January 10, 2009 | Bangkok
Issue #270: Get Involved

#254: Kitchen Confidential

2nd Floor Second Love

September 19th, 2008
2nd Floor Second Love

Opened: July 2008 (read more...)

Aromatherapy shops

September 19th, 2008

Dear Mr. KIA, I recently moved in with my boyfriend and discovered he is a complete lazy mess behind closed doors. His room is filthy and his scuzzy old rags and unwashed plates are scattered all over the place. As a result, his room smells like a dungeon. I’ve managed to tidy things up but now I need something to make it more pleasant to breathe. (read more...)

BKKIFF 2008 Highlights

September 18th, 2008
BKKIFF 2008 Highlights

From Sep 23-30, the Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF) treats film buffs to over 60 acclaimed flicks divided into seven categories. Overwhelmed by choices? Here, BK picks one must-see from each section. (read more...)

Butler's

September 16th, 2008

Butler's

New York pastry chef Tim Butler moves into Gaysorn’s quiet lobby to whip up creatively decadent desserts alongside modern savory delicacies (read more...)

Cheese Buffet Cheaper, New Pizza Van

September 16th, 2008
Cheese Buffet Cheaper, New Pizza Van

Power Of The Press (read more...)

Cracking the Menu Code

September 18th, 2008

Cooking Jargon Explained

In their bid to appear fancy and authentic, highbrow restaurants love to compose their menus like great literary works, using complicated, and often pretentious, terminology to explain each dish. In case you still have a hard time deciphering the mumbo jumbo, here’s our Menu 101.

A la Plancha (read more...)

Hatha at Home

September 18th, 2008

Hatha at Home

An easy step-by-step yoga sequence in the comfort of your own living room (read more...)

 

 

Hell's Kitchens

September 18th, 2008

What happens behind closed doors? Chefs and servers break the silence. (read more...)

Jumping Around Jakarta

September 17th, 2008
Jumping Around Jakarta

Discovering Indonesia’s capital one neighborhood at a time. By Stephanie Roy

  (read more...)

Last Week In Reality: Sep 4-9

September 17th, 2008

4 THU

In Ratchaburi, a mentally ill man cuts off his penis because he can’t get an erection. Sayan Koommuang, 33, suffers from erectile dysfunction and has been unable to have sex with his wife for three years. In the morning, he watches a pornographic movie but his attempt to have sex with his wife is unsuccessful. (read more...)

Q&A: BrandNew Sunset

September 17th, 2008
Q&A: BrandNew Sunset

With two successful underground albums and their ass-kicking onstage energy, rock outfi t BrandNew Sunset—vocalist Toon, bassist Yuth, drummer Bloom and guitarists Karn and Chai—recently landed a contract with Sony BMG and is now releasing a new album,
(read more...)

Q&A: Espen Krukhaug

September 17th, 2008
Q&A: Espen Krukhaug

Espen Krukhaug traveled the world in his bid to portray the singular nature of the quietest time of the day. Catch the difference between these silent cities in his exhibition Before Dawn. (read more...)

Q&A: Rob Lucas

September 18th, 2008
Q&A: Rob Lucas

Creative director Rob Lucas stepped behind the lens for his photo exhibition, New Bangkok: The Skytrain in a multi-layered city, a project to capture this major development that has transformed the face of Bangkok. See +art this page. (read more...)

Q&A: Tul Waitoonkiat

September 17th, 2008
Q&A: Tul Waitoonkiat

Tul Waitoonkiat Known for his outlandish outfits and razor-sharp lyrics, Apartmentkhunpa’s frontman might have some radical views but insists he is quite happy to steer clear of politics and just enjoy the free booze. (read more...)

Special Nights

September 18th, 2008

Get the best out of visiting chefs and wine dinners
(read more...)

Sukiyaki Western Django

September 18th, 2008
Sukiyaki Western Django

RatingL: 2/5 Stars (read more...)

Tales from the Dining Room

September 18th, 2008
Tales from the Dining Room

We’ll never forget that place where we found worms in the oregano on one visit, then coackroaches in the ground chilli shaker on the next. (read more...)

The Ten Dining Commandments

September 18th, 2008
The Ten Dining Commandments

Golden rules you should stick to when you eat out.
By Nuttaporn Srisirirungsimakul, illustrations by Kittiya Pooh-Rod

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Water World

September 17th, 2008

“I don’t like the PPP but I don’t like the PAD either.” Blah, blah, blah. It’s amazing that there can be so much political conflict in a city where everyone seems to agree on the basics. But it’s alright, help is at hand, now that it’s raining so hard, we don’t really care anymore. We’ve got the weather to talk about. (read more...)

Wii Fit

September 18th, 2008
Wii Fit

Quit the gym, get a personal trainer, work out at home—it’s all possible with Nintendo’s new game accessory. (read more...)

Chilli Chilli

Thai. Market Place, 155 Thonglor Soi 4, 02-392-2105 (read more...)

Terra Roku

Japanese/Italian. Grand Millenium Hotel, 30 Sukhumvit Soi 21 (Asoke), near BTS Asoke and MRT Sukhumvit. 02-204-4000. (read more...)

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