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HOTEL DINING

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Prices do not include service charge and applicable government tax unless stated “net’’.

SUKHUMVIT

Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park (02-059-5999)

March: Goji Kitchen and Bar presents internatio­nal Sunday brunch buffet in a vibrant market-theme. Dishes of various cuisine, with highlights such as Spanish suckling pig and prime tomahawk beef to Chinese xiao long boa soup-filled dumplings, are crafted by master chefs and prepared upon order. The buffet is priced at 1,800 baht per person for food only. Beverage packages are priced at 99 baht for free-flow soft drinks, juices and iced teas; 499 baht with an addition of freeflow beers; and 950 baht with additional free-flow beer, house wine and cocktails. Children aged seven to 11 pay half price.

Compass Skyview Hotel (02-011-1111) March: Prime+Gourmet Grill restaurant features a sharing plate of 750g prime Australian wagyu steak with a choice of sauce and side dish at 2,750 baht.

Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok (02-620-6666) March: Scalini restaurant features Japanese guest chef Masanori Tezuka, who will blend Japanese cooking flair with Italian cuisine. Special à la carte dinner menu is presented under the theme “Japanese-Italian Culinary Love Affair”. Dishes include hamachi carpaccio, spicy shrimp linguine, violet potato ravioli, Hokkaido scallops with shrimp, seared wagyu beef tenderloin and the chef’s signature Matsunaga wagyu beef with Mizunara whisky. Prices range from 410 baht to 2,700 baht per dish.

JW Marriott Bangkok (02-656-7700) March: Marriott Cafe internatio­nal buffet restaurant features dishes by visiting Italian chef Daniele Treravo, a native of Piedmont, Italy. Menu options are Sicilian lamb shank, porchetta (stuffed suckling pig), southern Italian style seafood salad, honey-peroni beer pork ribs and Sicilian ricotta cake. The Italian promotion dinner buffet is priced at 1,690 baht per person for (Sunday-Thursday) and 1,990 baht per person on (Friday and Saturday).

Landmark Bangkok (02-254-0404) March: Sui Sian restaurant features dim sum buffet lunch. Highlights include steamed shrimp dumplings, deep-fried bean curd sheet with shrimp filling, steamed rice noodle rolls with BBQ pork, deep-fried prawn with mayonnaise, deepfried mashed taro, pork spare ribs with black bean sauce and glutinous rice with assorted meats wrapped in lotus leaf. The all-you-can-eat dim sum delicacies come with fried rice, noodles and dessert. Prices are 650 baht per person (Monday-Saturday) and 750 baht per person with additional unlimited Peking duck, suckling pig, crispy pork belly and drunken chicken (Sunday only).

Lotus Sukhumvit (02-610-0111)

March: Coco’s Cafe features a special Thali set, an assorted selection of popular vegetarian Indian dishes. Price is 480 baht per set.

Pullman Bangkok Grande Sukhumvit

(02-204-4000)

March: Tapas Y Vino recommends a large assortment platter of regional Spanish delicacies on a 1m-long wooden board ideal for sharing by up to four diners. Items include jamon Iberico, Catalan calamari sautéed with chorizo, tiger mussels with spicy sauce and many more. Price is 2,100 baht per set.

Rembrandt (02-261-7100)

March: Rang Mahal Indian restaurant highlights Sunday brunch buffet. Priced at 850 baht per person, guests can enjoy unlimited servings of authentic Indian fare including kebabs, curries and traditiona­l Indian desserts.

Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit

(02-649-8365)

March: Rossini’s contempora­ry Italian restaurant introduces a new series of dishes that celebrate Sicilian culinary authentici­ty, chef creativity as well as freshness of produce. Highlights include heirloom baby beetroots with fig and cylinder of goat’s cheese and truffle honey; burrata with wild arugula, pistachios and Sicilian datterini tomatoes; carnaroli rice risotto with green peas and braised beef cheek; roasted turbot with zucchini, culatello ham and taleggio cheese; lamb loin with cannellini beans and pancetta; Australian Angus beef tongue with Sicilian red prawns scented with Spanish mandarin; and guinea fowl breast with Belgium endive, orange flavour and parsnips.

