Siam Takashimaya, Bangkok’s only Japanese department store, and Sooksiam have joined up to launch “Zaab Sugoi Thai-Japan Food and Cultural Fair” – a special food and culture festival to mark their second anniversary.

Bangkokians finally get the chance to sample Spain’s famous Rubia Gallega beef tenderloin at Uno Mas restaurant in Centara Grand.

Front Room at Waldorf Astoria Bangkok reopens on Friday, November 6, with a fresh concept celebrating the eight distinctive flavours of Thai cuisine inspired by traditional home-cooking.

There is a Mexican bread that calls forth the souls of the dead. It's shaped in a round, crisscrossed with bread "bones" and topped with a little round knob. Under a glittering, sugarcoated crust awaits a sweet, rich, pillowy-soft dream fragrant with star anise, orange zest and orange blossom water. Pan de muerto, bread of the dead, is the signature food of Día de los Muertos, a gift to the beloved departed, a meditation for the living.

Palates will be put through their paces next month when Bangkok’s oldest international culinary spectacular returns to one of the capital’s most exclusive addresses for its 21-year anniversary.