12 booze and food events to check out this week (Aug 31, 2016)
BK's weekly Bites & Blends Market rounds up the best dining and drinking events, deals and more.
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THURSDAY
Hair of the Dog Phrom Phong Grand Opening
To mark the opening of the new branch this Sep 1, craft beer bar Hair of the Dog Phrom Phong offers half-price deals for all taps from 4-7pm.
593/27 Sukhumvit Soi 33/1. BTS Phrom Phong
FRIDAY
Glenmorangie Whiskey Dinner
This Sep 2, Bai Yun presents a six-course Chinese dinner with Glenmorangie whiskey pairing. Price B3,900.
Banyan Tree, 21/100 Sathorn Rd., 02-679-1200
Nick Wu live in Bangkok
This Sep 2, winner of 2016 Taiwan's World Class bartender competition Nick Wu (co-founder of East End Bar, Taipei) takes over the bar at Vesper.
10/15 Convent Rd., 02-235-2777
1st Siamese Craftbeer Competition
More than 50 local craft beer brands will battle it out to be named "leaders of the pack" at the first ever sanctioned BJCP (Beer Judge Cert. Program) competition in Thailand at Let the Boy Die (Friday, Sep 2) and Cho Why (Saturday, Sep 3).
Let The Boy Die, 542 Luang Rd., 082-675-9673, 080-599-6177
Cho Why, 17 Soi Nana, Charoenkrung Rd.
SATURDAY
Bangkok Farmers’ Market
The weekend foodies market where you can buy products straight from the source takes place at W District. Sep 3-4, 3-9pm.
1599 Sukhumvit Soi 69, 02-381-2277. BTS Phra Khanong
TUESDAY
A Night with Chef Nelson
This Sep 6, Il Fumo’s new head chef, Nelson Amorim, serves a five-course dinner with wine pairing from sommelier Thanakorn Mankit (B2,900 for food only, B1,200 extra for wine pairing).
1098/2 Rama 4 Rd., 02-286-8833
BEYOND
Four Gourmet Evenings
From Sep 14-17, chef Alessandro Boglione from one-Michelin-starred Al Castello in Italy visits Enoteca Italiana and rolls out a five-course dinner at B3,500 (an extra B1,500 for wine pairing).
39 Sukhumvit Soi 27, 02-258-4386
17th World Gourmet Festival
Anantara Siam gathers nine international chefs for the 17th World Gourmet Festival this Sep 19-25. Lineup includes Shinji Kanesaka of Shinji by Kanesaka in Singapore, Hideaki Sato of Ta Vie in Hong Kong, Ana Ros of Hisa Franko in Slovenia and Mauro Colagreco of Mirazur in France. Prices start from B5,000.
155 Ratchadamri Rd., 02-126-8866. BTS Ratchadamri
Prairie Tap Takeover & Rare Bottle Release
This Sep 22, beers from US Prairie Artisan Ales are available both on taps and as bottles at Mikkeller. The Tulsa, Oklahoma brewer is known for unique beers made with exotic ingredients like cacao, vanilla and chili.
26 Ekkamai Soi 10 Yaek 2, 02-381-9891
Chef Bruno Oger at La Vie
Two-Michelin-star Chef Bruno Oger of La Villa Archange in Canne visits La Vie French restaurant at Vie Hotel on Sep 28-Oct 1. His set dinners are priced at B6,000-8,000.
11/F, Vie Hotel, 117/39-40 Phaya Thai Rd., 02-309-3939
Jetster
Spectacular Peruvian Cuisine by Celebrity Chef Eduardo Vargas
The Peninsula welcomes Shanghai-based celebrity Peruvian chef Eduardo Vargas from Sep 29-Oct 2. During Sep 29-30, he offers a five-course set dinner at Jetster (B3,600 per person, B1,200 extra for beverage pairing) while you can taste the chef’s creations from a live station at River Cafe & Terrace during dinner buffet (B1,800) on Oct 1 and at Sundays at The Pen brunch on Oct 2 (B2,200).
333 Charoennakorn Rd., 02-861-2888. Free ferry from BTS Saphan Taksin
So Amazing Chefs
The annual event returns with 16 chefs this Nov 11-18 at So Sofitel. New faces include Paul Liebrandt, formerly of the two-Michelin-starred Corton in New York; Thierry Drapeau of Thierry Drapeau Logis de Chabotterie restaurant in France; and Jean-Baptiste Natali of Natali in France.
2 Sathorn Rd., 02-624-0000. MRT Lumphini
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