9 booze and food events to check out this week (Feb 1, 2017)
BK's weekly Bites & Blends Market rounds up the best dining and drinking events, deals and more.
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ONGOING
Gin Jubilee
The worldwide annual gin event by East Imperial is heading to Bangkok for the first time on Jan 31-Feb 4, or Asia for the first time, actually. Bangkok is just one of the cities (along with Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Phnom Penh and Singapore) that will welcome this five-day celebration of the G&T featuring some 20 Bangkok bars. For more details, see here.
Make Talat Noi Great Again
Little Market, Peppina and Black Pig Tattoo team up for a pop-up running Feb 1-4 in a colorfully-lit courtyard on Charoenkrung Road.
Little Market, Charoenkrung Soi 28
THURSDAY
Bangkok Farmers' Market at U.S. Embassy Bangkok
Shop you artisanal products directly from producers and enjoy workshops, activities and live music at US Embassy this Feb 2 from 11am-2pm.
95 Wireless Rd.
From Bruges to Bangkok
Wishbeer Home Bar offers Belgian beers from century-old De Halve Maan brewery, the only brewery left in the city center of Bruges, including Brugse Zot and Straffe Hendrik from B240/330ml. Feb 2-5.
Soi Sukhumvit 67, 02-392-1403. BTS Phra Khanong
FRIDAY
Amarone Classico Journey
This Feb 3, Eastin Grand’s Sky Lounge presents a wine-pairing dinner (B1,490 net per person) with Amarone Classico and four other wines from the Zenato winery in Italy.
Eastin Grand, 33/1 Sathorn Rd., 02-210-8100
SATURDAY
Singapore Takeover Mikys
Davide Boncimino, of The Other Room in Singapore and formerly of Mr. Fogg's Residence in London (World's Best 100 Bars 2015), takes over Mikys on Feb 4 to present his Barcardi Legacy cocktail creation "Marshall."
Mikys, 64 Pan Rd., 02-637-8368
Thirst for Natural
Quince lets you taste 40 organic, biodynamic and natural wines this Feb 4 from noon-4pm. Tickets are B1,000 per person including B500 a food voucher. They’ll also host a workshop about orange wine at 2:30pm for B500 (to sign up, email boozawoozabangkok@gmail.com).
Sukhumvit Soi 45, 02-662-4478
SUNDAY
Singapore Takeover The Bamboo Bar
2017 Barcardi Legacy cocktail competition finalist Davide Boncimino (see above, Mikys) visits The Mandarin Oriental's legendary Bamboo Bar on Feb 5.
1/F, Mandarin Oriental, 48 Charoenkrung Soi 40 (Oriental Avenue), 02-659-9000
BEYOND
Thailand Coffee Fest 2017
From Feb 23-26, Specialty Coffee Association of Thailand (SCATH) organizes Thailand’s biggest coffee event at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The event showcases full circle of coffee business, from coffee roasters, machines to shops and franchises. Coffee lovers can taste various coffee, take home some beans from more than 100 stores as well as attend workshops and seminars during the event. There are also competitions and award presentations, too. Visit www.facebook.com/ThailandCoffeeFest/ for more info.
Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, 60 Ratchadapisek Rd. MRT Queen Sirikit Center
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