours befitting Indian cuisine's country of origin. There is also a large balcony, perfect for smoking shisha or relaxing with a few drinks. Like the menu, the restaurant's decor is a seamless blend of the modern and traditional. Indique has been in operation for approximately eight months, but is still a relative secret in Bangkok. But like all juicy secrets, it will in all probability soon be outed.
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