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Holiday Time Bangkok Post Read more news at bangkokpost.com MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018 Riverside reveries Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok’s Salathip restaurant offers diners a trip down the memory lanes of old Siam GARY BOYLE HOLIDAY TIME’S ONLINE @ www.bangkokpost.com/specials/holidaytime2018 T ime travel is possible. You’re seated in a beautiful royal teak pavilion lit by vintage bulbs suspended from gilded hong carvings. Traditional Thai music drifts in from outside and, as you sip your butterfly pea and pandan leaf tea, the sun sinks below the horizon and the nightly spectacle of the bustling Chao Phraya River begins. You’re in the elegant Salathip restaurant at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok and the only hint that it’s 2018 rather than 1918 is the view. Bangkok’s latest retail gem Iconsiam sparkles across the river, its neon dappling the wakes of tonight’s dinner cruisers, including the Shangri-La’s own vessel, the Horizon. The view stretches upriver to Jam Factory and downriver to Asiatique and beyond. The Thai pavilion we’re seated in, one of three designed to conjure historical splendour by starchi- tect firm Bensley Design Studios, is enclosed by a promenade that snakes along the water, giving diners prime riverside seating. And tonight — and every Wednesday — Salathip presents its Thai Cul- tural Night. Salathip is transformed weekly into a street market from days of yore. The leafy entrance is now a short soi lined with food stations displaying their delicious Thai favourites, be it freshly grilled seafood or sweet fruit desserts. Depending on your arrival time, your promenade to the pavilion may be soundtracked by a ranad player, teasing tropical melodies from his wooden xylophone. Thai street food has been famous since there were elephants roaming Bangkok’s busy sois, and has recently caught the eyes and stomachs of the Miche- lin Guide inspectors who’ve sprinkled their stars across the city’s best restaurants. But sometimes the reality of dining street-side isn’t as romantic as travel bloggers insist. There are traffic fumes, noise, rats and cats. And can you see any fridge keeping meat cold and safe? But the cravings for such street treats must be addressed, so pop the Shangri-La’s address into your map app and head down any Wednesday evening. Thai Cultural Night is an event designed for you to wander and browse, reminisce and feast. But where to begin? The menu helpfully groups the dishes by style — crushed (salads) fried, grilled and soups — but it’s best to leave the menu on the table and walk outside to let your senses decide. At the numerous food stations, tub tim fish crackle on the grill, prawns and pork sizzle in oil, and mieng kham is carefully prepared. Perhaps the prettiest dish is a small wooden bowl filled with pomelo salad — pomelo, fried red onion, shaved coconut — crowned with a succulent shrimp. It’s so hand- some it looks like it’s been visually enhanced, but there’s no Instagram filter for flavour, nor would one be needed. It’s delicious. Ask any of the staff for recommendations and they’ll all proudly point to the Phad Thai Sud Boran station, where Thai Chef de Cuisine Yanavit Theer- asomboonkun’s award-winning dish is prepared to order. The recipe, confides Chef Yanavit, will be included in all Shangri-La in-house literature soon. So, if you want to know the secret ingredients that make his version of the Thai staple so outstanding, you basically need to get a job here. Before we get to the mains, how brave are you? Normally this refers to how spicy you ask your vendor to make your som tam — one chili (hello tourists!) or ten chilies (hello Isaan!). But tonight the test of your courage is whether you order the Salathip signature cocktail. For those who find a bowl of tom yam soup too pedestrian, you can order a Tom Yam Spicy. It’s a courageous combination of flavours in a glass, fired up with Mekhong spirit and garnished with lemongrass. We dared to try one, and can describe its taste as indescribable. Order one for yourself! It’s easy to get carried away at the food stations, but remember that while these may be the main event, they are not the main course. Salathip has three main set options from which each diner can choose one. But your decision making may be delightfully interrupted by a dance performance. There are three traditional Thai dance perfor- mances during the night, and the small troupe per- forms in each pavilion as well as outside, so every guest gets an opportunity for a cool Instagram-wor- thy pic. Each of the three dances is slightly different, with classic dance styles in the first and last set, and a more Northern ceremonial dance — called Gong Sabat Chai — in the middle. Back to the food. The three main course sets are well-chosen complementary dishes, presenting almost a Thai Food 101. And fear not, these aren’t bland touristic versions of Thai classics. There’s spice and heat where necessary, but not so much that you’ll turn into a fire-breathing dragon. And, of course, should you prefer to walk on the mild side, just tell the waitstaff. The two carnivorous mains options share three dishes — green curry with free range chicken, stir-fried prawn in sweet and sour sauce, and stir-friend indigenous vegetables in oyster sauce. However, you can choose between the Rattanakosin Set with its delicious grilled Aus- tralian beef tenderloin with Thai sauce, or the Krung Thonburi Set, with baked seabass and ginger. The veggie option — the Ayutthaya Set — swaps the chicken for vegetables and leads with stir-fried agricultura protein with mushrooms and cashew nuts. While the menu doesn’t travel much around the 76 provinces — it’s mostly cuisine from central Thai- land — it does travel back in time. There’s nothing as contemporary as an ice cube at the dessert station. Instead, a manually-operated retro device dispenses shaved ice onto your fruit and syrup, whisking you back to yesteryear’s primary school break time snacks. There’s also khao tom mud — beans, sticky rice and coconut milk wrapped in banana leaves, and the artfully packaged pyramids of bai thong treats. For Bangkokians, the Thai Cultural Night is a nostalgic trip down the memory lanes of old Siam. For tourists, it’s a guided tour through the charms of Thai culinary tradition. Dinner over, it’s time to reluctantly return to the present and plan your next Salathip trip to the past. The Thai Cultural Night is held at Salathip every Wednesday and is priced at B1,888++ per person. For more information, Tel. 02 236 7777. Email: [email protected], or may also book directly via the hotel’s website. http://www.shangri-la.com/bangkok/ shangrila/dining/restaurants/salathip/. WINING & DINING

