Diageo and Vesper present World Class Nights with Tom and Tristan

Still a rarity in Thailand (the only place known so far to have done it is Bo.lan), a successful cocktail and food pairing requires great mixologist and a legitimate chef who has extensive knowledge on food and the booze. On Dec 3, Luca Appino will collaborate with Diageo World Class’s Tom Aske and Tristan Stephanson, co-owners of the acclaimed Worship Street Whistling Shop bar, and London-based beverage consultancy Fluid Movement to present a four-course cocktail tasting dinner (B2,400). Or if you just want to focus on the avant-garde cocktails, made with molecular techniques, come on Dec 1, where Tom and Tristan will serve six special cocktails throughout the dinner service. There are only 60 seats available, so reservations are recommended.

Grand Tasting with James Suckling

Italian wine lovers are in for a treat on Dec 3, 6-8pm, as the renowned wine critic and former senior editor of Wine Spectator will guide you through a wine tasting with over 100 different kinds of Italian wines from over 50 different wineries–including Casanova di Neri, Ornellaia, Bibi Graetz, Antinori, Pio Cesare, and Frescobaldi. Priced at a reasonable B1,490 per head. 

A Dinner with Vincenzo

If you thought 100 labels of wine tasting is too much, then take your palate on a slower ride to the artisanal side of Italian wines. The wines of Vincenzo Abbruzzese’s Valdicava Estate are known are known for being 100-percent natural and made with no insecticides. On Friday Nov 28, Enoteca will host a five-course tasting menu (B3,500, limited to 40 seats), featuring seven of the best wines from the aforementioned estate such as Tenuta Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Madonna del Piano 2007 and Tenuta Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 2006, both getting lots of love from Wine Advocate Magazine. Reservations at aman@insafcompany.com  or 0819778887.

Bling Kitchen Back Yard Party

To celebrate winter, the co-stars of Chanel 5’s Bling Kitchen, chef Chalee Kader of Surface and Jumrut “Day”Tutsanalawat of Thaitanium, will be hosting an all-you-can-eat barbecue party in the backyard of Smith on Nov 30. At B1,200 per head, you also get free drinks and acoustic R&B live performances starting 6-9pm, with Bangkok Invaders taking over the decks afterwards.

Ceretto Wine Dinner

On Dec 1, the executive chef at Intercontinental hotel, Leslie Stronach, will serve a five-course dinner at Fireplace Grill to go with wines from Cerretto. The new name on Bangkok’s dining scene is a relatively young company by old-world wine standards, founded in the 1960s, and specializes not just in classic Italian varietals like Barolo, Nebbiolo and Barbera, but also German Riesling. Stronach’s menu includes roasted foie gras with confit croquette and rhubarb jus paired with a Monsordo Langhe Rosso, and snowfish with mushrooms and asparagus paired with Ceretto’s Nebbiolo red. B3,399 per head.

New Varietal

Riddler’s Paradise by Booza Wooza