If you are a Marriott Bonvoy member and fancy yourself a full breakfast on the weekends, the new Bangkok Breakfast Club from Marriott is offering a steal of a deal. Across 12 Marriott locations (listed below), Bonboy members can order from a la carte and buffet breakfasts and get the second breakfast for one baht. Think of it like a B.O.G.O deal. You can become a Marriott Bonvoy member for free here.

The promotion lasts from now until the end of October. There is no set menu, though, as each of the participating properties offer their own breakfast options — some of which have been created specifically for the Breakfast Club.

Siam Tea Room at Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park’s is offering kanom pang sangkhaya – a toasted and buttered brioche with creamy pandan custard and fresh young coconut. Head to JW Cafe at JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok’s to snag a new yellow curry crab omelet as part of its already large breakfast buffet. Giorgio’s italian restaurant at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers is offering a cheesy eggs Benedict served on top of a jumbo toasted brioche. Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel, where the “Crying Tiger Roast” promises a mouth-watering mix of roasted beef brisket cubes and baby potatoes with chili hollandaise and a poached egg. The St. Regis is also getting in on the action with organic poached eggs drizzled in something called “green goddess sauce” (basically mayo, citrus, herbs and sometimes anchovies) and served with locally grown veg. 

A full list of all the participating restaurants and menu items can be found on the Bangkok Breakfast Club website.

If you like crafts and other handmade trinkets, Crafts Bangkok 2020, happening this Sep 3-6, is going to be your kind of event. Taking place at the mammoth Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center (BITEC), the event brings together over 380 local artisans and organizations from across Thailand to display and sell their wares, including fabric work (silk, cotton, hemp, etc.), basketry, jewelry, pottery, leather and other arts and crafts. The event is hosted by the SUPPORT Arts and Crafts International Center of Thailand (Sacict), one of the country's most important promotional vehicles for locally-made crafts. 

In addition to the booths and sellers, the event also includes some educational talks that cover a range of issues relevant to supporting local arts and crafts -- such as business and promotional models that sellers can mimic for their own businesses or side hustles. Sacict anticipates the event will draw a very mixed bag of visitors, including retailers, government agencies, families, online merchants and maybe the odd tourist or two who’s still trapped here. 

If you want more info on the event or Sacict itself, you can check out https://www.sacict.or.th/en 

Siam Center and Vogue Thailand have joined in an art-fueled collaboration for charity until Sep 10. The event, titled “Vogue Hope At Siam Center”, brings together five photographers and 12 visual artists to create specially-designed prints, other exclusive goodies and a couple of activities, and part of the proceeds will go to support the Debaratana Vejjanukula Foundation. You’ll find the event happening in Siam Center’s Atrium 1 on the ground floor. 

The artist list has some heavy hitters on it too. This isn’t a complete list, but some names that stand out to us include Alex Face, Gongkan, Bloody Hell Big Head (BHBH), Julie Baker and Summer, and Yoon Phannapast (of Gucci fame). Photographers include Nat Prakobsantisuk and Tada Varich. Both artists and photographers will be showcasing work that embodies ideas of “hope” to them, and the event in a larger context aims to signal a beacon of hope during these hard times.  

Five of the artists — Gongkan, Juli Baker and Summer, Yoon Phannapast, Jirayi Koo and O Terawat — will also be showcasing images that fans can have turned into T-shirts made with recycled thread or on tote bags. There’s also going to be some limited-edition face masks from Greyhound Original. You don’t have to buy them, though. If you want one of those aforementioned goodies, you can also make a B199 donation to the Debaratana Vejjanukula Foundation. 

For more information, visit:

Websites:  www.siamcenter.co.th, and www.vogue.co.th 

FB: SiamCenter and Vogue Thailand 

PR Department : Supris Netekien  supris.n@supremo.co.th  , Jiraporn Viriyaphisathan  jiraporn.v@supremo.co.th

Bangkok-based ice cream maker La Vanille (also part of our Top Tables Kitchen program) has just released two new, exclusive flavors available from now until Sep 15. La Vanille traditionally focuses on a small number of flavors — getting them just right before selling to the public — to the launch of some new batches is great news for ice cream fans. 

Greek Yoghurt and Salted Honey 

Fresh homemade Greek yoghurt from Khao Yai mixed with a swirl of Chiang Mai honey and sea salt (only Thai local ingredients).

Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter

Made with super high-quality Weiss chocolate from France, named Acarigua, which is 70-percent mixed with an in-house made peanut butter by La Vanille’s chef. 

Pints come in 480ml containers, and will only be available this summer. The pints can be ordered via LINE (@lavanille) or by email contact@lavanille.co.th.

La Vanille is a quality-first brand that puts the focus squarely on produce, like vanilla beans from Madagascar and Tahiti, chocolate from Belgium and matcha green tea from Japan. There are, of course, plenty of flavors made with fresh fruits from across Thailand for sorbets like lime, mango, passion or coconut.

W Hotels needs no introduction to people in Bangkok or foodies in general. Unlike it’s Bangkok counterpart, though, which focuses on business travellers and strong F&B, W Koh Samui has more of a wellness, fitness, or just-relax-and-care-about-nothing vibe.

The hotel is officially reopening on July 24 this month, and is offering bonuses of up to 50% off on specific products to get you in the door. All you have to do is book one of the following: a one-night break with breakfast (you get a B1,000 resort credit each night) and W T-Time at the beachside WOOBAR and you get a drink voucher for two at Sip Bar; Two-night escape with breakfast, a choice of dinner at the award-winning NAMU or a massage for two at AWAY Spa. Both options include early check in (9am) and late check out (5pm), for bookings made by July 31 (with period of stay up until Nov 20).  No need to worry if you miss this one as W Koh Samui has lined up another "Summer Dream package" with breakfast and a daily B1,000 credit and bonus 5,000 Marriott Bonvoy points if you stay a minimum of two nights. The offer is valid until Aug 31 (with period of stay up until Dec 20).

For more info or reservations:

Tel: 077-915-999

Email: reservations.wkohsamui@whotels.com

Website: https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/usmwh-w-koh-samui/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WKohSamui/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/wkohsamui/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WKohsamui