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Holiday TimeBangkok Post

 Read more news at bangkokpost.com Monday, deceMbeR 17, 2018

Riverside reveriesShangri-La Hotel, Bangkok’s Salathip restaurant offers diners a trip down the memory lanes of old Siam

Gary Boyle

holiday time’s online @ www.bangkokpost.com/specials/holidaytime2018

T ime travel is possible. You’re seated in a beautiful royal teak pavilion lit by vintage bulbs suspended from gilded hong carvings. Traditional Thai music drifts in from outside and, as you sip

your butterfly pea and pandan leaf tea, the sun sinks below the horizon and the nightly spectacle of the bustling Chao Phraya River begins.

You’re in the elegant Salathip restaurant at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok and the only hint that it’s 2018 rather than 1918 is the view. Bangkok’s latest retail gem Iconsiam sparkles across the river, its neon dappling the wakes of tonight’s dinner cruisers, including the Shangri-La’s own vessel, the Horizon.

The view stretches upriver to Jam Factory and downriver to Asiatique and beyond.

The Thai pavilion we’re seated in, one of three designed to conjure historical splendour by starchi-tect firm Bensley Design Studios, is enclosed by a promenade that snakes along the water, giving diners prime riverside seating. And tonight — and every Wednesday — Salathip presents its Thai Cul-tural Night.

Salathip is transformed weekly into a street market from days of yore. The leafy entrance is now a short soi lined with food stations displaying their delicious Thai favourites, be it freshly grilled seafood or sweet fruit desserts. Depending on your arrival time, your promenade to the pavilion may be soundtracked by a ranad player, teasing tropical melodies from his wooden xylophone.

Thai street food has been famous since there were elephants roaming Bangkok’s busy sois, and has recently caught the eyes and stomachs of the Miche-lin Guide inspectors who’ve sprinkled their stars across the city’s best restaurants. But sometimes the reality of dining street-side isn’t as romantic as travel bloggers insist. There are traffic fumes, noise, rats and cats. And can you see any fridge keeping

meat cold and safe? But the cravings for such street treats must be addressed, so pop the Shangri-La’s address into your map app and head down any Wednesday evening.

Thai Cultural Night is an event designed for you to wander and browse, reminisce and feast. But where to begin? The menu helpfully groups the dishes by style — crushed (salads) fried, grilled and soups — but it’s best to leave the menu on the table and walk outside to let your senses decide. At the numerous food stations, tub tim fish crackle on the grill, prawns and pork sizzle in oil, and mieng kham is carefully prepared. Perhaps the prettiest dish is a small wooden bowl filled with pomelo salad — pomelo, fried red onion, shaved coconut — crowned with a succulent shrimp. It’s so hand-some it looks like it’s been visually enhanced, but there’s no Instagram filter for flavour, nor would one be needed. It’s delicious.

Ask any of the staff for recommendations and they’ll all proudly point to the Phad Thai Sud Boran station, where Thai Chef de Cuisine Yanavit Theer-asomboonkun’s award-winning dish is prepared to order. The recipe, confides Chef Yanavit, will be included in all Shangri-La in-house literature soon. So, if you want to know the secret ingredients that make his version of the Thai staple so outstanding, you basically need to get a job here.

Before we get to the mains, how brave are you? Normally this refers to how spicy you ask your vendor to make your som tam — one chili (hello tourists!) or ten chilies (hello Isaan!). But tonight the test of your courage is whether you order the Salathip signature cocktail. For those who find a bowl of tom yam soup too pedestrian, you can order a Tom Yam Spicy. It’s a courageous combination of flavours in a glass, fired up with Mekhong spirit and garnished with lemongrass. We dared to try one, and can describe its taste as indescribable. Order one for yourself!

