Notwithstanding the pandemic, the past year gave us some things to be excited about. In case you forgot about them, here are a dozen reasons why 2020 was sometimes okay, and why we should be bullish about the future, too. 

Paying respect to the venues that closed, moved, or were put in limbo this year. 

Vegan Christmas meals, buffet birthday bashes, and Sunday barbecues in the garden.

 A weekend for the artsy, the foodie, and the big-hearted.

Food, cold drinks, art, and music.

Santa gets subtropical.

Thai cinema goes abroad.

Food for the soul.

Pause your diets and order that free-flow package: the holidays are here. Sleigh it with BK’s indispensable guide to festive dinners, lunches, and brunches in Bangkok.

A brief respite from the choking haze.