15 booze and food events to check out this week (Oct 28, 2015)
BK's weekly Bites & Blends Market rounds up the best dining and drinking events, deals and more.
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ONGOING
Shangri-La’s Festival of Gastronomy
Angelini welcomes guest chef Enrico Bartolini, from the two-Michelin-starred Devero Restaurant in Italy, on Oct 27-31. A five-course dinner on Oct 27-30 is priced at B3,500 while the Oct 31 wine dinner is B6,000.
Shangri-La, 89 Soi Wat Suan Plu, Charoenkrung Rd., 02-236-7777. BTS Saphan Taksin
American Restaurant Week
From Oct 26-Nov 2, over 20 American-owned restaurants and restaurants serving American cuisine (including Dean & Deluca, Knock, New York Steakhouse, BKK Bagel Bakery) celebrate Thai-U.S. friendship by offering deals. For more information, visit bangkok.usembassy.gov/arw2015
Central Restaurant Weeks
Till Nov 15, Central Embassy and Central Chidlom hold a food event with restaurants creating special dishes, deals, cooking shows from Iron Chefs and food tastings.
Central Embassy, 1031 Phloen Chit Rd., 02-119-7777. BTS Phloen Chit
Central Chidlom, 1027 Phloen Chit Rd., 02-793-7777. BTS Chit Lom
THURSDAY
Phuong's Pho
Smalls hosts its monthly Vietnamese pho night, on Oct 29, 7.30pm. Get there early.
186/3 Suan Phlu Soi 1, 02-236-7777
Dim Sum and Craft Beer
Hong Bao, Beervana and BKK Wine Club hosts a dim sum and craft beer dinner on Oct 29. B1,600. Reservations required at bkkwineclub@gmail.com
5/F, Central Embassy, 1031 Phloen Chit Rd., 02-160-5679. BTS Phloen Chit
FRIDAY
Halloween Festival at K Village
From Oct 30-Nov 1, K Village throws a Halloween event with food trucks, spooky games and live music. See more Halloween parties here.
K Village, Sukhumvit Soi 26, 02-258-9919
Celebrate Halloween with Red Wine
This Oct 30 from 6pm, Water Library Chamchuri celebrates Halloween with a four-course Pinot Noir wine dinner, priced at B3,200.
2/F, Chamchuri Square, Rama 4 Rd., 02-160-5188
Food Truck Festival
This Fri (Oct 30), US Embassy hosts a food truck festival as part of American Restaurant Week with names like Daniel Thaiger and Two Angels Taco from 11am-2pm.
Behind US Embassy, Soi Tonson
SATURDAY
Bangkok Farmers’ Market
The weekend foodies market where you can buy products straight from the source takes place at Gateway Ekamai. Oct 31-Nov 1, 10am-8pm.
Gateway Ekamai, 982/22 Sukhumvit Rd., 02-108-2888. BTS Ekkamai
Dia de Los Muertos
This Oct 31 and Nov 1, La Monita Taqueria marks Halloween and Day of the Dead by offering buy-one-get-one-free Gold Margarita and special priced Patron cocktails (B330) as well as the special tamales (B120, B180/two tamales) available only once a year. Reservations are recommended.
888/26 Mahatun Plaza, Phloen Chit Rd., 02-650-9581
Day of the Dead
This Oct 31, Mejico celebrates Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) with free selected local beers from 6-8pm, Patron tequila tasting station, pinata games and Latin music.
Groove at CentralWorld, 999/9 Rama 1 Rd., 02-252-6660
BEYOND
Wine Tasting
Marcel hosts a wine night on Nov 4, offering French and Italian wines at reduced prices with 10-percent off tapas.
Sathorn Soi 10, 02-635-3533
BKK Pop-Up Dinner
This Nov 7, BKK Pop-Up Dinner group hosts its first four-course Thai dinner by chef Patchayaporn Bunyaluk (of The Kitchenmess) under the theme “Culinary Journey Through Thailand” The hidden venue in Thonglor will be revealed two days before the event. Priced at B1,500 with 25 seats available, the tickets can be purchased at www.eventpop.me/e/187.
Phrom Phong’s Indian institution Indus welcomes Nishant Choubey, the head chef from Dusit Devarana hotel in New Delhi, for a series of pop-up dinners this Nov 11-12 to celebrate Diwali. B2,400 per person or B3,000 with wine pairing.
71 Sukhumvit Soi 26, 02-661-5279
Heavenly Touches
From Nov 17-21, chef Onno Kokmeijer (of the Hotel Okura Amsterdam’s two-Michelin-starred restaurant Ciel Bleu) visits Elements to serve a six-course dinner (B5,600/person), a three-course set lunch (B3,200/person).
The Okura Prestige, 57 Wireless Rd., 02-687-9000
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