It’s easy to get carried away at the food stations, but remember that while these may be the main event, they are not the main course. Salathip has three main set options from which each diner can choose one. But your decision making may be delightfully interrupted by a dance performance.

There are three traditional Thai dance perfor-mances during the night, and the small troupe per-forms in each pavilion as well as outside, so every guest gets an opportunity for a cool Instagram-wor-thy pic. Each of the three dances is slightly different, with classic dance styles in the first and last set, and a more Northern ceremonial dance — called Gong Sabat Chai — in the middle.

Back to the food. The three main course sets are well-chosen complementary dishes, presenting almost a Thai Food 101. And fear not, these aren’t bland touristic versions of Thai classics. There’s spice and heat where necessary, but not so much that you’ll turn into a fire-breathing dragon. And, of course, should you prefer to walk on the mild side, just tell the waitstaff.

The two carnivorous mains options share three dishes — green curry with free range chicken, stir-fried prawn in sweet and sour sauce, and stir-friend indigenous vegetables in oyster sauce. However, you can choose between the Rattanakosin Set with its delicious grilled Aus-tralian beef tenderloin with Thai sauce, or the Krung Thonburi Set, with baked seabass and ginger. The veggie option — the Ayutthaya Set — swaps the chicken for vegetables and leads with

stir-fried agricultura protein with mushrooms and cashew nuts.

While the menu doesn’t travel much around the 76 provinces — it’s mostly cuisine from central Thai-land — it does travel back in time. There’s nothing as contemporary as an ice cube at the dessert station. Instead, a manually-operated retro device dispenses shaved ice onto your fruit and syrup, whisking you back to yesteryear’s primary school break time snacks. There’s also khao tom mud — beans, sticky rice and coconut milk wrapped in banana leaves, and the artfully packaged pyramids of bai thong treats.

For Bangkokians, the Thai Cultural Night is a nostalgic trip down the memory lanes of old Siam. For tourists, it’s a guided tour through the charms of Thai culinary tradition. Dinner over, it’s time to reluctantly return to the present and plan your next Salathip trip to the past.

The Thai Cultural Night is held at Salathip every Wednesday and is priced at B1,888++ per person.

For more information, Tel. 02 236 7777. email: [email protected], or may also book directly via the hotel’s website. http://www.shangri-la.com/bangkok/shangrila/dining/restaurants/salathip/.

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2 I HOLIDAY TIME Bangkok Post I Monday, deceMber 17, 2018

LIVE AN UNFORGETTABLE CHRISTMASAT WALDORF ASTORIA BANGKOK

LIVE UNFORGETTABLEThis December, join us for a magical Fes-tive Season and enjoy bespoke menus created by Waldorf Astoria Bangkok’s culinary team.

Our special Festive Afternoon Tea at Peacock Alley, a remarkable dining expe-rience at our Nordic-Thai restaurant Front Room or celebrate with a Festive Buffet at The Brasserie.

Set against the spectacular night time backdrop of Bangkok, Bull & Bear Grill is the perfect setting to create an unforgetta-ble experience while glittering New Year’s Eve celebrations await at The Loft & The Champagne Bar.

FRONT ROOM ‘NORDIC-THAI CUISINE’Christmas Eve – Christmas Day6pm-10.30pm.

Celebrate this Christmas at Front Room as Chef Fae has prepared a special set dinner for you and your loved ones to enjoy.

Leading the hotel’s signature restaurant with an innovative Thai-inspired Nordic approach to cuisine, Chef Fae debuts her sig-nature combination of opposites: modern and traditional, East and West. The fresh, locally sourced Thai ingredients are brought to life through Nordic cooking styles.

B4,500++/person (food only).

THE BRASSERIE ‘FRENCH-INSPIRED CUISINE’Christmas Eve – Christmas DayChristmas Eve Dinner 6-10.30pm.Christmas Day Brunch 12.30-3.30pm.

The Brasserie offers the perfect setting for the whole family to unite for December celebrations. With an extravagant buffet featuring all the traditional trimmings, musical accompaniment from a jazz band and entertainment for children with a visit and gift from Santa Claus makes for a memorable festive celebration.

Christmas Eve Dinner B4,500++/person including free-flow house wines.

Christmas Day Brunch B6,500++/person including free-flow Billcart-Salmon Champagne.

*Children aged 6-12 dine at B2,250++ when visiting the restaurant with adults.

FESTIVE AFTERNOON TEA PEACOCK ALLEYDaily in December

Relax at the iconic Peacock Alley for a Festive Afternoon Tea and savour the taste of the holiday. A special Festive Afternoon Tea set includes cherry coconut Santa Claus, orange and chocolate mini yule log, mini Christmas pudding, festive-inspired

scones with homemade clotted cream and jam, and many more.

B2,100++ for two.

