Zing Bakery at the Centara Grand at CentralWorld becomes an elegant tearoom every afternoon, perfect for a little self-indulgence amid hours of shopping.
You can savour freshly made sweets and pastries with a pot of premium TWG tea. The High Tea set features a selection of macaroons, Paris-Brest, chocolate eclairs, vanilla mille feuilles and pate a choux, as well as a variety of savoury delights including bite-sized duck liver terrine, tuna tartar and smoked salmon with sour cream.
Drop by any day from 3 to 5pm. It costs Bt699-plus per couple.
When evening falls, head to the 59th floor at Red Sky’s CRU Champagne – a new after-work hangout place with 360-degree panoramas of the Bangkok skyline. It offers a wide selection of refreshing snacks prepared by an international team of chefs, together with cocktails and several champagnes.
Highly recommend are the Lobster, Crab and Corn Crispy Nuggets, in which the shellfish and corn are combined, deep-fried tempura-style and served with truffle mayonnaise.
And Iberico Pork Pluma Skewers have the marinated meat grilled over charcoal and served with spicy jaew sauce.
Giorgio restaurant at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers is holding a pasta and seafood promotion until the end of June.
The pasta is all home-made and matched with a variety of ocean offerings. Highlights include black ink cannelloni stuffed with seafood, ricotta cheese and white wine marinara espumas; Lobster beetroot ravioli in crustacean sauce; Paccheri with spicy scallop; Green Tagliolini with crabmeat and mild-spiced sauce, Conchiglioni stuffed with ricotta cheese, baby shrimp, clam, diced tomato and Alfredo sauce, and Baked seafood lasagna with a herbed pizza bread dome.
Prices start at Bt450 plus. Starwood Preferred Guests members enjoy a 15-per-cent discount on food only. Diners can choose either air-conditioned comfort or al fresco dining on Giorgio’s terrace overlooking the scenic Chao Phraya River and dinner is served nightly from 6 to 10.30pm.
A shuttle boat service is available from Saphan Taksin BTS Station to the hotel every 30 minutes.
Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai celebrates the arrival of May with culinary delights guaranteed to please different palates.
Diners can enjoy varied dishes featuring locally raised spring chicken such as marinated spring chicken with turmeric and galangal chilli paste or spicy spring chicken soup with young tamarind leaves. Prices starting at Bt260 a dish.
Fujian offers diners Cantonese and contemporary Chinese cuisine taking guests back to a bygone era of style and service. All next month diners can savour fresh sea prawns prepared with different cooking techniques and paired with a variety of ingredients, such as honey and black pepper, Cantonese sun-dried mandarin peel, spicy crushed garlic and more. The delicacies are priced at Bt850 per dish.
For its part, the Dhara Dhevi Cake Shop is featuring an enticing East-meets-West twist on a childhood summer favourite – the ice cream sandwich. Each ice cream comes with your choice of fine tea or coffee as part of a set priced at Bt155. The popular patisserie, designed as a sophisticated Victorian tea salon, also serves a wide array of other sweet treats, including creative cakes, scrumptious scones and melt-in-your-mouth macarons, designed to delight and satisfy. Book a table at your favourite outlet by calling (053) 888 888 or email enquiry@dharadhevi.com for more information.
Explore the many ways different wines and cheeses make the perfect taste pairings at Zest Bar & Terrace’s new Wine & Cheese Buffet every Thursday evenings.
Wine and cheese go so well together that they’re almost a couple and scientists have boiled this down to the balanced “mouthfeel” between the tannins in wine and the fat in cheese.
Scientists have also established that cheese is a major source of calcium and essential nutrients, including protein, iodine, and Vitamin B12. In addition, the saturated fats found in cheese seem to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and aid the effective processing of vital nutritional elements.
Meanwhile, the list of benefits attributed to wine is even more impressive. Already well known as hearthealthy, wine in moderation might also help you lose weight, reduce forgetfulness, boost your immunity, and help prevent bone loss.
