13 booze and food events to check out this week (Jun 8, 2016)
BK's weekly Bites & Blends Market rounds up the best dining and drinking events, deals and more.
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ONGOING
A week-long celebration of one classic gin-based cocktail from Jun 6-12. Hit Junker and Bar (pictured), 1881, Sorrento, Bunker, Seven Spoons and more for twisted forms of Negroni for a good cause. www.negroniweek.com
Glutinous Rice Dumpling Festival
Through Jun 9, The Mayflower offers three options of glutinous rice dumpling, including abalone, conpoy and mixed fillings. Prices start at B188 per piece.
Dusit Thani, 946 Rama 4 Rd., 02-200-9000. MRT Silom
From Jun 7-30, Scarlett serves special dishes made with prized Kobe beef from Japan's wine-making Hyogo prefecture. From Jun 7-11, "master farmer" Takeshi Yamada stops by to present his beef served in dishes like beef carpaccio with imperial caviar and turnip mousse (B660), burger with red-wine caramelized onion, aioli, cheese and truffle fries (B1,100), rib eye (B2,800) and rump (B1,900) steaks.
37/F, Pullman Bangkok Hotel G, 188 Silom Rd., 02-238-1991, 089-108-8744
THURSDAY
Six Years Anniversary Wine Dinner
Renaissance Bangkok celebrates its sixth anniversary on Jun 9 with a six-course wine dinner, prepared in six cuisines by six chefs at La Tavola. B2,800 per person.
518/8 Phloen Chit Rd, 02-125-5020. BTS Chit Lom
From Jun 9-13, Quince welcomes guest chef Pierre Bouko-Levy from Paris’s cult favorite Israeli eatery Miznon to showcase his talents. Dishes include soft hand-made pita bread stuffed with slow-cooked juicy lamb, roast chicken, vegetarian-friendly ratatouille and choux farci (cabbage rolls)—all of which are available on the al a carte menus at both lunch and dinner.
Quince, Sukhumvit Soi 45, 02-662-4478
FRIDAY
Urban Eatery—Let’s Meat Camp Party
This episode of Urban Eatery in front of CentralWorld highlights meaty dishes alongside other variety of food and drinks. Jun 10-12, from 1-10pm.
CentralWorld, Rama 1 Rd. BTS Chit Lom/Siam
Hundred Acre Wine Dinner
This Jun 10, Water Library Chamchuri hosts a five-course dinner paired with wines from Hundred Acre Family Vineyard in Napa Valley. B2,190 per person for food; B3,290 for wine; B5,290 for both.
2/F, Chamchuri Square, Rama 4 Rd., 061-852-5411. MRT Samyan
Pop-up Dinners
Brio hosts French chefs Thibault Chiumenti and Jeremy Tourret’s six-course dinner on Jun 10-11. B1,990 per person/B3,180 with wine pairing.
Anantara Riverside, 257 Charoennakorn Rd., 02-476-0022
SATURDAY
Bangkok Farmers’ Market
The weekend foodies market where you can buy products straight from the source takes place at Gateway Ekamai. Jun 11-12, 10am-6pm.
982/22 Sukhumvit Rd., 02-108-2888. BTS Ekkamai
K Village Farmers’ Market
The weekend market gives you access to meet the producers and buy your food from them. Jun11-12, 10am-6pm.
K Village, Sukhumvit Soi 26, 02-258-9919
BEYOND
Chef Diego Oka at Lord Jim's
From Jun 23-25, Peruvian chef Diego Oka from La Mar by Gaston Acurio at Mandarin Oriental, Miami, showcases his Nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian) dishes both lunch (buffet, B2,500) and dinner (B4,200 for four courses, B4,700 for six courses) at Lord Jim’s. His dishes will be featured in the Sunday brunch, too.
Mandarin Oriental, 48 Charoenkrung Soi 40, 02-659-9000
Pyjama Party
Get 50-percent discount on all taps at Hair of the Dog on Jun 18 if you wear proper pyjamas to the bar.
2/F, Mahatun Plaza, 888/26 Phloen Chit Rd., 02-650-7589. BTS Phloen Chit
Canada Day
Sway celebrates Canada Day this Jul 1 with free poutine from 5-6pm, B200 Caesar cocktails from 9pm and lucky-draw giveaways.
Arena 10, Thonglor Soi 10, 02-711-6052
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