This week's best food and booze events in Bangkok (Aug 22)
BK's weekly Bites & Blends Market rounds up of the best dining and drinking events, deals and more.
On Aug 23, the Netherlands-Thai Chamber of Commerce throws an evening festival in the garden full of food and live music. B1,000 for members and B1,500 for non. 6:30-9:30pm.
15 Soi Tonson, Phloen Chit Rd., 02-309-5200
From Aug 24-26, enjoy special promotions on Thai craft beers including Eleven Fort, Sandport, Beat Brewing and Pa-Plern (all B180) at Smalls. Customers who purchase 3 or more bottles receive a branded glass to take home.
186/3 Suanphlu Soi 1, 095-585-1398
Create your own edible art and eat it with Marcelo von Schwartz and Aarti Saikia at The Continent Hotel on Aug 25. B200 entrance fee includes one drink.
The Continent Hotel, Sukhumvit Rd., 02-686-7000
On Aug 25, throw on your superhero costume and join the party at Revolucion with free Kryptonite shots for all.
Sathorn Soi 10. Free entry.
Sathorn’s new hangout Hip Hop Sushi combines Japanese hip-hop and sushi at its launch party with rap artist Ironboy. Aug 25, 8pm.
Hip Hop Sushi Bangkok, Sathorn Soi 1, 098-745-9923. Free entry.
A chocolate workshop for you and your kids followed by a sweet buffet. This is a reservation-only event, for more information contact [email protected]
Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit, 189 Sukhumvit Soi 13-15, 02-126-9999
On Aug 28, join CanCham Thailand and enjoy Canadian lobsters, surf clams, oysters, pacific salmon and mackerel, as well as desserts, at Kai. B1,500 for CanCham Thailand members or B2,000 for non. Prices inclusive of food and two drinks.
142/22-23 Sathorn Soi 12, 02-635-3800
To mark the arrival of French mineral water brand Ogeu in Bangkok, six of the city’s leading French restaurants (Savelberg, Le Cabanon [pictured above], Loulou Forks & Glasses, Artur Restaurant, Oskar Bistro and The Reflexions) are rolling out limited-edition set menus (starting from B1,450) designed to go with the water, whose low mineral content is said to compliment food flavors and wine. Until Aug 31. Read more here.
One of Bangkok’s most storied Japanese restaurants, Kisso in the The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, is celebrating its 25th birthday throughout August, and is rolling out an exquisite kaiseki menu (a traditional Japanese multi-course dinner; B25,000, up to 10 guests), discounted sushi (from B25 at lunch) and an Ultimate Japanese Sunday Brunch (B2,100/person) to commemorate the occasion.
The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, 259 Sukhumvit Soi 19, 02 207 8000. [email protected]
This event gathers three of Bangkok's top restaurants—Chim by Siam Wisdom, Blue Elephant and Sri Trat—and two bartenders to pool their creative skills and design innovative rum-based cocktails and special food to match. The event is all about unearthing the potential of Thai spirits, taking the flavors of Thai cuisine and focusing them on the world of cocktails. The campaign, which lasts until the end of Sep, aims to promote this idea to both local and to international drinkers. For more information: www.mekhong.com
For B990, taste and learn about 5 different wines from various South American regions with Cantina's resident sommelier, Mathew Milotich, this Aug 30.
4 Ari Samphan Soi 3, 02-278-0250
For the 4th edition of Arcadia Private Tastings on Aug 30, 6:30-8:30pm, head to Sicily to experience a collection of rare and unique Sicilian wines from across the island, in the beautiful intimate setting of Mighty Private Dining. B1,500 includes wines and tapas. The session begins with a brief introduction to the evening's wines and wineries. Guests will then be invited to participate in an interactive tasting, discussion and Q&A. Wines will be available for sale at promotional prices exclusively for this event. Reservations [email protected], limited to 20 persons only.
Mighty Private Dining, 2/1 Soi Prasertsit, Sukhumvit 49/14
il Fumo invites chef Tim Butler of Eat Me restaurant for a one-night-only four-hands dinner with chef Nelson Amorim using only prestigious ingredients like abalone and lobster on Sunday, Sep 2. B3,600 for seven-course meal, another B1,400 for wine pairing.
1098/2 Rama 4 Rd., 02-286-8833
On Sep 2, from midday, Freebird celebrates its second birthday with a buffet spread in the backyard. B2,500 gets you six and a half hours of free-flow food and booze.
28 Sukhumvit Soi 47, 02-662-4936
On Sep 2, Sathorn's northern Thai specialist Eats Payao hosts a mini farmer's market from 10am-6pm at its restaurant promising organic vegetables, artisan products and many other crafts.
5/4 Yen Akat Rd., 084-282-2636
Anantara Siam hotel’s World Gourmet Festival is heading back to Bangkok this Sep 3-9, when the Ratchadamri hotel will host dinners prepared by chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants around the world. In total there are 24 dinners this year, cooked by 13 chefs from 12 restaurants. In addition, they’ll host five masterclasses and a Sunday brunch. This year’s lineup includes four two-star chefs, among them Bernard Bach, whose restaurant, Le Puits Saint-Jacques in Toulouse, France, turns out imaginative takes on Southern French ingredients. Read more here.
155 Ratchadamri Rd., 02-126-8866. BTS Ratchadamri
Fron Sep 7-9, The Commons hosts a weekend devoted to all things Japanese and craft, with food workshops, a pop-up sake bar, chef collaborations and more.
The Commons, Thonglor Soi 17, 089-152-2677
So Sofitel's celebration of high-wire gastronomy returns this Sep 14-23 with seven dinners and seven further culinary activities, including cooking classes, a Sunday brunch and a Diageo-helmed mixologist night. Between them, the 21 guest chefs and culinary whizzes count 14 Michelin stars, among them Guy Lassausaie, chef-owner of the century-old, two-starred Restaurant Guy Lassausaie in Lyon, France, and Paul Liebrandt, chef-owner of the two-starred Corton in New York. The international guests will join forces with nine AccorHotels Thailand chefs for nightly So Amazing Chefs dinners (from B3,000/person for four courses on Sep 14, up to B13,000 for 14 courses on Sep 23). See thewebsite for the full lineup.
So Sofitel, 2 Sathorn Rd., 02-624-0000. MRT Lumpini
Advertisement