Enjoy two hours of guiltfree exploration and indulgence at Zest Bar & Terrace, with 12 different new and old world wines and over 20 different cheeses from Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. Imported cold cuts and freshly baked artisan breads, crackers and grissini will accompany them. The Zest Bar & Terrace is on the seventh floor of the Westin Grande Sukhumvit and the Cheese & Wine buffet is available every Thursday from 6.30 to 8.30pm at Bt950 net per person.
Movenpick Hotels & Resorts in Bali gets back to its European roots with the opening of Movenpick Cafe, which offers a variety of Swiss-style sweet treats from delicate crepes to home-made cakes, baked goods and ice cream.
Located in Jimbaran’s Samasta Lifestyle Village, the cafe is dedicated to creating the most delicious and the highest quality desserts on Bali. It offers several kinds of mouthwatering, freshly baked pastries such as donuts, croissants and hotcakes but t the housemade artisanal ice cream and sorbets are set to steal the show.
Made from fresh, natural ingredients and free from artificial flavouring and colouring, the ultracreamy Swissstyle ice cream comes in a variety of distinct flavours including Vanilla Custard, Organic Chocolate and Maple Walnut, as well as the more exotic Matcha, Pandan and Coconut. Inventive sorbets include Lemongrass, Tangerine and Kiwi and Rose.
“Holidays are meant to be a time of pure pleasure and with the Movenpick Cafe right next to Movenpick Resort & Spa Jimbaran Bali, we’re able to offering a whole new level of quality indulgences,” says general manager Horst WaltherJones.
“Whether you crave a smooth ice cream to cool down during the heat of the day or like ending your evening on a sweet note, the new cafe brings some of Europe’s favourite desserts to Bali in an authentic way that the island has not seen before.”
Beyond desserts, the café also serves a selection of premium espresso drinks featuring signature Movenpick coffee supplied by Movenpick Fine Foods in Switzerland. Creative frappes, premium teas, hot chocolates and fresh juices round out the cafe’s exceptional offerings.
To celebrate its opening, the cafe offers customers one free scoop of ice cream until May 12 when they follow @movenpickbali on Instagram and repost the offer.
Breakfast is good for our health, we’re constantly told, and the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Hotel is making sure we get a good one with the launch of an exclusive a la carte Executive Breakfast with table service at Rossini’s from 6.30 to 10.
Breakfast is good for our health, we’re constantly told, and the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Hotel is making sure we get a good one with the launch of an exclusive a la carte Executive Breakfast with table service at Rossini’s from 6.30 to 10.
The luxury breakfast allows guests to choose from an enticing menu of cooked-to-order dishes. The Executive Breakfast at Rossini’s is also open to non-hotel guests and is the ideal choice for morning business discussions, special occasions or for guests who simply prefer a quieter and more private start to their day.
With 13 dishes on the menu, diners are spoiled by choice. Options include two hen or duck eggs cooked any style served with hash browns and grilled tomato, a Thai omelette served with steamed rice or a western style fluffy omelette with a filling of chicken, ham, cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes, onion, bell peppers or herbs.
There is also Thai fried rice, healthy black and white quinoa salad with roast eggplant, cherry tomatoes and a fried egg, grilled Alaskan salmon served with spinach and grilled tomato, and a vitamin booster drink made with freshly juiced beetroot, pineapple, celery, and green apple.
For a more decadent start to the day, choices include eggs Benedict on toasted English muffin with Serrano ham, green asparagus and hollandaise sauce, hash browns and grilled tomato, succulent 150-gram Angus beef tenderloin, grilled to your preference and served with a fried egg, hash browns and grilled tomato, caramelised brioche French toast with Champagne strawberries and lemon curd, and a glass of chilled sparkling Prosecco.
The price is Bt980 per person for adults. The Grande Club and SPG members enjoy special privileges.
Book your table at (02) 649 8364 or email dining.sgs@luxurycollection.com
Madison Steakhouse at the Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel will delight diners with a mild taste of white asparagus from May 4 to 30.
