Chinese Vegetarian Festival at Spice Market 8-16 October 2010 – Bangkok

October 7th, 2010

Vegetarian Festival, Spice Market, Four Seasons HotelVeggies_pic_bigThe Vegetarian Festival is an annual event held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During this time, local residents of Chinese ancestry strictly observe a nine-day vegetarian or vegan diet for the purposes of spiritual cleansing and merit-making.

This is also the time for chefs to show just how wonderfully creative vegetarian cuisine can be, using the freshest vegetables along with mushrooms, tofu, fruit, herbs and spices to present nutritious, healthy, irresistible dishes throughout the festival period.

At Spice Market they have a vegetarian menu available throughout the festival, in addition to our usual a la carte menu. Even if you are not following a veggie regime, you have to give some of these dishes a try!

For full details of the Spice Market Vegetarian Festival Menu
please call (0) 2126 8866

Prices subject to 7% VAT and 10% service charge.

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Niu’s on Silom, October Jazz Schedule 2010 – Bangkok

October 6th, 2010

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Bar Su, Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, DJ D’zier Every Saturday – Bangkok

October 6th, 2010

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Thieves Steal Entire Crop in France Using Harvesting Machine at Night – France

October 4th, 2010

Wine HarvesterIn France, a  Languedoc-Roussillon grower lost his entire crop as thieves, on a moonlit night, used a harvesting machine to steal 30 tons of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. The French press site rival winemakers as the culprits. Grower, Roland Cavaille, lost over $25,000 and a year of hard work!

The Cheeses of Italy at Biscotti, Four Seasons Hotel – Bangkok

October 3rd, 2010

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From October 2nd to 10th savour a fine selection of traditional cheeses from different regions of Italy at Biscotti accompanied by premium wines to complement your choice.

Cheeses from regions including Valle d’Aosta, Campagna, Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto, Trentino and Calabria will be available, as will wines from the same regions. Ask the Sommelier to recommend wines to accompany your choice of cheese, sit back, relax, and dream of Italy…

The Sommelier will be happy to recommend a choice of wines by the glass or bottle.

For reservations, please call (0) 2126 8866


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Le Normandie, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 3 Michelin Star Chef, Klaus Erfort, 18-23 October 2010 – Bangkok

October 2nd, 2010

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VC-R1 Computerized Wine Preserving Machine – Bangkok

September 30th, 2010

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Now Restaurants Can Increase The Selection of Wines Offered By The Glass

Lowest Priced Wine Preserving Machine in Asia

Keeps wine fresh up to 10 days or more

The VC-R1’s starting design strategy was to create a preservation system to:

  • Preserve partially depleted open bottles of still wines
  • Be easy to use & operator friendly (any employee can operate it)
  • Self contained, light-weight, easy to move from place to place
  • No permanent installation involved
  • No limit of consecutive bottles which can be processed
  • One year warranty on the machine and follow-up service
  • The VC-R1 is also well suited for home use as it is small & compact

For Latest Pricing and Information:

Available in Asia from: Asia Pacific Distribution Co. Ltd., email: asiapacificdistribution@gmail.com
Tel.+66(0)89689-4491 or +66(0)818024844

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Palladio wins Best Restaurant Shanghai Restaurant Week – Shanghai

September 29th, 2010

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Palladio wins Best Restaurant Award for Shanghai Restaurant Week

Shanghai Restaurant Week – Summer Edition was declared a success by diners and restaurateurs, with over 3,000 reservations made through the online system. Special menus crafted by chefs just for Shanghai Restaurant Week helped lure thousands of city diners to lunch and dinner through the week and generated more than 1.5 million RMB in revenue for Shanghai’s hospitality industry.

This edition’s Best Restaurant – Shanghai Restaurant Week went to Italian fine-dining mainstay Palladio, which scored 9.6 in the reviews. Chef de Cuisine Gianluca Serafin and Restaurant Manager Fabrizio Bosco created a unique menu and warm environment that won praise from reviewers.

Kris Kaminsky, Executive Assistant Manager, Food & Beverage received the award on behalf of the restaurant. “It is the ultimate achievement to receive an award that comes from the guests,” he said.  “Restaurant Week was a great opportunity for the food lovers of Shanghai to experience some world class dining and it is truly an honor to have been chosen as The Best Restaurant. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to Palladio to enjoy Chef Gianluca’s inspired cuisine and Fabrizio’s warm Italian service very soon.”

Restaurant Week is proud to be partners with Cloudy Bay, Cape Mentelle, Chandon, Lapostolle and Terrazas, discover the flavors from all over the world at your favorite restaurants. San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna are also sponsors of this special event.

As part of the congratulations to Palladio and in celebration of Cloudy Bay Vineyard’s 25th anniversary, on October 18th, 2010, Cloudy Bay will serve its latest release, Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2010 vintage to the first 25 customers for lunch at Palladio.

Look out for the next edition, coming March 7-13, 2011.  While the selection of participants in Shanghai Restaurant Week is rigorous, interested restaurants can make the first step by signing up at DiningCity.com.

www.diningcity.com/shanghai, Organizer Contact: Ms. Wiwi Cao, Diningcity.com/shanghai, wiwi@diningcity.cn; Media Contact: Loretta Huan, Adsmith China, loretta@adsmithchina.com

Pied à Terre Restaurant – London

September 27th, 2010

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Contributed by Carole Chung

Pied à Terre
34 Charlotte Street
London W1T 2NH
020 7636 1178

Pied à Terre’s narrow, understated premises makes it difficult to find, as it blends in with many other restaurants and design studios on the street. When you plan an evening at Pied à Terre you might be looking forward to the modern, stylized French cuisine of Shane Osborn, Australia’s first Michelin decorated chef; what you might not have anticipated is the best value menu of this standard in the city.
There are two dining rooms downstairs, with tables set far enough apart and some comfortable banquettes in the back one, with the bar and another private room above.
A couple of extraordinary dishes: deep-fried snails bathed in a feather-light batter; best end of lamb was slow cooked by the sous vide method and literally melted in the mouth.
Service is good while not being overbearing.
The restaurant has an excellent wine list and a few unexpected wines by the glass to pair with all the dishes.

Glow

September 26th, 2010

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96/4-5 Sukhumvit Soi 23, Bangkok 10110
Open 6 PM – 1 AM Daily
96/4-5 Sukhumvit Soi 23
Bangkok 10110
Tel. 0-2261-3007

Glow is new “stand alone” lounge bar/club where the focus is on comfortable surroundings, drinks, moderate prices, good and friendly service, expert bartenders, innovative lighting, relaxing music with a good sound system. Open from 6pm-1am daily.

The owners are creating a bar where their customers can feel comfortable and where they like to meet their friends.