18 booze and food events to check out in Bangkok this week
BK's weekly Bites & Blends Market rounds up of the best dining and drinking events, deals and more.
Penhouse Bar + Grill and Iws Thailand roll out Latin-inspired dishes on Sep 20 including tempura tiger prawns with espelette chili and wasabi mayonnaise, and pulled pork panini Cubano stuffed with premium sliced ham, emmental cheese, pickles and Dijon mustard.
34-36/F, Park Hyatt, 88 Wireless Rd., 02-012-1234
On Sep 23, you can drink Thai craft beers on a cruise along the Chao Praya River, thanks to the people behind breweries like Chit Beer, Devanom, Lazy Fat Cat, Wizard Beer, Mickleheim, and Red Stone. The deal: B1,700 with two glasses of beer, unlimited barbecue and live music. For more information, see www.fb.com/events/365005387252914 or call 089-799-1123 (Chit) and 084-360-6633 (Bell). Leaves from Chit Beer, Koh Kret at 6pm.
For the sixth year, So Sofitel hotel gathers international chefs for six days of dinners, workshops and other culinary treats as part of So Amazing Chefs 2017 on Sep 26-Oct 1. Among the 18 pros are master oyster shucker Jacques Cocollos, visual culinary artist Christopher Lecoutre and chef Nicolas Isnard of the one-Michelin-starred L’Auberge de la Charme, all from France. Returning names include French chocolatier Stephane Bonnat, French chef-restaurateur Laurent Paugeot of the one-Michelin-starred Le Charlemagne, and the hotel’s own executive chef Paul Smart. The five degustation dinners are priced at B3,000-15,000. See the full program at bit.ly/SoAmazingChefs2017.
Ari's new tacqueria TacoChela gives away 100 free tacos, 100 free beers and 100 free tequila shots to mark its opening on Sep 27. From 5pm.
Aree Samphan Soi 1. www.fb.com/tacochelabkk
Gateway Ekamai, Sukhumvit Rd., 092-257-1106
Every Mon-Sat at BarSu, enjoy five vodka, rum, gin or whiskey drinks for B500 or five glasses of new-world wines for B1,000 7:30pm till midnight. Available until further notice.
Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, Sukhumvit Rd., 02-649-8888. BTS Asoke
Throughout Sep, I Hate Pigeons will be serving three special drinks (Gin Mule, New Moscow and Mojito mocktail) made using home-brewed kombucha.
34/2 Sathorn Soi 1 (Sribumphen), 097-234-8067
Beer Belly offers a three-week-long celebration in honor of Oktoberfest on Sep 15-Oct 7 with a promo deal of a food platter (pork knuckle, sausage and chicken schnitzel with pretzels and sauerkraut)and two pints of German beer at B999.
72 Courtard, Soi Thonglor, 02-392-7770
Oskar Bistro holds a Mexican food festival on Sep 14-21 offering classic Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes like un poco de todo (smoked beef taco and guacamole and crab quesadilla), salsa de aguacate (guacamole with grilled corn, pomegranate and jalapeno), Playa del Cármen (crab quesadillla with cheddar cheese and salsa)
24 Sukhumvit Soi 11, 097-289-4410
During Sep 18-24, chef Arnie Marcela of Bunker serves classic Italian-American fare as part of a five-course set menu at B1,500 with wine pairing also available.
118/2 Sathorn Soi 12, 092-563-9991
Watch a live dance performance curated by Xuan Xu, who's also behind shows at Maggie Choo's and Sing Sing Theater, while having dinner at Medici through Sep 27.
55/555 Langsuan Rd., 02-630-4000
Enjoy Maine lobster, Fines de Clare oysters, Bouchot mussels and many more imported seafood specials at Scalini through the end of Sep. The mixed seafood bucket starts at B2,000 for two.
Hilton Sukhumvit, Sukhumvit Soi 26, 02-620-6666
The World Restaurant celebrates Oktoberfest festival by throwing a promotion every Thursday night from Sep-Nov only 6-10.30pm at B1,890 per person with free flow of Paulaner Draught beer.
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