(02-207-8032) March: Wild-caught bluefin tuna is a featured ingredient at Kisso Japanese restaurant. Menu options include tuna sashimi, fatty tuna belly steak with garlic soy sauce and sashimi rice bowl with fresh sea urchin and salmon roe. The restaurant also offers a new selection of bentos and set lunches. Choices range from meat and seafood to vegetarian, with prices starting from 350 baht.

RAMA IV — SILOM — SURAWONG — CHAROEN KRUNG

(02-307-8888)

March: Silver Waves Chinese restaurant recommends dishes such as wok-fried red tilapia with chilli, onion and basil; deepfried king mackerel in lemongrass sauce and steamed salmon in black bean sauce. Price is 480 baht net per plate.

Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park (02-632-9000 )

March: Xin Tian Di Chinese restaurant presents special à la carte menu prepared with lamb. Available for lunch and dinner, highlights include grilled shoulder of lamb with Hong Kong-style BBQ sauce; wok-fried Osmanthus-infused lamb with wild mushroom, and slow-braised Cantonese-style lamb stew. Prices start from 380 baht per dish.

Dusit Thani Bangkok (02-200-9000) March: Thien Duong Vietnamese restaurant features fresh spring rolls. Featured items include mixed fruit spring rolls with avocado sauce; fresh spring rolls with crispy catfish, and deep-fried spring rolls with duck breast. Prices start from 330 baht per dish. Benjarong Thai restaurant features dishes prepared with osso buco beef, including hanglay curry with slowcooked osso buco with cinnamon-flavoured mashed purple potato; and osso buco with black pepper sauce. Price is 760 baht per dish.

Pullman Bangkok Hotel G (02-352-4000) March-April: 25 Degrees Burgers, Wine & Liquor Bar features a 28-day dry-aged US striploin beef burger with bacon, cheddar cheese and green pepper mayonnaise on soft homemade rye bread bun. The burger is served with potato wedges and is priced at 450 baht.

Royal Orchid Sheraton (02-266-9214) March: Thara Thong presents a curry and spice dinner set menu at 550 baht per set. Featured dishes are BBQ pork curry with cha plu leaves, deep-fried fillet snapper with sweet and sour chilli sauce, deepfried prawns with black pepper sauce and spicy chicken in southern style curry. Giorgio’s Italian restaurant recommends pizza combo sets. The small set, priced at 499 baht, consists of a pizza and two choices of appetiser. The party set, priced 799 baht, consists of two pizzas and four appetisers.

Shangri-La Bangkok (02-236-7777) March: Every Thursday, Salathip Thai restaurant presents night market-themed set dinner. Various choice of all-you-caneat starters, such as tom yum seafood, chicken satay, charcoal-grilled pork neck, green papaya salad and mango sticky rice, can be found from a line-up of live cooking stations with the Chao Phraya River as a background while main courses are served at the table. The dinner, enlivened by Thai classical music performanc­e, is priced at 1,888 baht per person.

SATHON — WITTHAYU

Eastin Grand Sathorn Bangkok (02-210-8100)

March-April: Luce Italian restaurant

features dishes prepared with premium-quality Australian red meat. Highlights include lamb loin with herb crust and ravioli filled with slow-cooked, 150day grain-fed beef cheek.

Plaza Athenee Bangkok (02-650-8800) March: Smooth Curry Thai restaurant recommends special à la carte dishes prepared with New Zealand lamb. Menu options are braised lamb in phanaeng sauce; chargrille­d marinated rack of lamb with spicy dipping sauce, and stir-fried lamb with chilli, hot basil and young pepper. Silk Road Chinese restaurant presents five-course set menu at 2,200 baht per person. The set includes deep-fried river prawns and crabmeat spring rolls; braised river prawns with Chinese spinach; steamed river prawns with yellow curry sauce; fried rice with river prawns and black olives; and double-boiled white fungus with Chinese jujube in syrup.

(02-344-8888) March: La Scala introduces new tasting menu that blends classic Italian flair with a modern touch. Available for both lunch and dinner and priced at 3,400 baht per person, the menu includes the likes of radish “flowers” with colonnata lard, broad beans and pecorino Romano cheese; poached Mediterran­ean blue lobster with almond curd and trapanese; potato gnocchi with buffalo mozzarella and herring caviar; roasted organic pork tenderloin with white endive and spicy horseradis­h; and mint rice porridge with puffed rice and lavender ice cream.

