Archive for the ‘Bangkok’ Category
Niu’s Wine of the Season – Bangkok
Friday, December 16th, 2011Niu’s 4th Birthday Party – Bangkok
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Juan Amador, 3 Star Chef, at Water Library, Two Days Only – Bangkok
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Christmas At Coyote Sukhumvit & The Australian Pub – Bangkok
Monday, December 12th, 2011
Sehou, Best Noodle Shop Thonglor Area – Bangkok
Saturday, December 10th, 2011
Corner of Thonglor and Sukhumvit Rd. a few shops up toward Ekamai. Tel. 02-391-0043
This shop is famous for their dish of minced pork balls and rice noodles. There is a picture menu in English that you may refer to.
The Owner
Minced pork balls and rice noodles
They are known for this dish of minced pork balls and rice noodles
Yen Tafo
Bangkok’s Gracious and Affordable Hospitals
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Bumrungrad & Samitivej Hospitals
Both of these hospitals are better than world class, and the public areas and dining establishments remind one more of a five star hotel than a hospital, with some restaurants even offering wine and other alcoholic beverages which is a very civilized gesture to patients, and more specifically for their visitors and guests. Good hospitals in the city are not just limited to these two, and the very fine hospital system in Bangkok is becoming known by many in the Middle East and they arrive here in droves to seek surgical procedures, and then recuperate with a holiday at one of the many tropical islands. What could be better, when you are saving money at the same time!
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Mezza Restaurant at Bumrungrad Hospital
Ootoya at Samitivej Hospital
Au Bon Pain, Bumrungrad Hospital
Au Bon Pain, Samitivej Hospital
Ayame Restaurant serves sushi and other Japanese specialties
Bonjour French Fair, 8-11 December 2011, Queen Sirikit Center – Bangkok
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
At Beccofino, Champagne Dinner 26 Nov. 2011 – Just Arrived White Truffles from Alba – Bangkok
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Menu
Main lobster and vegetables couscous timbale with
tomato coulis and light pesto sauce
Tortino d’ astice con cous cous di verdure,
coulis di pomodoro e salsa leggera al basilico
Champagne “ Blanc de Blancs Reserve privee Grand Cru”
*****
Champagne Lombard Rose sherbet
Sorbetto allo champagne rose’
*****
Australian lamb loin stuffed with black truffle
and duck liver, crispy sauteed risotto and white truffle sauce
Lombatina d’agnello farcita con tartufo nero e fegato grasso,
risotto croccante alla milanese e salsa al tartufo bianco
Or
Alaska king scallop with cauliflower flan,
crispy Parma ham and black truffle sauce
Cappasante reali dell’Alaska con flan di cavolfiori,
prosciutto di Parma croccante e salsa al tartufo nero
Champagne Lombard Rose Premier Cru
&
Champagne Bruno Paillard Rose Premiere cuvee
*****
Grand Marnier soufflé with chocolate sauce
Soufflé al Grand Marnier con salsa al cioccolato
Champagne Bruno Paillard Brut Premiere cuvee
*****
Coffee or tea and Chocolates
Caffe o thé e Cioccolatini
Baht 3,900.++ per person
Beaujolais Nouveau 2011 – Bangkok
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
The price of Georges DuBoeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2011 in Bangkok is a whopping 1,499 Thai Baht (50 US Dollars) and Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau Georges DuBoeuf 2011 1,799 (60 US Dollars). Again, I will pass on this glorified grape juice due to the price, and I do enjoy having a bottle or two once a year in this tropical climate. For this price, even here, I can buy a much better wine from Bordeaux, or some other region in France. The price I am quoting is the retail price in a wine shop not the marked up price in a 5 star hotel. The same bottles, for instance, are selling in the United States in a wine shop for anywhere from $7.00 – $14.00, in France for about 1 and a half euros, in Japan the equivalent of $5.00 and they must be flown in by air, which is the same process as in Thailand. The big difference is, that in most countries in the world, they do not add the outrageous taxes of up to 400% levied on wines as Thailand does, making it one of the more expensive places in the world to buy wine. Think about Hong Kong with 0% tax on wines.
Beaujolais Nouveau is all about freshness and is better to drink as soon as possible, certainly there should not be many bottles remaining into the first weeks of the new year. Under French law, the wine may be released at 12:01 a.m. on the third Thursday of November however, this rule is not followed in Thailand as they start selling it as soon as they receive it, which could be a few days to a week before the date.