BULL & BEAR ‘GRILLED MEATS AND SEAFOOD’Christmas Eve – Christmas Day5.30pm-10.30pm.

Specializing in grilled meats and sea-food, Bull & Bear is the perfect place for celebrations. Indulge in your favourite dishes while enjoying the dazzling views of Bangkok’s skyline. Highlights include

bone in ribeye, a 55-day dry aged wagyu; the one-kilogram grain fed Porterhouse; a chilled seafood tower featuring Cana-dian lobster, Alaskan crab legs, poached jumbo prawns and Hokkaido scallop with an option of a 30-gram Kristal gold caviar.

A minimum spend of B7,500++ per person is required.

WALDORF ASTORIA BANGKOK 151 Ratchadamri Road. Tel. 02 846 8888. Email: [email protected].

F estive occasions are exceptionally stimulating at Park Hyatt Bang-kok’s various elevated venues.

Christmas and New Year celebrations at the elegant restaurants and sky high bars embrace timeless traditions and sophis-ticated innovations alike, setting the stage for fulfilling experiences savoured by all.

CHRISTMAS CAROUSINGCelebrate a classic Christmas fueled by inspired recreations of the essential ingre-dients enhanced with original culinary panache. Be serenaded in the festive spirit by soul-stirring diva singer Demi Nova and her latest five-piece band, Blaq Pocket, enlivening the ambiance with rhythmic Christmas cheer.

Book through EVENT POP before November 30th to receive 10% discount.

FESTIVE AFTERNOON TEA (15 December-5 January)Afternoon tea is such a feature of the Christmas build-up and Park Hyatt Bang-kok’s pastry chefs are inspired to make it memorably mouth-watering. With double portions of four savoury and six sweet dain-ties making a perfect Charistmas tea-for-two ensemble, it’s as exciting as opening presents.

Immerse in the Christmas spirit together over: salmon gravlax/sour cream & lemon; foie gras/quince paste served on pain d’épice; raspberry croquet en bouche/lychee; and so much more.

CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER AT EMBASSY ROOM (Monday, December 24, 2018)Feast on a 5-course set Christmas Dinner co-created by Executive Chef Franck Detrait and Chef de Cuisine Pierre Tavernier and culinary team, interspersed with melodi-ous live Christmas carol singing, the action from the theatre kitchen, and free-flowing festive ambiance.

Among the festive delicacies are Alaskan king crab/Oscietra caviar & avocado/pear & watercress; Hokkaido scallop/parsnip & shitake mushroom/chestnut & black truffle; Australian lamb fillet/green asparagus & peas, just for starters.

B3,300++/B4,500++ with wine pairing.6pm–10pm.

CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER AT PENTHOUSE GRILL (Monday, December 24, 2018)Soak up the Christmas spirit where the lights can be seen sparkling in celebration across Bangkok. Indulge in chef’s special Festive Set Menu, select from the indulgent a la carte menu, or lay claim to the Chef de Cuisine Andew Dickie’s coveted Chef’s

Unfold Magical Moments At The ParkHit the heights of Christmas at Park Hyatt Bangkok

YULETIDE COOL

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Dreaming of a White Christmas

Have a Jazzy Christmas with Lezlie Harrison at The Living Room

at Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Bangkok Menam Riverside

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This Christmas and New Year, Lezlie Har-rison, one of New York’s finest jazz vocal-ists, brings Yuletide Cool to the stage of

The Living Room. The singer will perform at the intimate jazz venue on December 18–22, 24–25, 27–29, 31, and January 2–5, 2019.

Lezlie’s repertoire is deeply influenced by the soul music of her formative years in Harlem and the gospel music she sang as a child in church. She draws deeply on her soul roots of Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Sly Stone, and Johnny Hartman. With her burnished, soulful alto voice, striking beauty and distinctive blend of jazz, classic 70s soul, and her own compositions, Lezlie is a fixture on the New York jazz scene and has performed with luminaries such as Roy Hargrove, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Johnny O’Neal and Grady Tate. She also opened for Cas-sandra Wilson at the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival.

Whenever Lezlie performs, she receives high praise from critics and jazz aficionados. Broad-way director, Count Stoval said of her, “Lezlie is enthralling, beautiful, soulful, stylish, warm and wonderful and irresistibly talented. To hear her sing or to see her perform is to love her and to be transported back to Vaughn, Simone, Holiday, Washington and McRae,” while Jim Morehand of Parlor Jazz said, “With her soulful, sultry style, Lezlie takes on the American Songbook, R & B and popular tunes with panache, elevating them to new heights”.

At The Living Room, Lezlie will perform with the sensational Randy Cannon Group. Renowned for his power-packed performances, Randy’s mes-merizing piano playing is complemented by the outstanding drummer Willard Dyson, Thailand’s leading bass player, Therdsak Wongvichien.

