10 booze and food events to check out this week (Mar 2, 2016)
BK's weekly Bites & Blends Market rounds up the best dining and drinking events, deals and more.
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THURSDAY
Return of Swing Era
Medici hosts a six-course wine dinner featuring Biggles Big Band from Amsterdam on Mar 3 from 7:30pm. B4,000 per person.
Hotel Muse, 55/555 Langsuan Rd., 02-630-4000
FRIDAY
Coffee Workshops
Elefin Coffee hosts three free coffee events this month. Mar 5 sees a latte art workshop and intro to espresso on Mar 12. The highlight coffee cupping workshop will be led by Edwin Leebrick of Lighthouse Roastery on Mar 19. Email info@elefincoffee.com to book your place.
394/1-2 Maharaj Rd., 02-622-1115
Latin Food Festival
This Mar 5 from 1-6pm, Ceresia hosts the second round of the Latin food festival, featuring food from Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Spain and Venezuela (B100-200/dish). Free entry.
Tisco Building, Soi Sala Daeng, 098-251-4327
Zeffer Cider: Meet the Brewer
Zeffer cider maker visits Sway this Mar 5 and offers buy-one-get-one-free deals on all cider including limited bottles like Newton Pippin, 2.5 and Cider Demi Sec.
Sway, Arena 10, Thonglor Soi 10, 02-711-6052
TUESDAY
Chef Michael Deane Presents the Best of Irish Food
This Mar 8-12, Viu welcomes Chef Michael Deane, whose Deanes restaurant in Belfast was the longest-running Michelin-star holder in Northern Ireland (1997-2010), for a special Irish menu. B4,200-7,500.
12/F, St. Regis Hotel Bangkok, 02-207-7777. BTS Ratchadamri
BEYOND
Chef Gilles Reinhardt
This Mar 9-12, Wine Pub welcomes back French guest chef Gilles Reinhardt of Paul Bocuse’s L’Auberge du Pont de Collonges. He’ll serve the restaurant’s classic dishes at B3,750 net for 3 courses and B5,950 net for 5 courses.
Pullman Bangkok King Power, 8/2 Rangnam Rd., 02-680-9999
Oskar Bistro’s 5th Anniversary Party
On Mar 10 from 9:30pm, Oskar celebrates its fifth anniversary with an open bar on selected items and music from Alex Fischer, Fred Canal, Nemo Cools, Orbs & Zen and Mikus.
24 Sukhumvit Soi 11, 02-255-3377. BTS Nana
Home Brewing Workshop with Laliart
Laliart Cafe hosts a pour-over coffee-making workshop this Mar 16 from 10:30am-12:30pm at Rikyu By Boy Tokyo. B2,000/person including snacks and coffee bean samples.
Sukhumvit Soi 24, 081-868-9891
Bangkok Restaurant Week
From Mar 17-23, DiningCity, Citibank and Sanpellegrino presents two-price-point deals at 30 Bangkok restaurants. Reservations open on Mar 11 while Citibank card members can book from Mar 4-11. Restaurant list includes Attico, Indus, Le Du, Osha, Gianni, Utage and Mei Jiang. www.dining.city
Van Volxem Wine Dinner Event
Sra Bua presents a special five-course dinner, paired with organic wine from German vineyard Van Volxem on Mar 22 from 6pm onwards. Owner and winemaker Roman Niewodniczanski will chair the night. B2,900
Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, 991/9 Rama 1 Rd., 02-162-9000. BTS Siam
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