17 booze and food events to check out this week (Aug 5, 2015)
BK's weekly Bites & Blends Market rounds up the best dining and drinking events, deals and more.
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See also: The best Mother's Day dining deals in Bangkok 2015
THURSDAY
Campari Open Bar
Hemingway’s offers an open bar on Campari cocktails from 7-8pm this Aug 6 plus buy-one-get-one-free all night.
1 Sukhumvit Soi 14, 02-653-3900. BTS Asok
Free Wine Tasting & Cheese Buffet
On Aug 6 from 6-8pm, Wine Connection celebrates the launch of its new wine selection with a cheese buffet (B299/person) and complimentary two glasses (red and white) of Terre Allegre.
1/F, Sivadon Building, Soi Convent, Silom Rd., 02-234-0388
FRIDAY
Journey of the Giant
Spanish chef Jonay Armas of Hong Kong’s former two-Michelin-star restaurant The Principal visits La Vue this Aug 7-8. His seven-course dinner is priced at B3,500/person and B4,700 with wine pairing.
25/F, Siam @ Siam, 865 Rama 1 Rd., 02-217-3000. BTS National Stadium
SATURDAY
La Fiesta El Mariachi
El Mariachi Taqueria celebrates its 2nd anniversary with buffet and free-flow margarita at B700/person on Aug 8 from 6pm.
99/23 Sri Nakarin Soi 61, 02-108-2066
K Village Farmers’ Market
The weekend market gives you access to meet the producers and buy your food from them. Aug 8-9, 9am-5pm.
K Village, Sukhumvit Soi 26, 02-258-9919
Bangkok Farmers’ Market at Gateway Ekkamai
The weekend foodies market where you can buy products straight from the source. Aug 8-9, 10am-8pm.
Gateway Ekkamai, 982/22 Sukhumvit Rd., 02-108-2888
MOTHER'S DAY DEALS
Centara Watergate Pavillion Hotel
This Mother’s Day, 11:30am-2:30pm, bring your family to Cafe 9 and enjoy an international buffet lunch, including free-flow soft drinks and red and white wines. Prices start at B999 per person but mom dines for free.
Centara Watergate Pavillion Hotel Bangkok, 567 Ratchaprarop Rd., 02-625-1234 ext: 4312
Centara Grand at Central Ladprao
To celebrate Mother’s Day, enjoy lunch and dinner with your family at Chatuchak Cafe International Buffet Restaurant (B1,295 per person) and Le Danang Vietnamese Restaurant (B695 per person) this Aug 12. Come with four or more people and get a free cake.
Centara Grand at Central Ladprao, 1695 Phaholyothin Rd., 02-541-1234
Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn
This Aug 12, bring your family and enjoy The Glass House’s “Come 5 Pay 4” promotion for the buffet lunch and dinner. Price is B1,650 net per person.
Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn, 33/1 South Sathorn Rd., 02-210-8100
Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers
This Aug 12, 11.30am-3pm, enjoy an international, seafood and BBQ buffet at Feast for B1,780 net per person, while on Aug 11-12, 6-10pm, the international and BBQ buffet is priced at B1,500 net per person. Also on Mother’s Day, Thara Thong serves a Royal Thai set dinner (starting from B1,000).
Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers, 2 Chareonkrung Soi 30 (Captain Bush Lane), 02-660-123
Millennium Hilton Hotel
At Flow, come four-pay-three this Mother’s Day for the seafood and international buffet, including cheese room for lunch (B2,200 net with live jazz) and dinner (B1,800 net).
Millennium Hilton Hotel, 123 Charoen Nakorn Rd., 02-442-2081
The Sukhothai Bangkok
On Mother’s Day enjoy an international buffet lunch (starting at B2,900) at Colonnade. Meanwhile, La Scala offers a Festa Della Mamma lunch set (starting at B1,800), including four Italian courses, and Celadon serves a traditional Thai lunch set, Maliwan (starting at B1,650).
13/3 South Sathorn Rd., 02-344-8888
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BEYOND
Brewtopia II
This Aug 15, from 7pm, celebrate Friday with Thai craft beer like Golden Coins, Sandport, X Beer, Jo+, Silom Beer, Triple Pearl, Happy New Beer, Purr Beer, Soi Beer and Ducky Fly Brewing (some will even be on tap) as well as rare bottles of American, Belgian, Scandinavian, and Japanese brews. American barbecue and Mexican taco trucks will also join. Free entry.
Whiteline Bar & Gallery, Silom Soi 8, 087-061-1117. BTS Sala Daeng
Pinxo Catala & Spanish Guitar
Barcelona Gaudi hosts a live Spanish guitar night with free-flow tapas and sangria at B500 this Aug 15 from 7pm.
Le Premier 1 Condominium, Sukhumvit Soi 23, 02-661-7410
Say Cheese! Workshop
This Aug 18 and Nov 13, Le Cordon Bleu Dusit features a three-hour wine and cheese workshop (B3,000). Aug 18’s seats are all booked so be quick.
1/F Dusit Thani Building, 946, Rama 4 Rd., 02-237-8877. MRT Silom
Mollydooker Wine Dinner
Water Library Chamchuri hosts a four-course dinner paired with Mollydooker wines this Aug 20 from 6pm. B2,900/person.
Chamchuri Square, Rama 4 Rd., 02-160-5119. MRT Samyan
Chef Kunihisa Goto’s Visit
This Aug 22-25, Vertigo welcomes Japanese chef Kunihisa Goto from the Michelin-starred French restaurant L’Axel in Fontainebleau, France. B4,500 for four courses and B4,900 for five courses.
Banyan Tree, 21/100 Sathorn Rd., 02-679-1200
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