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DEAL: Get discounts on buy now, eat later vouchers for La Bottega di Luca.
At La Bottega di Luca, head chef Andrea Ortu’s menu brims with serious D.O.P. produce scoured from the lengths of Italy. If you’re missing satisfying dishes like their carpaccio all’ Albese and signature black truffle risotto, why not gift yourself a food voucher to use when the Sukhumvit Soi 49 restaurant reopens? Pay B5,000 and get B6,000 worth of vouchers; B10,000 and get B13,000; B25,000 and get B35,000; or B50,000 and get B75,000. All vouchers will be valid until Dec 30, 2020, and are divided into B1,000, so they can be spent separately. To get yours, email [email protected].
DEAL: Three days free trial of Baan 57.
Bangkok’s leading barre fitness studio from New York, Physique 57, has responded to Covid-19 by launching an online alter-ego: Baan 57. Priced at B2,565 through May 15, the service offers daily live workout sessions and a lively community. Until Apr 30, they are offering BK readers a free three-day trial of the service. Simply contact them via Line @Physique57 and provide the code "Physique57BKMag."
They also run a handful of free live classes each week on their Facebook page.
DEAL: Ready-to-eat and reheatable dishes delivered to you anywhere in Bangkok
Mahatun Plaza mainstays La Monita, Billy’s Smokehouse and Thai Niyom have just upped their delivery game.
All three restaurants are now offering ready-to-eat meals from their menus. Think fajita bowls (B190), fish tacos (B300) and burritos (from B260) from La Monita; slow-cooked beef brisket (B750), juicy burgers (B360) and pastrami Reubens (B420) from Billy’s; and crispy Thai omelets (B165) with green curry (B195) or tom yum goong (B285) from Thai Niyom.
Billy’s and La Monita are even taking things a step further, offering cured and smoked meats, barbecue kits and specially created dishes that can be frozen and reheated.
The group has set up its own delivery service, with a range of 30 kilometers from its Phloen Chit hub.
Go here to see the options available for La Monita; here for Billy’s; and here for Thai Niyom.