106.Christmas Eve dinner
Bacchus
A feast of Italian/Japanese fusion X'mas Eve dinner in Bacchus.
* pictures on courtesy of Mr. Tony King
Our 5-course dinner:
1. Lobster Salad Wasabi Dressing
(/Crab Meat Avocado on Endive)
2. Lentil Soup
(/Spaghetti with Porcini and Mushrooms)
3. Christmas Roasted Ham
(/Grilled Black Cod)
* Lemongrass Sorbet
4. Season's Greetings Turkey Cranberry Sauce
(/Braised Oxtail in Beer with Dark Soy Sauce)
5. Celebration Cake
* Limoncello
* Coffee or tea
Baht 1,766 ($52) + Red Wine
Bacchus Wine Bar and Restaurant ***
Ruam Rudee Village20/6-7 Soi Ruam RudeePloenchit, Bangkok 10330Tel.: 02-650 8986
http://www.bacchus.tv/index/introduction.php
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Red Sky @ Centara Grand Hotel at Central World
My favorite rooftop restaurant in Bangkok simply its food is 'eatable' though not outstanding and the price is affordable, with the enjoyable panorama city view!
Red Sky ***
55th Floor, Centara Grand Hotel at Central World
999/99 Rama 1 Road
Patumwan, Bangkok 10330
Tel.: 02.100.1234
Centara - Red Sky
Opening daily for Dinner 17:00 - 01:00
Pay (food only): expect THB 7,000 for two
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.The GardenToday, I went to Bangna district's Soi Udomsuk with a good friend from Hong Kong. Udomsuk area is about 40km southeast of Bangkok city center, a humdrum residential area. We took the BTS skytrain to On Nut terminus, caught a taxi to Soi Udomsuk. Total travel time was an hour from my friend's hotel located on Sukhumvit Soi 8 in the major tourist area. My friend couldn't hold his curiosity to ask, "Do we have to dine this far while our stomach is singer?", and his question had not been entertained. In my mind was 'hey, you will see'!
The Garden is on the rooftop of the Executive Residence Apartment on Udomsuk Soi 18. In order to reach to the rooftop of this 15-year-old poorly maintained apartment we need courage (yes, I am talking about real courage) to pass through a shabby lobby armed with moth-eaten carpet and took the building's only outworn elevator to the top floor (just on 6th). When the lift (door) opened my friend immediately realized the difference between haven and hell. A scenic British garden of lush tropical plants and floras caught our first sight with my friend's generous read out 'Wow'! For the next two hours we were dining in a paradise that transportation can reach.
At 4 pm, we started our late lunch with Ox tongue in red wine sauce (THB 250+). The ox tongue was tender and the wine sauce followed exactly the original recipe, as very French. Next dish was Rainbow trout in white cream sauce (THB 350+); trout was truly fresh (from Royal project in Chiangrai) without marinated and extra seasoning thus brought out the natural sweet and goodness of the trout herself. The cream sauce helped to enhance the taste if one found it bland. Another marvelous dish was the Fried rice with salted fish (THB 150+); top grade aromatic slated fish pla kurau (four-finger-threadfin mackerel, or ma yau in Cantonese) was used as the ingredients with chopped kale and BBQ pork cubes. Fried rice was fried dry enough, a well balanced dish with appealing taste and presentation.
The garden has both indoor (air-conditioned) and al fresco dining option. If you choose indoor dining, you will encounter an European mini palace fittings with chandeliers and classic paintings on display, dine with lovely Cupids (sculptures) if not your honey. I always opt for the al fresco option with the surroundings of a botanic exhibition and a 16th Century inspired fountain.
We left the Garden with a promise to return as soon as possible.
The garden, beautiful!
The food, delicious!
The Garden, marvelous! Seeing is believing, go!
The Garden ****
6th Floor, the Executuve Residence Apartment
Soi Udomsuk 18
off Sukhumvit 103 (Udomsuk)
Bangna, Bangkok
Tel.: 02.361.7881
Open daily : 11 am - 11 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 800
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