Weekending Preview of Bangkok’s Opposite Mess Hall

24 May 2013 by Dwight Turner
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Feeding frenzy as we sneak preview Opposite’s new restaurant and bar Mess Hall.

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HelpLive Coffee Kiosk in Bangkok – Great Coffee With an Even Better Cause

21 May 2013 by Mark Wiens
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If you’re in Bangkok and love coffee, you don’t want to miss HelpLive coffee kiosk! Started by a couple personal friends of mine, HelpLive is an organization that aims to help and provide for needy children. Their main project is supporting an orphanage located in northwestern Thailand on the border of Myanmar. So where does [...]

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Pla Tod Kamin – Fried Fish with Turmeric and Garlic

19 May 2013 by Mark Wiens
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One of the best ways to eat small little tasty fish is by deep frying them with lots of shredded turmeric and garlic, and a sprinkle of salt. This is especially a southern Thai food method of eating mackerel and other small fish. Goes extremely well with a plate of fresh rice!

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33 Fun and Food Filled Photos from One of Thailand’s Coolest Night Markets

17 May 2013 by Dwight Turner
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Every first weekend of the month the city of Rayong comes together for one of the coolest night markets I’ve been to in Thailand. The market takes place on Yomjinda road, home to some of the city of Rayong’s oldest buildings and an area with a lot of character. You get the sense of this [...]

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Flaming Baked Alaska Dessert Photo Sequence

16 May 2013 by Dwight Turner
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Flaming Baked Alaska Dessert Photo Sequence at Smith Restaurant on Sukhumvit 49 Here’s a few photos that couldn’t wait until the end of the week to share with you! After dinner one night at Smith Resaturant on Sukhumvit 49, I was admiring the Baked Alaska dessert the waiter had just put down. Then another staff [...]

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Paste Restaurant – Scrumptious Modern Thai Food in Bangkok

14 May 2013 by Mark Wiens
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Looking for exciting and marvelously delicious modern Thai food in Bangkok? Paste Restaurant is as far as you need to search. What is Modern Thai Food? The first thing to know about modern Thai food, as Chef Jason clearly states, is that it’s not fusion. Fusion is the combining of different cuisines; An exaggerated fusion example [...]

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Food Photo: Crispy Roadside Fried Fish Chunk with Spicy Mango Topping

10 May 2013 by Dwight Turner
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Crispy Roadside Fried Fish Chunk with Spicy Mango Topping I didn’t stare at this piece of fish too long. However, while I paused to admire it’s beauty, I couldn’t help but wonder if for centuries this same beautiful slice of fried fish stretching toward the sky had inspired architecture, folklore, and music in Thailand. I don’t know [...]

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Double Scoop of Sweets in Rayong: Rabbit Mafia & Gelato 44 Degrees

9 May 2013 by Dwight Turner
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Curries and soups aren’t the only thing the Rayong-nese like sweet. Here’s two spots that let us have a peek into their operations dishing out diabetes and heat relief in the quiet city of Rayong, east of Bangkok. These two places are in very different locations and have two very different styles — but BOTH make great [...]

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Tasty Food at Bangkok’s Bang Nam Pheung Floating Market

7 May 2013 by Mark Wiens
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This past weekend I had some time to re-visit Bang Nam Pheung floating market. Although I think Khlong Lat Mayom floating market is just a bit better, Bang Nam Pheung is probably my second favorite weekend floating market in the Bangkok area. You should definitely visit one day on a weekend! I started things off [...]

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Photo: Bees in the Trap

3 May 2013 by Dwight Turner
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Bees in the Trap (aka the palm sugar at this awesome street side fruit smoothie stall) Walk up to get my favorite share at our super shake lady (who you can read about in the post called Bangkok’s Best Fruit Shake – Blended Nectar Anyone?) and discover I’m not the only one addicted to this fruit [...]

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