Northeastern Cool: Isaan Spirit Fest Coming to Bangkok
BANGKOK — A spacious art venue in west Bangkok will host a weeks-long festival celebrating all things cool about Thailand’s northeast. The post Northeastern Cool: Isaan Spirit Fest Coming to Bangkok...
View ArticleOutdoor Market Coming to Doomed Race Track’s Infield
BANGKOK — Get a first or final look at a century-old race track later this month when an open-air flea market takes it over for its fifth annual outing. The post Outdoor Market Coming to Doomed Race...
View ArticleBangkok Cafes Brew Opportunity for the Deaf
BANGKOK — “I’m deaf but happy to take care of you. Please point the menu to order” a sign on the counter reads in English. The post Bangkok Cafes Brew Opportunity for the Deaf appeared first on...
View ArticleChef Som Elevates Familiar to Fantasy at Riverside Karmakamet
A seven-course meal that leans heavily on childhood memories and regional associations made by one of Thailand’s few established female chefs will soon be served behind an aromatherapy shop coming to...
View ArticleTaste Korean BBQ Without the Compromise Mid-Sukhumvit
Say annyeong to a Korean barbecue that doesn’t bloat its dishes with sausages, instant noodles and stretchy cheese, instead offering quality meats and authentic Korean side dishes made by...
View Article‘Cali-Mex’ Comes to Silom (From Hong Kong)
A new taqueria with full vegetarian options hopes to be a new fuel stop for tourist and expat passers-by. The post ‘Cali-Mex’ Comes to Silom (From Hong Kong) appeared first on Khaosod English.
View ArticleChinatown Art Space Turns 4 With Photos, Food and Drinks
BANGKOK — Attend a street art exhibition, look through Chinese-themed photography and dance to a fusion of Latin sounds this weekend when an old-town gallery celebrates its fourth anniversary. Cho Why...
View ArticleKrapao Avocado? This Ari Cafe is Doing It
It’s in the krapao, in the cakes and in the coffee. Avocado is in everything at a new, trendy Ari cafe that wants to get the Thai palate on board with the buttery superfood. The post Krapao Avocado?...
View ArticleCome Home to Southern Thai Food at ‘Klangsuan’
Finding an unpretentious yet stylish restaurant that serves homey portion sizes at reasonable prices in Asok is rare. For that place to serve authentic southern Thai food is even rarer. In that tiny...
View ArticleSlurp Bouncy Bua Loi Drinks at New Downtown Bangkok Cafe
BANGKOK — Taiwanese potato and taro ball desserts aren’t novel to Thailand, but a new cafe at the heart of the capital is plopping Thai desserts with generous stuffings onto them. The post Slurp...
View ArticleLove Yuzu Much? Citrusy Ramen Comes to Bangkok
BANGKOK — A citrus fruit comes front and center in a ramen shop that tries to give traditional Japanese dishes a zesty Thai kick. The post Love Yuzu Much? Citrusy Ramen Comes to Bangkok appeared first...
View ArticleSavor 30+ Gins at Weekend Chinatown Fest
BANGKOK — The air will fill with the scent of juniper this weekend at a two-day festival celebrating classic herbal liquor in the capital’s old town. A small street in Chinatown will host the Bangkok...
View ArticlePasta Made Before Your Eyes, Without the Cream Coma at ‘Al Dente’
Enjoy Italian without all the cream in pasta made before your eyes at a new trendy Thonglor joint. The post Pasta Made Before Your Eyes, Without the Cream Coma at ‘Al Dente’ appeared first on Khaosod...
View ArticleThai Michelin Stars Break Out of Bangkok
The first restaurant outside of Bangkok, the first Southern Thai cuisine restaurant and the first restaurant whose kitchen is headed by an Indian woman won Michelin stars when the awardees for the...
View ArticleAuntie Banyen is Just Delighted With Her Michelin Star
Banyen Ruangsantheia hadn’t even heard of the Michelin Guide's treasured constellation of stars until someone called recently to say she might be getting one. The post Auntie Banyen is Just Delighted...
View ArticleCarbs Come 2nd to Drinks at ‘Carbar’
Do: Score some drinks and snacks at Carbar while taking in the late-year breeze at this casual, hip Italian joint in a Thonglor hotspot. Don’t: Expect to be dazzled by flavor. Rather than think of...
View ArticleSeasoned by Spanish Greats, Expat Translates Tapas Into Thai
Most nights find Jacobo Astray sawing off slices of jamon iberico and pouring sangria at Ekkamai tapas joint Broken Eggs. There, the Galician native, a former cook at what was Spain’s most-decorated...
View ArticleIsaan Turkey Farmer Talks About His Gobble Gobbles
BUENG KAN — The first turkey farmer in Thailand’s newest province says although he won’t be carving up turkeys for Thanksgiving today, he knows some customers that might. This Thanksgiving, meet...
View ArticleShe Was a Maid. Now She Has a Michelin Star.
North of Bangkok the Chao Phraya River flows more languid and clear than in the city. Mats of water hyacinth bob past a weathered wooden deck where pots of bougainvillea spray blots of pink. Guests...
View ArticleRed Curry, Thai Omelette Among Oldest Thai Food: Expert
BANGKOK — Chicken red curry, crispy Thai omelette and chilli paste are three of the centuries-old recorded Thai dishes still common today, an expert said Thursday. The three were listed among a dozen...
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