The tasty spears, which are grown underground so that they don’t produce the chlorophyll that would turn them green, will be prepared in a variety of ways ranging from soup, starters to main dishes and dessert. Sourced from France and Germany, white asparagus adds a refreshing infusion to simple dishes, enriching the flavour of salads and making a wonderful accompaniment to meat or seafood dishes.
The award-winning steakhouse will serve some mouth-watering summer menus including Warm White Asparagus Salad with Boston Lobster and Caviar, tender Wagyu Beef Sirloin served with Truffle Mash Potato and White Asparagus.
Finish off with Caramelised Rhubarb with Strawberry paired with White Asparagus Ice Cream. Book a table at (02) 126 8866 or email madison.asia@anantara.com
Popular Japanese restaurant chain Yayoi gives its patrons plenty to celebrate by launching the second edition of its “Loon Fin Kin Free”.
Running through June 30, the highlight is the “Free Tung Raan, Fin Sataan Muang” (“free meal restaurant-wide takes the town by surprise”) campaign, which sees a group of Yayoi Rangers randomly visiting Yayoi branches and paying the bills of every customers.
Another special offer is Natee Thong (flash offers). This allows diners to enjoy a selection of Yayoi’s authentic Japanese dishes free of charge and a ticket for a draw to win a minimum of Bt500, free dining for an entire year at Yayoi Restaurants to the value of 2,000 each month (30 prizes worth Bt720,000), a complimentary Internet package from TrueMove H worth Bt1,000 a month (60 prizes valued at Bt720,000) and free movie tickets for an entire year at Major Cineplex cinemas for up to 6 seats worth Bt1,200 per month (60 prizes worth Bt720,000).
Those paying for their food with a Krungsri credit cards have the chance to win a free package tour to Tokyo for two.
Find out more at Facebook.com/YayoiRestaurantThailand.
Banjoo BBQ offers Korean-style barbecue together with traditional and fusion dishes.
Rib eye
Kimchi Pancake
Cooking up a Korean storm
tasty April 23, 2017 01:00
By Khetsirin Pholdhampalit
The Sunday Nation
Fed up with being asked where to eat the best Korean BBQ in town, Lauren Kim decides to open her own eatery
A RESIDENT of Thailand for the last 10 years, South Korean Lauren Kim laughs as she recalls the constant questions from her friends about where they could find premium Korean-style BBQ with free-range meat in Bangkok.
“I couldn’t give them an answer,” she says candidly. “And while I had taken a course in Western cooking at Le Cordon Bleu and had no intention of opening a Korean restaurant, I could see there was a market and changed my mind.”
And so Banjoo BBQ was born. Located in Mille Malle community mall on Sukhumvit Soi 20, the restaurant offers grain-fed and hormone-free beef from New Zealand together with antibiotic-free pork and chicken from Betagro’s S-pure brand.
Rib eye on the grill
Kim is not a newcomer to the food business. Her parents have long run a Korean restaurant on Sukhumvit Soi 16, she is a graduate in French cuisine from Le Cordon Bleu Dusit Culinary School and worked as the head chef at Tribeca Restobar in Soi Thonglor, which is known for its Western brunch.
The 60-seat restaurant is decked out simply in black, grey and white, with a cement floor, unfinished concrete and rustic brick walls, exposed metal ducts and a cooker hood at every dark wood table. It all adds up to industrial chic, though there’s plenty of glass to let the natural light stream in. Most of her customers are Korean and the place is still less known among Thais.
“I carefully select premium Angus beef from Ocean Beef farm in New Zealand. The farm is on the shores of the South Island and the cattle have a GMO-free, high-quality grain diet and enjoy the salty sea air. The meat is thus packed with nutrients, is full of flavour and has a great texture,” she adds.
She does not, however, worry too much about marbling, preferring to wet-age the chilled beef herself for 20 days to ensure it retains its moisture before consumption.
A variety of beef cuts are available from rib eye (200 g/Bt620), short rib (200g/Bt650), intercostal (140g/Bt420), chuck roll (140g/Bt450) and wagyu tongue (100g/Bt390). Among the side dishes that can be topped up to order are kimchi, stir-fried Chinese spinach, cooked corn with butter, garlic, Chinese cabbage, egg roll and green salad.
