Wine and Dine ‘Upstairs’ in a Faux French Garden
BANGKOK — A new wine bar is coming to a downtown Sukhumvit soi.
Yo Ho Ho: Mixologists to Soak Bangkok Bars With Bottles of Rum
BANGKOK — The capital city will be run over with rum for a full week starting Monday.
Plastic Here to Stay, Vendors at ‘Model’ Market Say
BANGKOK — Days after an environment minister declared a famous fresh market would reduce plastic and Styrofoam use, vendors said Tuesday it was a pipe dream staged for the cameras.
Meet Ms. Jigger – A Downtown Bangkok Bar with Some Personality
BANGKOK — If a hard-drinking, globetrotting Siamese woman hitched trains to Europe and back to open a bar, Ms. Jigger thinks it’s that bar.
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Changing Chinatown as Seen by Those Who Live There
BANGKOK — Walk down Yaowarat Road on a given night and find the area known as Chinatown alive with tourists clamoring for street food unaware of the forces transforming the neighborhood.
Popularity and Profits: Bangkok’s Chefs Anxiously Await ‘Asia’s 50 Best’
BANGKOK — “Do I care? Yes. Nervous? No. Excited? Yes.” We're in the middle of a photo shoot in Bangkok's Gaggan, the No. 1 restaurant in Asia on both the 2015 and 2016 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants lists and No. 23 on the 2016 World's 50 Best Restaurants list.
‘Hygienic’ Carts Launched for a Better Street Food Culture
BANGKOK — New street food carts unveiled Wednesday by a university come with a promise to make the food culture cleaner and more friendly to the environment.
Bottled OJ Contains Fecal Bacteria
BANGKOK — Good news: Lab tests found orange juice confiscated from an illegal production ring last week was the real stuff after all, and not fake OJ as widely reported. The bad news? It contains bacteria commonly found in animal feces and therefore violates food safety laws.
Netizen Raises Alarm Over Marker Ink Seeping Into Street Food Bag
BANGKOK — Take home a steaming bag of congee for dinner, complete with pork, a soft boiled egg, zesty ginger strips and spring onions, with a dash of soy sauce – and permanent marker ink?
Ben’s Cookies to Open Soon in Bangkok
BANGKOK — An English cookie company announced its next international branch will open in Bangkok to the delight of dessert fans.