U Sathorn Bangkok (02-119-4804) March: J’aime contempora­ry French restaurant presents a new business set lunch at 1,100 baht net per person. The five-course degustatio­n menu includes beetroot borscht with purple vegetable ravioli; eggplant and citrus salad with a touch of bitter cocoa; roasted chicken, pistachio terrine, herb mayonnaise and home-dried raisins; a choice of crispyfrie­d sea bass on quinoa with a confit of vegetable mélange and virgin sauce or wagyu beef pave with parsnip purée, sautéed mushrooms and olive mustard; and a coconut mousse and jasmine cream dessert.

LANG SUAN — PLOENCHIT — RUAMRUDEE

InterConti­nental Bangkok (02-656-0444)

March: Summer Palace Cantonese restaurant recommends its all-time best-selling Peking duck. After the skin is neatly sliced beside the guest table, the duck meat is cooked in Thai or Hong Kong style. Choose from deep frying with garlic pepper sauce, wok-frying with black pepper sauce and onion and sautéing with ginger and spring onion. Each Peking duck is priced at 1,390 baht.

Muse Bangkok (02-630-4000)

March: Medici Kitchen & Bar features special pasta, house-crafted from scratch, with imported flour and organic eggs. Menu options are ravioli filled with wagyu beef check, bell pepper sauce, smoked butter and salty ricotta; ravioli stuffed with sea bass served with vegetables and saffron creamy sauce; Abruzzo-styled black ink spaghetti with baby squid, asparagus, burrata cheese and tomato powder; salmon and leek lasagne with béchamel sauce and Parmesan cheese; traditiona­l Sardinian pasta filled with potato, mint and pecorino cheese served with light tomato sauce; and semolina gnocchi with wild boar ragout and mushrooms. Prices start from 550 baht per dish.

RATCHADAMR­I — RATCHAPRAS­ONG

Anantara Siam (02-126-8866)

Mar 31: Biscotti Italian restaurant is welcoming Luca Martini, the world’s best sommelier of 2013, who will offer his intimate knowledge of food and wine on an intimate evening of fine flavours. The six-course wine paring dinner is priced at 4,900 baht per person. Featured menu items include confit langoustin­es complement­ed by Ronco della Mele Sauvignon Blanc; yellowtail tuna carpaccio accompanie­d by a Ferrari Perle’ Brut 2008; and braised veal shank raviolo and charcoal grilled Australian lamb loin, paired with I Sodi di San Niccolo.

Centara Grand at CentralWor­ld

(02-100-6255)

Mar 29: Uno Mas Spanish restaurant presents a nine-course wine dinner by guest chef Carlos Montobbio from Esquina Singapore. The dinner includes Spanish nigiri bacalao brandade; Tsarskaya oyster with jalapeño ponzu, salmon roe and pickled ginger flower; Patagonia Toothfish ceviche with sweet potato chips; Iberico pork jowl with chipotle and pickled pear; grilled Spanish octopus with Jerusalem artichoke purée, burnt onion and bacon oil, and wagyu beef cheeks, “mole poblano” with baby corn and sour cream; and beer stout ice cream with banana, warm salted caramel. Priced at 2,900 baht per person, additional wine package is available at 1,590 baht.

Renaissanc­e Bangkok Ratchapras­ong

(02-125-5010)

March: La Tavola Italian restaurant and wine bar recommends dishes prepared with Italian cheese such as grilled wagyu striploin with Parmigiano reggiano mash and truffle sauce; and sun dried tomato risotto with stracciate­lla cheese and green beans. Flavors all-day-dining restaurant features Friday and Saturday seafood-centric buffet dinner at 2,100 baht per person. Featured items include rock lobster, river prawns, scallops and sea snails.

SIAM SQUARE — RAMA I — PHAYA THAI

Hua Chang Heritage (02-217-0777) March: Miss Siam restaurant presents an all-you-can-eat khao chae promotion. Available for lunch and priced at 450 baht net per person, the classic summer delicacy consists of chilled rice in jasmine-scented water accompanie­d by an array of traditiona­l side dishes. The price also includes a variety of homemade Thai desserts.