Lezlie will perform at our wonderful Christmas Eve Grande Jazz Dinner Buffet at Rossini’s and The Living Room on Sunday December 24 from 20.15 – 23.00 hours, and at our decadent adults-only New Year’s Eve Jazz Countdown Party at The Living Room on Sunday December 31 with The Randy Cannon Group from 20.45 – 00.45 hours. They will also take revelers to the countdown to 2019 and beyond with a spectacular jazz jam ses-sion — an experience not to be missed! Advance reservation is highly recommended to ensure entry to this unforgettable evening at Bangkok’s premier live jazz venue.

Don’t miss one of New York’s finest jazz singers, only at The Living Room!

The Living Room — “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing!”

SHERATON GRANDE SUKHUMVIT 250 Sukhumvit Road. Terms & Conditions Apply, Tel. 02 6498306. Email: [email protected]. Or visit www.sheratongrandesukhumvit-onlinestore.com.

Table and let him personally pamper your party’s palates beyond expectations.

B3,950/B5,500++ with wine pairing.6pm–10.30pm.*Seats up to 8 persons with minimum

spending of B50,000++.

CHRISTMAS DAY BBQ BRUNCH AT EMBASSY ROOM (Tuesday, December 25, 2018)Gather the clan and indulge in a fabulous Christmas BBQ Brunch by the Embassy garden-view poolside terrace. Explore the rewards of free-flow beverage packages, bubbles & fizz, and festive-crafted sodas.

B2,850++ food + soft drinks/drinking water/coffee & tea.

B3,850++ food + boutique wine/bubbles & fizz + gin garden & curated festive drinks.

B4,850++ food + all above includ-ing Champagne.

12pm–3pm.

Celebrate the most colourful Christmas in the pic-ture-perfect setting of our Chao Phraya Water-front Promenade. Our team of master chefs has

created a bountiful festive buffet of almost unimagi-nable proportions featuring succulent international seafood, a vast choice of gourmet dishes and dreamy house-made desserts guaranteeing your Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Bangkok Menam Riverside Christmas Eve will indeed be, the best in town! Enchanting carol singers and a heart-stirring local band will revive many Christmas memories, and of course, Santa will be dropping in on his busy journey.

24th December 2018 at the Waterfront Promenade 18.00 – 22.00 hrs.

B2,500/1,500 net including free-flow local beer, house wine, soft drinks and juices.

Guests booking before 10th December, special early bird saving of 20%.

6pm–10pm., at Waterfront Promenade.

Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Bangkok Menam Riverside. Charoenkrung Road. Tel. 02 688 1000 ext. 80118. Email: [email protected].

For reservations:nPenthouse Bar + Grill, Tel. 02 011 7480 or Email: [email protected] Embassy Room, Living Room and The Bar, Tel. 02 011 7430 or Email: bkkph.fb.reservation@

hyatt.com.

Highlights? Too many to mention but for just a taster: oysters/lobster/tiger prawn/mussels on ice; yellow fin tuna tartar with mango; Scottish smoked salmon; beef tartar station; salted crust salmon; “a la minute” duck foie gras & celeriac and Hok-kaido scallop & cauliflower. From the BBQ terrace and carving station, Australian beef, tiger prawn, lamb and chicken skewers, lamb leg and Australian ribeye. Not to mention truffle brie and Parma ham. And for a sweet sensation? Bûche de Noël, Cherry chestnut eclairs; and Christ-mas tree financier.

PENTHOUSE GRILLSavur the Christmas moment over chef’s Festive Set Menu, select a la carte delicacies, or let Chef de Cuisine Andew Dickie per-sonally regale your gathering with delight-fful surprises at the Chef’s Table.

B3,950/B5,500++ with wine pairing6pm–10.30pm.

PARK HYATT BANGKOK Central Embassy. 1031 Ploenchit Road. Tel. 02 119 7777. Email: [email protected].

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EXQUISITE NEW YEAR DINING & CELEBRATING AT The ST. RegiS

BangkokWith exquisite New Year dining and

celebrations from 30th December to 1st January, The St. Regis Bangkok

entices guests to experience a sophisticated festive season at VIU, Jojo, The St. Regis Bar and Decanter

S etting the benchmark, for a lux-urious holiday season and aspi-rational New Year celebrations, The St. Regis Bangkok presents an exciting line-up of events.

From 30th December 2018 to 1st January 2019, indulge in epicurean set menus, gourmet buffets, and an unforgettable New Year’s Eve party! Celebrate with all those you hold dear, be they friends, family and colleagues, at one of The St. Regis Bangkok’s venues, to end one year with a bang, and commence the next as you mean to go on!

