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Thai Dining Theatre at The Millennium Hilton Bangkok

Posted on August 28, 2014 | Leave a comment

To be or not to be a foodie?

Time flies (already six and a half years of blogging!) and I feel more more and more gourmet (LOL)! During my (too) short stay in Bangkok, I was invited to a Thai Dining Theatre at the Millennium Hilton Bangkok.

We start the evening with a cocktail at the Three Sixty Lounge, located in the 32th floor of the hotel, with an impressive view overlooking the Chao Phraya River. I also have a quick look at the roof terrace.

Our table is ready, we go to the Maya restaurant

of Thai specialties. 15 dishes on the menu, but the portions are small (and I skipped the desserts), a kind of “tapas” of Thai cuisine. Between each dish there is a Thai dance.

In pictures: the Sarong Dance. Sorry foodie friends, my phone’s batteries have dropped me and I could only take very few pictures of the delicious dishes! Yes the food was amazing!

This dinner was a really nice surprise. Cause usually I’m not fond of dining theatre. So if you stay for a short time in Bangkok and want to do a food tasting, while enjoying a dance show, check out the Maya.

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Dîner spectacle de danse thaï au Millenium Hilton Bangkok

Posted on August 26, 2014 | Leave a comment

Un gourmet sommeille en moi?

Plus les années passent (déjà six ans et demie de blogging!), plus j’ai l’impression de “glisser” de plus en plus foodie (LOL)! Lors de mon (trop) court séjour à Bangkok, j’ai été invitée à un dîner spectacle de danse thaï au Millenium Hilton Bangkok.

Nous débutons la soirée par un cocktail au Three Sixty Lounge, situé au 32ième étage de l’hôtel et vue plongeante sur le fleuve Chao Phraya de nuit. J’en profite pour visiter la terrasse sur le toit qui ce soir là est fermée.

Notre table est prête, nous descendons au Maya,

le restaurant de spécialités thaï. Au menu 15 plats, mais les portions sont petites (j’ai zappé les desserts), présentés sous forme de “tapas” de cuisine thaï. Chaque plat est ponctué d’une danse traditionnelle thaï, revue et corrigée.

En photos : la danse du sarong. Malheureusement pour les gourmets, les batteries de mon portable m’ont lâchées et je n’ai pu prendre que quelques photos des excellents plats! Oui la cuisine était excellente!

Ce dîner a été une agréable surprise, car je ne suis pas du tout dîner spectacle. A recommander si vous restez très peu de temps à Bangkok et désirez faire une dégustation, tout en profitant d’un spectacle de danse.

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Maya at the Millenium Hilton Bangkok Hotel

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Cologne, Germany: The Belgian Quarter, Belgisches Viertel

Posted on June 10, 2014 | Leave a comment

I’ve never thought of Cologne

as a trendy destination to spend a weekend if Thalys was not invited me to the event Le Bloc in the Belgian Quarter, the hipster Babel with the streets names: Brüsseler Str., Antwerpener Str. and Genter Str.!

I arrive in Cologne with an incredible blue sky, blazing sun and 30°! The station is opposite the famous Cathedral (massive). And the Belgian Quarter is 10 minutes by taxi, about 20 minute walk or 2 metro stations.

Here Pharrell could have filmed a sequence shot of Happy!

It feels good instantly, arty atmosphere (without attitude) and smiling people. I walk from one designer shop to another, when I find a pastry with amazing couture cakes (picture 7, N°2).

I also notice shops with well known brands such as Marimekko (picture above), flea markets and welcoming shaded terraces (I do like!). And quite unusual for me, people walk with their beer in hand day and night.

Le block has highlighted designers for seven years.

This event focuses on fashion, design and music in Cologne. This year among the special guests: Conni Kaminski from Brussels and Toos Franken from Antwerp.

After the fashion shows, invited by the Flandern, we head towards Franz, a very nice small restaurant (picture below, Nos. 1 & 2), featuring an assortment of flammekueches with extra fine paste and varied flavors (salmon, goat-zucchini …). Plus an exclusive live of the beautiful Mariama, a German folk singer living in Paris who plays for us only! Then Conni joined us.

Around midnight, the streets are crowded (pictured below, No. 3, a wood bar). Happy vibe, people talk and drink next to the bar. We choose an outdoor bar at random. After several cocktails, a diet coke for me and more giggles, I collapsed on my bed at 3am!

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Tag Archives: Culture

Thai Dining Theatre at The Millennium Hilton Bangkok

To be or not to be a foodie?

Our table is ready, we go to the Maya restaurant

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Dîner spectacle de danse thaï au Millenium Hilton Bangkok

Un gourmet sommeille en moi?

Notre table est prête, nous descendons au Maya,

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Cologne, Germany: The Belgian Quarter, Belgisches Viertel

I’ve never thought of Cologne

Here Pharrell could have filmed a sequence shot of Happy!

Le block has highlighted designers for seven years.

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