This week's best food and booze events in Bangkok (Aug 15)
BK's weekly Bites & Blends Market rounds up of the best dining and drinking events, deals and more.
To mark the arrival of French mineral water brand Ogeu in Bangkok, six of the city’s leading French restaurants (Savelberg, Le Cabanon [pictured above], Loulou Forks & Glasses, Artur Restaurant, Oskar Bistro and The Reflexions) are rolling out limited-edition set menus (starting from B1,450) designed to go with the water, whose low mineral content is said to compliment food flavors and wine. From Aug 15-31. Read more here.
Cedric Mendoza, head bartender of the no.1 in Asia’s 50 Best Bars list, takes over Havana Social for one night only from 8-11pm.
Sukhumvit Soi 11, 02-061-5344
Charcoal Tandoor Grill and Mixology hosts a five-course dinner including tandoori kebabs, biryani, kulfis and more for B999. Reserve a seat at [email protected] or 02-038-5112.
5/F, Fraser Suites, 38/8 Sukhumvit Soi 11, 02-038-5112
Ladies get free-flow of sparkling wine at The Bar Upstairs from 6-7pm.
3/F, 33/30 Sukhumvit Soi 11, 02-038-5113
Korean craft beer bar Changwon Express Asoke launches a new addition to the menu—Korean fried chicken. For one night, B400 gets you a whole chicken plus one Allemand Pilsner craft beer.
37 Asoke Din Daeng Rd., 092-251-8661
Tropic City's Sebastian De La Cruz and Philip Stefanescu join forces with Teens of Thailand and Asia Today’s big boss Niks Anuman to whip up some cocktails for National Rum Day. From 7pm.
672/65 Charoenkrung Soi 28
Hong Kong’s Stockton (no.11 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars) takes over Havana Social for one night, making their signature cocktails to celebrate National Rum Day.
Sukhumvit Soi 11, 02-061-5344
Phrakanong is getting a new craft beer bar, kicking off with some special promotions, Isaan sausages and grilled beef from Sakhon Nakhon. 5pm.
5pm. Pridi Panomyong Soi 43, 093-456-5635
At Where is My Beer, enjoy two German sausages plus one craft beer from Bavarian Hell for B250, or add another B100 for whole-cut double-fried fries.
26 Sukhumvit Soi 89, 083-089-8720
One of Bangkok’s most storied Japanese restaurants, Kisso in the The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, is celebrating its 25th birthday throughout August, and is rolling out an exquisite kaiseki menu (a traditional Japanese multi-course dinner; B25,000, up to 10 guests), discounted sushi (from B25 at lunch) and an Ultimate Japanese Sunday Brunch (B2,100/person) to commemorate the occasion.
The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, 259 Sukhumvit Soi 19, 02 207 8000. [email protected]
This event gathers three of Bangkok's top restaurants—Chim by Siam Wisdom, Blue Elephant and Sri Trat—and two bartenders to pool their creative skills and design innovative rum-based cocktails and special food to match. The event is all about unearthing the potential of Thai spirits, taking the flavors of Thai cuisine and focusing them on the world of cocktails. The campaign, which lasts until the end of Sep, aims to promote this idea to both local and to international drinkers. For more information: www.mekhong.com
For the 4th edition of Arcadia Private Tastings on Aug 30, 6:30-8:30pm, head to Sicily to experience a collection of rare and unique Sicilian wines from across the island, in the beautiful intimate setting of Mighty Private Dining. B1,500 includes wines and tapas. The session begins with a brief introduction to the evening's wines and wineries. Guests will then be invited to participate in an interactive tasting, discussion and Q&A. Wines will be available for sale at promotional prices exclusively for this event. Reservations [email protected], limited to 20 persons only.
Mighty Private Dining, 2/1 Soi Prasertsit, Sukhumvit 49/14
On Sep 2, from midday, Freebird celebrates its second birthday with a buffet spread in the backyard. B2,500 gets you six and a half hours of free-flow food and booze.
28 Sukhumvit Soi 47, 02-662-4936
Anantara Siam hotel’s World Gourmet Festival is heading back to Bangkok this Sep 3-9, when the Ratchadamri hotel will host dinners prepared by chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants around the world. In total there are 24 dinners this year, cooked by 13 chefs from 12 restaurants. In addition, they’ll host five masterclasses and a Sunday brunch. This year’s lineup includes four two-star chefs, among them Bernard Bach, whose restaurant, Le Puits Saint-Jacques in Toulouse, France, turns out imaginative takes on Southern French ingredients. Read more here.
155 Ratchadamri Rd., 02-126-8866. BTS Ratchadamri
So Sofitel's celebration of high-wire gastronomy returns this Sep 14-23 with seven dinners and seven further culinary activities, including cooking classes, a Sunday brunch and a Diageo-helmed mixologist night. Between them, the 21 guest chefs and culinary whizzes count 14 Michelin stars, among them Guy Lassausaie, chef-owner of the century-old, two-starred Restaurant Guy Lassausaie in Lyon, France, and Paul Liebrandt, chef-owner of the two-starred Corton in New York. The international guests will join forces with nine AccorHotels Thailand chefs for nightly So Amazing Chefs dinners (from B3,000/person for four courses on Sep 14, up to B13,000 for 14 courses on Sep 23). See thewebsite for the full lineup.
So Sofitel, 2 Sathorn Rd., 02-624-0000. MRT Lumpini
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