NEW YEAR’S EVE EPIC DINNER AT VIU 31 December 2018, 6pm - 10pmPrepare for unparalleled indulgence with an epic New Year’s Eve dinner buffet, befit-ting the last meal of the year, accompanied by a live jazz saxophone performance. At this 12th-floor restaurant, enjoy captivating views of the city lights, while you dine. Epic highlights include: lobster sashimi salad with ponzu and black truffle dressing; but-ter-poached pacific oysters with cucumber and caviar; black lipped mussels with spicy chorizo and tomato sauce; seared scallops with cauliflower purée and caviar; Alas-kan king crab legs with lemon, butter and caper sauce; steamed Boston lobster with drawn butter; anchovy studded tuna with red wine and bone marrow sauce; foie gras with candied tangerines and toasted brioche; and 24-hour whole slow-roasted 50kg Angus beef butt. Save space for the Champagne ice cream with poached cherry granita! This lavish dining experience is priced at: B3,600++ per person, including free-flow non-alcoholic drinks*; B4,600++ per person, including free-flow alcoholic drinks; or B5,900++ per person, including free-flow Perrier-Jouët.*Children aged 5-12 dine at B1,950++ each, and children under 5 dine for free, when accompanied by paying adults.

NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER AT JOJO 31 December 2018, 6pm - 11pmUsher in the New Year with a creative, 8-course, authentic Italian set menu, at Jojo, on the ground floor of The St. Regis Bangkok. Jojo is an innovative and contem-porary, Italian restaurant, with incredibly passionate flair. Bid farewell to 2018, with a grand tribute to Italian culinary art, and an optional wine pairing. New Year’s Eve dinner at Jojo is priced at: B4,500++ per person for food only*, or B6,500++ per person with wine pairing.*Children aged 5-12 dine at B2,250++ each.

8-Course New Year’s Eve Set Menu: Pan-fried sea bream, fennel salad; Crab salad, toasted brioche bread, strawberry & celery juice; Chicken liver & asparagus terrine, fig compote, crispy walnuts; Ravioli with Canadian lobster & Italian zucchini; Carn-aroli rice, cherry tomatoes, stracciatella cheese & basil granite; Pan-fried amber-jack, red & yellow capsicum, buttered baby carrots; Braised pork belly with paprika, apple & mustard compote, crescioni; Tartlet with zabaione, berry & lemon sorbet.

NEW YEAR’S EVE COUNTDOWN PARTY AT THE ST. REGIS BAR 31 December 2018, 6pm - 2amBid a fond farewell to 2018 and welcome in the New Year, with your nearest and dear-est, at The St. Regis Bar, featuring live enter-tainment, a lucky prize draw, a luxurious snack menu and a spectacular countdown! A vibrantly elegant evening of celebration awaits, as quintet playing jazz and two DJs spinning tracks for an exclusive party vibe.

Chef Tim Butler is preparing a six-course set dinner at Eat Me for New Year’s Eve, with free-flow champagne, wine and cocktails, at B8,900 net.

Entertainment throughout the evening is provided by guest DJ Scott Hess, and the Boys With Toys.

Doors open 8.30pm with drinks/Dinner starts 9pm. Entertainment & treats throughout the night including guest DJ Scott Hess and Boys With Toys.

Champagne is served for the 2019 Countdown, and the revels will continue until 1.00am, with the kitchen and bar remaining open.

Best to book ahead: email [email protected] Me is located at Soi Pipat 2, just off Convent Road, within easy walking

distance of Sala Daeng BTS Skytrain and Silom MRT stations. Open daily  from 3pm-1am. Tel 02 238 0931 or [email protected].

www.facebook.com/pg/eatmerestaurant www.eatmerestaurant.com.

Eat Me’s New Year Countdown

Free-flow Bubbly and Six-course Dinner

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Dress to impress, let the Champagne flow, and hold on to your lucky prize draw ticket for the call at 11.45pm. Then, countdown to midnight and watch the fireworks light up the night’s sky, as 2019 begins. Entrance to The St. Regis Bar is priced at B2,500++ per person, including 2 selected beverages from the house bar.

VIP table reservations for the countdown party:B12,000++ per window table, with a bottle of Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut ChampagneB25,000++ per window table, with a bottle of Dom Perignon Cuvée, Brut 2009B28,000++ per window table, with a bottle of Dom Perignon Rosé, Brut 2005

YOUR PRIVATE NEW YEAR’S EVE AT DECANTER 31 December 2018, 6pm - 2amDesign your own private party, together with The St. Regis Bangkok events team, and make Decanter exclusively yours, for up to 40 guests seated, or 60 guest stand-ing, including live DJ entertainment. Dress up and count down to the New Year with your closest friends and family, for lasting memories of 2018!**Terms & conditions apply. For more infor-mation or reservations, call +66 2207 7777 or email [email protected].

