Take a Deeper Taste of Bangkok’s Chinatown
BANGKOK — Chinatown is no longer a working center of Thai-Chinese businesses. During the past few years, it has evolved into a tourist attraction in its own right. For the uninitiated, there’s more to...
View ArticleAll the Sights of Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market (Without the Smell)
BANGKOK — No need to go to Tokyo to explore its infamous Tsukiji fish market, as a Japanese documentary will bring a taste of it in a film about fresh fish, farmers’ rights and gastronomers at the...
View Article7 Exotic Ways to Christmas This Year in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Have a holly jolly Christmas eating German sausages, watching holiday classics, partying with fabulous drag queens and more this year in Bangkok.
View ArticleOf Pokemon and Creepy Dolls: The Trendiest Trends of 2016
While the world churned, many of us kept busy finding new obsessions to keep us happy.
View ArticleSinging Mermaids and Mad Tea Parties at Bangkok’s Fantasy Cafes
Drive past Don Mueang Airport and Rangsit University, and among uniform townhouses on Ek Charoen Road it’s hard to miss the burst of bright pastel blues and purples that is Mermaid Island Cafe. Step...
View ArticleThai Craft Beer’s New Strategy: Keep Brewing Until Law Catches Up
BANGKOK — “Can you eat Khao Man Gai (Chicken and Rice) every day? Can you eat Som Tam every day? No, but you can drink beer every day,” a man says as he pours a chestnut and brown sugar stout from the...
View ArticleCourt Fines Man Arrested for Operating Home Microbrew
NONTHABURI — A Bangkok man arrested for making and selling beer at home said he expects to be released on bail Tuesday morning after spending three days in jail.
View ArticleWhere to Celebrate Chinese New Year in Bangkok?
BANGKOK — Celebrate the Year of Rooster at events traditional, festive and outrageous this week.
View ArticleFood Safety Scare Spreads From OJ to Sashimi
Notice: Undefined offset: 1 in /var/www/html/khaosodEnglish.com/wp-content/plugins/rss-image-feed/class-lib/A5_ImageClass.php on line 429 BANGKOK — When police busted two Vietnamese nationals for...
View ArticleBetter Hit the Gym, Ben & Jerry’s Coming to Thailand
Notice: Undefined offset: 1 in /var/www/html/khaosodEnglish.com/wp-content/plugins/rss-image-feed/class-lib/A5_ImageClass.php on line 429 BANGKOK — Fans of feel-good Ben & Jerry’s ice cream can...
View ArticleBottled OJ Contains Fecal Bacteria
BANGKOK — Good news: Lab tests found orange juice confiscated from an illegal production ring last week was the real stuff after all, and not fake OJ as widely reported. The bad news?
View ArticleBen & Jerry’s Just Announced Opening Day & Location. Expect Massive Queue.
BANGKOK — Is it America’s best ice cream? Can it beat Haagen-Dazs, Cold Stone and Baskin Robbins? Thailand’s ice cream lickers, slurpers and munchers are about to find out when Ben & Jerry’s opens...
View ArticleGreen Grub: Where to Feast on Vegetarian Fest in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Craving juicy fried mushrooms, fancy deep-fried bananas, meatless som tam or faux meats?
View ArticleEverything Expats Love (or Not) at 2-Day … Expat Fair!
Bangkok will celebrate its cherished resident aliens with two days of everything they know and love – at least as conceived by the Tourist Authority of Thailand.
View Article7-Eleven Apologizes for Sign Taunting Poser Vegetarians
BANGKOK — The Vegetarian Festival kicks off today with an apology from the conglomerate that owns Thailand’s ubiquitous 7-Eleven stores for a sign telling customers to stay away from meat-free food...
View ArticleBar B Q Plaza Closes 26 Restaurants For 2 Days
BANGKOK — A popular barbecue franchise is closing 26 restaurants for two days after using a new type of pan customers said spoiled their food. Two weeks after Bar B Q Plaza launched its much-hyped “Bla
View ArticleQueue Chaos For Japanese Cheese Tarts at Paragon
The latest food fad has hit Bangkok with throngs of people lining up since this morning for a sweet taste of Japanese cheese tarts.
View ArticleFeast on Lil’ Fatso! Truck Sliders All November in On Nut
BANGKOK — There’s no more need to travel afar to hip markets in Ratchada or Khlong San, as steamed-and-grilled food truck delights will be in the On Nut area all this month.
View ArticleWhere to Stuff Yourself on Thanksgiving in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Don’t have the properly equipped kitchen to braise that Butterball turkey, glaze the ham, stir the cranberry sauce and bake the cornbread – don’t bother.
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