Dwight Turner

Beervana Hosts Deschutes Craft Beer Launch at Oyster Bar

16 June 2013 by Dwight Turner
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Doesn’t it always seem that when you’re invited to comment in depth on something or ponder some existential quandary — that you’re always asked while you’re shoving food into your face? Maybe that’s just me, but I think it’s kinda rude. Nope, no sir, I’ll never get used to it. So whilst I was double-fisting [...]

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Food Photo: World’s Strangest Looking Tandoori Chicken?

9 June 2013 by Dwight Turner
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World’s Strangest Looking Tandoori Chicken at Bangkok’s Gaggan Green eggs and ham I know… But green tandoori chicken with suspicious foam? DE-LICIOUS! Some yummy varieties of tandoori are marinated in green herbs, yogurt, and spices but rarely do you see the dish presented this way. This tandoori plate at Gaggan Restaurant in Bangkok’s Langsuan was [...]

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Tong Jing Kang Ramen, Bangkok’s Chashu Pork Lair

6 June 2013 by Dwight Turner
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Tong Jing Kang Ramen, Bangkok’s Chashu Pork Lair on Sukhumvit 22

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Crock-pot Glory: French Dip Beef & Blue Cheese Sandwich

2 June 2013 by Dwight Turner
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Peek into this crock-pot, see anything you want? This beef brisket has been bubbling for hours and it’s time to slice it up and put it on my sandwich! If you’re not familiar with a French dip sandwich, it’s basically a sammy served ‘au jus‘ or with the juice from the meat. Meaning they ALSO [...]

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Revisiting Bangkok’s Tripadvisor Champ Seven Spoons

30 May 2013 by Dwight Turner
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Ever used TripAdvisor (TA) to find a restaurant? Perhaps you use it religiously or if you’re skeptic like me, you avoid drawing ANY conclusions about a restaurant solely based on their TA rating. There’s enough scrupulous restaurants ranked highly on TA to make anyone knowledgeable about the Bangkok restaurant scene slap themselves in disbelief. But my TA [...]

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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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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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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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