So delicious

So delicious

“So Amazing Chefs 2015”, the fourth edition of gastronomic festival, returns to Sofitel So Bangkok hotel from October 6 to 11. Some of the famous chefs are Stephane Bonnat, Laurent Peugeot, Alain Caron and Paul Smart. As in previous years, the So Amazing Chefs programme is packed with dinners and cooking classes. The highlight – the Culinary Showdown competition and gala dinner – takes place on October 9.

 

Journey through the vineyards

L’Appart, the rooftop bar and restaurant at Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit, has been awarded the prestigious “Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2015”. This is the third consecutive year that the restaurant has won the award, which is organised annually by the respected Wine Inspector magazine. The bar’s story began with “Voyage du Vin” concept in 2012 that would take the wine buffs on a journey through the world of wine – old and new. L’Appart also won the awards for “Wine by the Glass” in the “Wine List of the Year Thailand Awards 2013” and “Wine Spectator Award of Excellence” in 2013 and 2014.

 

We have a winner!

Thailand has just welcomed the 21 millionth visitor, meaning the country is on track to exceed the projection of 28.8 million visitors for 2015. Mcgahern Joshua James is the lucky 21 millionth, as he was randomised at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. James is rewarded with two economy-class return tickets from Thai Airways International, from his airport of origin back to Thailand, valid for one year, and a voucher for top-end accommodation for five nights.

 

New Dusit property to open

Dusit Thani Sandalwoods Resort Huizhou Shuangyue Bay will be opened in 2019 in Guangdong Province, southern China. Owned by local investors in China and managed by Thailand’s hotel and hospitality group the Dusit Thani has 350 guestrooms overlooking the South China Sea. A 30-storey tower with 350 well-appointed rooms and suites, this beachfront international resort will also comprise a 1,150-square-metre ballroom and nine multi-function rooms with the latest audio-visual facilities, suitable for all events and meetings.