NEW YEAR’S DAY BRUNCH AT VIU 1 January 2019, 12.30pm - 3.30pmNew Year’s Day brunch at The St. Regis Bangkok is a veritable Bangkok gourmet institution. Start the New Year off just right, with an extraordinarily unique and plentiful spread, accompanied by the live sounds of a soothing jazz saxophone. Take your spot with friends and family, overlooking the Royal Bangkok Sports Club and the city skyline, while you partake in exceptional cuisine and receive stellar service at VIU, throughout the afternoon on New Year’s Day. New Year’s Brunch highlights include: kale & spirulina hangover smoothie; super-food salad with avocado, quinoa & sprouted broccolini; eggs benedict with lobster & caviar; Wagyu brunch burger with gruyère, caramelized onions & tomato chili relish; panettone French toast with tangerine mar-malade; pomfret en papillote with garlic, lemon & dill; and whole roasted suckling pig, celeriac gratin & star anise jus; black lipped mussels with spicy chorizo and tomato sauce. This gastronomic sensation is priced at: B3,600++ per person, including free-flow non-alcoholic drinks*; B4,600++ per person, including free-flow alcoholic drinks; or B5,900++ per person, including free-flow Perrier-Jouët.*Children aged 5-12 dine at B1,950++ each, and children under 5 dine for free, when accompanied by paying adults.

Reservations call +66 2207 7777, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.stregisbangkok.com. Connect with The St. Regis Bangkok on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

**ADVANCE RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL FESTIVE EVENTS.

embrace the enriching spirit of Christmas and New Year After-noon High Tea at Zest Bar & Ter-

race, where all roads and railways meet, at The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok.

Savor the sweet, savory and spicy fla-vors of a classic Festive Season Afternoon Tea that interweaves such signature dishes and desserts as tender roast turkey with cranberry jelly, and full-bodied Brandy Christmas Fruit Cake.

The vibrant, cosmopolitan and supremely convenient venue’s chefs tan-talize the eye and taste buds alike with appropriately zesty Christmas and New Year dainties.

Spend festive season afternoons exceed-ingly well in the company of a close con-fidant sharing an elegant multi-tiered tea stand temptingly arrayed with:

Turkey cranberry and stuffing sandwiches

Glazed apple honey-roasted ham with Boursin cheese sandwich

Warm Brie, walnut and caramelized onion chutney bruschetta

Gingerbread, pear and caramel cream

Winter berries tarts Cheddar cheese, raisin scone and

condiments Christmas lollipop Mini chocolate Christmas tree and

chocolate snow man Brandy Christmas fruit cake

All accompanied with lashings of freshly- brewed fine teas or coffee, as preferred.

Our Festive Afternoon High Tea revives the afternoon daily from 12:00 to 18:00 hrs. at Zest Bar & Terrace. The delectable festive indulgence is offered at the usual price of only Bt990 net per set for 2 persons. 20% discount trough online Store.

Steps from BTS Asok SkyTrain and MRT Sukhumvit underground stations, chilling inside or on the terrace above the city, make the most of Festive season high tea at Zest Bar & Terrace.

THE WESTIN GRANDE SUKHUMVIT, BANGKOK. Tel 02 207 8000. Email: [email protected]. www.westingrandesukhumvit.com. www.facebook.com/westinbangkok.

CaTCh The FeSTive Tea Time FeveRAt Zest Bar & Terrace, The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok

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If Christmas in the 90s still holds a special place in your heart, then look no further! This year, Pullman Bangkok Hotel G celebrates the hol-iday season in 8-Bit style filled with

childhood memories; all wrapped up with happiness to ensure it’s a Christmas you’ll never forget.

There is nothing more exciting than feeling a funky Christmas vibe and seeing a glittering tree. To set the scene, our chic hotel’s lobby will be decorated with pixels Christmas tree, and there will be 90s style arcade games for guests to play and more to brighten up every day of the festive season.

Throughout the hotel, we’ve got great entertainment, gourmet festive dining, a fun Christmas ambience, and all with a lineup of 8-Bit theme. This is the place where you and your family or friends should celebrate Christmas and New Year!

Amongst the Skyscrapers (38th floor)It’s the time of the year when you want to be with friends and family. Come and dine at

our Christmas Eve Dinner on 24th Decem-ber at Ballroom 38 as we present the fresh-est and best International Buffet Dinner and a stunning panoramic view of the Bangkok skyline. The buffet will include all your festive favourites such as roast turkey, pork chops, lamb leg, an array of seafood like rock lobster, river prawn, New Zealand mussels, French oysters and salmon. While there’re many assorted cheeses and cold cuts, a Japanese corner, seasonal desserts including Paris-Brest, Christmas pudding, chocolate fountain, grilled marshmallow, and more.

Christmas Eve International Buffet Dinner is available on 24th December from 6pm-10pm for just B1,499 net (food only).

Slip on your dancing shoes and party the night away at our New Year’s Eve Dinner & Party on 31st December with a ‘Back to the Sounds of 90s’ theme. The festive night

will include an International Buffet Dinner and an after party with live band and DJ to make sure you have a get-out-of-your-seat experience like no other — not to mention the glittering panoramic view of the New Year fireworks display!

