14 booze and food events to check out this week (Oct 14, 2015)
BK's weekly Bites & Blends Market rounds up the best dining and drinking events, deals and more.
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ONGOING
Sofitel Wine Days
Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit celebrates France’s wine harvesting season by hosting several wine events. Voila offers wine and cheese buffet everyday from 6-10pm at B990/person through Oct 31. L'Appart rolls out a game-season-themed three-course menu with wine pairing (B1,999 without wine, B2,899 with wine) through Oct 31 and a wine fair on Oct 17 from 11am-6pm with wine starting from B515 per bottle (free entry).
189 Sukhumvit Rd., 02-126-999
Exquisite & Exclusive Mushroom Dinner
Chef Jean-Michel Lorain returns to his Bangkok restaurant, J’aime, on Oct 13-17 with an eight-course menu created using seasonal mushrooms (B6,999).
U Sathorn, 105, 105/1 Soi Ngam Duphli, 02-119-4899
The Art of Dining 2015
La Scala welcomes Andrew Fairlie, the chef-owner of the eponymous two-Michelin-star restaurant in Scotland, for a series of special lunches and dinners. Prices range from B3,200 for lunch on Oct 14-17, B5,500 for dinner on Oct 13-16 and B7,000 for wine dinner on Oct 13-17.
The Sukhothai, 13/3 Sathorn Rd., 02-344-8888
WEDNESDAY
Mikkeller Madness
On Oct 14, Mikkeller clears its chalkboard and replaces it with their craziest beers on all 30 taps. The list includes Beer Geek Breakfast, Nuclear Hop Assault and Spontandoubleblackcurrant.
26 Ekkamai Soi 10 Yaek 2, 02-381-9891
FRIDAY
Vue Foodtruck
From Oct 16-18, 5-11pm, meet some of Bangkok’s best food trucks at Vue.
707 Soi Charoennakorn 13, 02-861-0298
SATURDAY
Brew Revolution
This Oct 17 from 7pm, Whiteline celebrates Thai craft beers by offering a selection of local brews including Silom Beer, Mahanakhon, Triple Pearl, Happy New Beer, My Beer Friend and Blaney’s at only B160 a pop.
Silom Soi 8, 087-061-1117. BTS Sala Daeng
This Oct 17, craft beer importer Beervana celebrates its third birthday with free beers and food at Training Ground.
36/2 Sukhumvit Soi 69, 091-491-416
Groove’s Farmers Market
Meet the artisanal producers and enjoy locally-made foods and products at Groove. Oct 17-18, 11am-8pm.
999/99 Rama 1 Rd., 02-613-1270. BTS Siam
BEYOND
Isan Dinner
Partnering with Wine Garage, Le Du hosts a five-course Northeastern Thai dinner using ingredients from organic farms in Yasotorn, paired with five wines. B1,500/person. Oct 21.
399/3 Silom Soi 7, 092-979-9969
Wine Journey
Table Grills rolls out a few wine events this October: Spottswoode Estate wines are paired with a five-course dinner on Oct 21 from 7pm at B4,900/person. And Aussie Grosset & Torbreck wines are paired with a seafood menu on Oct 27 at B4,900/person.
Grand Hyatt Erawan, 494 Ratchadamri Rd., 02-254-1234. BTS Ratchadamri
American Restaurant Week
From Oct 26-Nov 2, over 20 American-owned restaurants and restaurants serving American cuisine (including Dean & Deluca, Knock, New York Steakhouse, BKK Bagel Bakery) celebrate Thai-U.S. friendship by offering deals. For more information, visit bangkok.usembassy.gov/arw2015Shangri-La’s Festival of Gastronomy
Angelini welcomes guest chef Enrico Bartolini, from the two-Michelin-starred Devero Restaurant in Italy, on Oct 27-31. A five-course dinner on Oct 27-30 is priced at B3,500 while the Oct 31 wine dinner is B6,000.
Shangri-La, 89 Soi Wat Suan Plu, Charoenkrung Rd., 02-236-7777. BTS Saphan Taksin
Dim Sum and Craft Beer
Hong Bao, Beervana and BKK Wine Club hosts a craft beer dinner on Oct 29 from 7pm featuring dim sum and Chinese dishes from Hong Bao and craft beer from Beervana. B1,600. Reservations required at [email protected]
5/F, Central Embassy, 1031 Phloen Chit Rd., 02-160-5679. BTS Phloen Chit
Heavenly Touches
From Nov 17-21, chef Onno Kokmeijer (of the Hotel Okura Amsterdam’s two-Michelin-starred restaurant Ciel Bleu) visits Elements to serve a six-course dinner (B5,600/person), a three-course set lunch (B3,200/person).
The Okura Prestige, 57 Wireless Rd., 02-687-9000
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