Novotel Bangkok Siam Square

(02-209-8888)

March-April: Lok Wah Hin Chinese restaurant recommends dishes prepared with a choice of crab. Menu options include stir-fried blue crab with yellow curry; stir-fried sea crab with glass noodles in clay pot; and salt-baked crab. Price is 290 baht per dish.

The Sukosol (02-247-0123)

March: Patummat internatio­nal buffet restaurant features an all-you-can eat oyster promotion. Priced at 1,300 baht net per person, the buffet features approximat­ely 10 kinds of oysters sourced from the US’s Palm Cove, France’s Fine de Normadie and Fine de Claire, Japan’s Kumamoto and Miyagi, South Australia’s Coffin Bay and Smokey Bay and Ireland’s Carlingfor­d Lough, to name a few. The oysters are offered shucked upon order, or as warm classic dishes such as Rockefelle­r, Thermidor, Motoyaki and Bienville.

PRATUNAM — PHETCHBURI — MAKKASAN — LAN LUANG

Amari Watergate (02-653-9000)

March: Every Friday, Amaya Food Gallery restaurant features a special seafood-centric dinner buffet. It features a selection of fresh seafood, such as oysters, river prawns, rock lobsters, blue crabs, New Zealand mussels, prepared in various styles according to your order by veteran chefs of various cuisines including Thai, Indian and Italian. The Friday seafood buffet is priced at 1,500 baht per person. Additional beverage package is available at 650 baht per person.

(02-718 2000-1) March-April: Benihana recommends Australian wagyu tomahawk steak with side entrées at 3,900 baht for a sharing platter for two. Public restaurant introduces a new seafood market weekend buffet, with highlights such as oysters, shrimps, mussels, prawns and red snapper, on Fridays and Saturdays at 950 baht per person.

(02-656-3939)

March: Bangkok Balcony recommends Japanese hot pot soup in which meat and seafood options such as sliced pork, fresh salmon, homemade jumbo fish balls, fish-tofu balls and fish noodles are to be cooked in either clear or shoyu-infused broth. The Crystal Grill features a variety of fresh seafood to be enjoyed in four styles, including fresh and chilled, flashboile­d, grilled or in Japanese-styled nabe hotpot soup with sukiyaki and seafood sauces.

Novotel Bangkok Platinum Pratunam

(02-209-1700)

March: River prawns are the seasonal highlight at the Square internatio­nal buffet restaurant. Recommende­d menu items are charcoal-grilled prawns and prawn teppanyaki. More seafood options include New Zealand mussels, squid and salmon skewers that can be enjoyed on the grill. There are also oven-fresh pizzas and live stations featuring Mongolian stirfry, Chinese dim sum, crispy pork belly, BBQ pork and roast duck. The dinner buffet is priced 1,399 baht per person.

Royal Princess Larn Luang (02-281-3088) March: The Empress Chinese restaurant recommends dishes prepared with Canadian lobster. The menu features stirfried lobster with Hong Kong chilli sauce topped with egg white foam, fried lobster in hot oil, lobster with egg noodles and XO sauce and lobster with curry sauce. Each is priced at 1,200 baht. Piccolo Italian restaurant recommends a variety of seafood and pasta dishes such as grilled scallops with orange sauce; fettuccine and prawn parcels; crepe seafood lasagna; and pizza with smoked salmon with mascarpone cheese.

RAMKHAMHAE­NG — RATCHADAPH­ISEK — VIBHAVADI

Centara Grand at CentralPla­za Lardprao (02-541-1234)

March: Suan Bua Thai restaurant features a new selection of dishes prepared with Kurobuta pork. Try Kurobuta pork belly salad with Thai herbs northeaste­rn style; hot and sour soup with Kurobuta pork spare rips; grilled Kurobuta pork chop with chilli dip; Kurobuta pork neck, belly and egg in soy sauce Phuket style; and stir-fried Kurobuta pork with shrimp paste. Don Giovanni Italian restaurant features Siberian sturgeon caviar that can be paired with pappardell­e pasta, or sautéed with butter and rosemary, or served with pan-fried halibut fillet with pumpkin and asparagus.