New Year’s Eve Dinner & Party is on 31st December from 6pm til late for just B3,888* net including a welcome drink and a glass of Bubbles at midnight. Advance booking with a deposit of B2,000 per book-ing is required.

After 11pm, tickets for the after-dinner party are available for B500. Amongst the skyscrapers venue is sitting atop of Pullman Bangkok Hotel G on the 38th floor.

*Early bird gets 15% discount by booking before 15th December 2018.

Scarlett Wine Bar & Restaurant (37th floor)Let the food and view speak for themselves. Enjoy a gourmet Christmas and New Year at our fabulous rooftop venue, Scarlett Bang-kok. From 20th – 31st December, discover the dishes that make up a French Christmas feast such as French oysters, Brittany lob-ster, Alaskan king crab, game selections, venison, Scarlett black blossom, and more — all available à la carte.

For a New Year’s Eve Party to remem-ber, it has to be Scarlett! This year, there’s a glamorous black and red Gatsby theme, a live DJ to countdown to 2019, and a fantas-tic view across the city as fireworks light up the night sky at midnight. Advance book-ing and a deposit of B4,000 per booking required (maximum 6 persons per book-ing) and B10,000 per booking for more than 6 persons.

For reservation, please call 096 860 7990 or email [email protected].

Mistral Restaurant (2nd floor)On Christmas Day, 25th December, you can feast from our special Christmas Interna-tional Lunch Buffet with seasonal delights such as roasted turkey, assorted cold cuts, pasta dishes at the live station, seafood, imported cheeses, divine desserts and much more.

Christmas International Lunch Buffet at Mistral Restaurant is just B750 net (food only) and it is served from 12pm-2.30pm. Located on the 2nd floor.

25 Degrees Burgers, Wine & Liquor Bar, (G floor)25 Degrees introduces a sophisticated new twist on the traditional American burger bar concept, complete with a funky music, craft beers, and cool décor. This Christmas and New Year, chefs will serve up a taste of home with pecan pie and vanilla ice cream for just B180++. The luscious dessert will be available from 15th December 2018 until 1st January 2019.

Christmas HamperOur G Christmas Hamper makes a cool alternative to traditional basket.

R&B Lab Hamper from Scarlett & 25 Degrees comes with a unique bird cage hamper, packed with an assortment of cool delights such as a bottle of French red wine, mixed nut granola, imported French cheese, homemade hot chili sauce, sar-dines, cured sausage, rillettes, homemade tapenade, craft beer and a limited edition beer glass. Price is at B4,500 per hamper.

Tel. 02 352 4000. Email [email protected]. Line @PullmanBKKHotelG. www.pullmanbangkokhotelg.com. Facebook at www.facebook.com/pullmanbangkokhotelg.

Jingle All the Way in 8-Bit Styleat Pullman Bangkok Hotel G

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T hree, Two, One … buckle up as we blast off into the season of giving and new year with astro-

nomical experiences at SO Sofitel Bang-kok. Gather your co-pilots and join the “SO Galactic Odyssey” festive program 2018 with Bûche de Noël yule log cake.

Dating back to the 6th century, the tradition of yule logs began with the burning of freshly-cut wood when fam-ilies would come together for a festive gathering over the Christmas holiday. Centuries later, Parisian bakers (boulan-gerie) revived this custom in the form of log cakes, a tradition Sofitel has carried into the 21st century.

At the heart of the SO Sofitel Bang-kok, Bûche de Noël 2018 is an indul-gent blend of Thai and French culi-nary inspirations – coconut financier, crunchy ginger bread and praline ice cream with orange pistachio chocolate bar. This year our talented chefs created “Bûche de Noël” were inspired by “Tha-icom” — the name of a series of Thai communications satellites. The satellite projects were named by the King Rama IX, as a symbol of the linkage between

Thailand and modern communications technology. A satellite journeys around the world that links different places across the globe.

When the satellite yule log cake blasts off to the space, it was getting cold. Inside the cake became ice cream, while outside turned into ice crystals. The body of the satellite was made of praline ice cream mixed with crunchy ginger bread and French sponge vanilla cake. It was covered with coco-nut financier while the solar array was made by orange pistachio chocolate bar. SO Sofitel Bangkok’s Bûche de Noël 2018 will be available at Chocolab from 1 December 2018 until 1st January 2019. Guests can also have a delicious astro-nomical cheer all December long for B2,900++ with 3-day advance reserva-tion directly with our Chocolab team. From all of us at ground control, we wish you happiness to the galaxies and beyond this holiday season.

For more information, please give us a buzz at 02 624 0000 or e-mail [email protected].

Buckle up and blast off to the festive season with Bûche de Noël yule log cake 2018 at So Sofitel Bangkok

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