Pork belly
Diners can grill the meats themselves or have the staff do it for them. Non-beef eaters can opt for pork belly (180g/Bt300) or chicken (180g/Bt280). Scallop, squid and prawn are also available and Banjoo offers three sauces –sea salt blended with garlic and curry powder, ssamjang (Korean spicy dipping sauce) and sweet & sour, a blend of soy sauce, garlic and apple cider.
Thais love Korean-style barbecue, but many people, especially women, are concerned about bad odours lingering in their hair and clothes after eating. At Banjoo BBQ, the hood solves the problem and removes all the odours though it is a little noisy.
Bibimbab
Restaurants offering both barbecue and traditional cuisine are rare in South Korea – most eateries specialise in a particular dish – but Kim knows that Bangkokians enjoy variety. Diners can therefore also sample traditional Bibimbab (Bt290), an all-in-one, highly nutritious meal, featuring rice topped with bulgogi (marinated slices of beef) and carrot, mushroom, Chinese spinach and bean sprouts. And on top of all that is a sous-vide egg and gochujang – red chilli pepper paste.
The bibimbab is served in a hot bowl imported from South Korea to help retain the temperature of the food and ensures the crust of the rice sticks to the bottom of the bowl. The ingredients are thoroughly mixed just before eating to harmonise the contrasting tastes. A dribble of sesame oil adds to the savoury taste.
Soondooboo soup
Also on the menu is Soondooboo (Bt280) – a spicy soup of soft tofu with shells and prawns. It’s traditionally made with fish broth and seasoned with chilli powder, and is served with hot steamed rice. Another pleasing dish is the pizza-like Kimchi Pancake (Bt290), a crisp pancake with kimchi and octopus.
Kim hasn’t let her training in Western cuisine goes to waste and she offers a variety of fusion dishes. They include Bulgogi Carbonara (Bt320), a white-cream spaghetti with Korean-style beef bulgogi.
Strawberry Tiramisu
To end the meal there’s Strawberry Tiramisu (Bt160) with layers of fresh strawberry slices, fresh cream and breadcrumb, and Waffle with berry compote and vanilla ice cream (Bt220).
HEALTHY EATS
Banjoo BBQ is on the second floor of Mille Malle community mall on Sukhumvit Soi 20. It’s open daily for lunch from noon to 3pm, and dinner from 5 to 11pm.
The newly launched Centerpoint at Siam Square mall is quickly becoming a popular dining spot thanks its wide range of mouth-watering sweet and savoury treats in several styles.
Among the resident cafes is Say Chiizu, which titillates the taste buds by using quality ingredients from Japan to rustle up Hokkaido Cheese Toast with a choice of three fillings – original cheese, chocolate cheese and charcoal cheese. They go for Bt69 a pop while the Matcha Almond Cheese, Nutella Almond Cheese and White Chocolate Almond Cheese slices are priced at Bt89.
Xugar patisserie is famous for its tantalising Spanish churros that go well with ice cream in different flavours or can be paired with toppings that include classic chocolate, green tea and Nutella for Bt29. Bon Gousse is a Korean-style burger cafe serving up Tuna Kimchi with Ham and Cheese alongside such side dishes as Chicken Karaage, Bon Gousse and Tokpokki. Prices start at Bt49.
Located on the fourth floor, Natural Rich is a hub for the health conscious with a menu of confections made from whole wheat and organic ingredients. The healthy bites include a Meal by Souk crepe made from egg white, a clean lunchbox, stay lean sandwiches and oat cakes. The white bean bread comes from Orachorn Be Slender and the shredded chicken from Lean & Clean.
Tom Tun Shabu eatery has Thai-style shabu with a choice of three soups – a clear broth made from corn and onion, suki, a mixture of fish and seaweed, and a smooth white soup with milk and broth. Pork, beef, squid and river prawn are served both a la carte and buffet style for Bt395.
The shopping mall is open daily from 10am to 8pm. Find out more by calling (02) 623 4100 or check out the Centerpoint of Siam Square page on Facebook.
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