Swissôtel Le Concorde (02-694-2222) March: Loong Foong Chinese restaurant features dishes prepared with conch. Menu options include stir-fried conch with sugar peas; braised conch in oyster sauce; stir-fired conch with XO sauce; poached sliced conch with soya sauce; and deep-fried conch with spicy salt. Price is 680 baht per dish.

Miracle Grand Convention

(02-575-5599)

March: Edo Japanese restaurant offers a variety of all-you-can-eat feast, boasting the likes of sashimi, tempura, shabu shabu and sukiyaki hotpot, sushi, seafood teppanyaki, and Kurobuta tonkatsu at 590 baht net for lunch and 690 baht net for dinner. An à la carte menu also is available such as Kobe beef steak, Australian sirloin steak, Japanese kurobuta steak and grilled unagi kabayaki.

THONBURI

Ibis Bangkok Riverside (02-805-9824) March: From Tuesday to Sunday, Taste restaurant features internatio­nal seafood buffet dinner. The line-up includes arrays of appetisers, salads and Japanese delicacies as well as fresh seafood. Price is 790 baht net per person including unlimited soft drinks.

Montien Riverside (02-292-2999) March: The Cafe all-day dining restaurant features grilled pork fillet mignon with mushroom sauce, mashed potato and spinach gratin at 290 baht per dish. SaiChol restaurant recommends deep-fried fish fillet with fresh herbs in crispy taro cup at 220 baht per dish.

The Peninsula Bangkok (02-020-2888) March: Every Wednesday, the River Cafe & Terrace features an extensive selection of internatio­nal seafood specialiti­es in its dinner buffet. Highlights include barbecued fresh tiger prawns, chargrille­d farmed sea bass and salmon and freshly -shucked oysters. Price is 1,800 baht per person, or 2,300 baht per person with an addition of charcoal-grilled live Boston lobster.

BEYOND BANGKOK

Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin (032-512-021)

March: Every Sunday, Coast Beach Club & Bistro features roasted meat specials. Choose from an imported selection of pork, beef and lamb. The steak is served with vegetables and assortment of housemade sauces. Prices start at 690 baht per platter.

Centara Grand Mirage Beach Pattaya (038-714-981)

March: Acqua presents dishes prepared with Italian poultry. Featured menu items include guinea fowl breast with porcini risotto; pan-roasted baby chicken on rosemary potato and red grape, port wine sauce; and pan-roasted tender duck breast served on top of grilled polenta. Oasis restaurant recommends a variety of traditiona­l Japanese ramen noodle soups at 300 baht per dish. Featured items are shoyu ramen and wonton ramen.

Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai

(053-888-888)

March: Le Grand Lanna Thai restaurant recommends dishes prepared with scallops. Menu options are stir-fried scallops in spicy Thai chilli paste, spicy crispy catfish salad topped with grilled scallops, scallop fried rice and deep-fried scallops tossed with garlic and pepper. Prices start from 400 baht per dish. Kad Dhara contempora­ry Chinese restaurant features snow fish prepared in four styles such as deep frying with avocado and fruit salad; stir-frying with drizzles of XO sauce; grilling with minced pork and Chinese olive sauce, and steaming with noodles and Hong Kong soy sauce. Prices start from 850 baht per dish.

Radisson Blu Hua Hin (032-421-777) March: The Exchange restaurant features a variety of pork ribs. Options are Kansas City sweet & sticky ribs; JD ribs with Tennessee whiskey barbecue sauce; and Memphis smoked ribs, all served with Texas-styled barbecue baked beans and mashed potatoes. Prices are 320 baht for a half rack and 480 baht net for a full slab.

 ??  ?? ABOVE: The all-you-can-eat khao chae promotion at Miss Siam restaurant, Hua Chang Heritage hotel.
ABOVE: The all-you-can-eat khao chae promotion at Miss Siam restaurant, Hua Chang Heritage hotel.
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The special, house-crafted Italian pasta promotion at Medici Kitchen & Bar, Hotel Muse Bangkok.
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The seasonal highlighte­d Australian wagyu tomahawk at Benihana Japanese steakhouse, Avani Atrium.
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RIGHT: The US striploin beef patty with bacon, cheddar cheese and green pepper mayonnaise on soft homemade rye bread bun at 25 Degrees Burgers, Pullman Bangkok Hotel G.

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