Jamie’s Italian Photo: Jamie Oliver
1 News is abuzz all over social media: Jamie Oliver’s food is finally coming to Thailand. Jamie’s Italian, a partnership between renowned British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and his mentor Gennaro Gontaldo, will be opening its doors at the newly renovated Siam Discovery in the 4th quarter of this year. Menu highlights will include dishes such as tagliatelle bolognese, with the pasta being freshly made on-site daily. Must try pizzas include the funghi misti and the classic margherita with ingredients being free-range, sustainable and ethically produced. What’s even better is the restaurant will work closely with local Thai farmers to showcase their products.
2 It’s that time of year again when Nespresso comes out with a new and exciting, limited-edition espresso capsule for coffee addicts to try. Available in September in Thailand, the Cafezhino Do Brasil capsule packs a powerful punch. “Cafezhino”, meaning “small coffee” in Brazilian Portuguese, brings out the best of Brazilian coffee. With the capsule’s intensity at 9, Cafezhino Do Brasil promises bitterness, with walnut, sandalwood and “unusual” herbal notes.
3 Sweet Monster, a Korean ice cream store known for piling delicious popcorn all over their soft-serve, is introducing three new exciting flavours for the sweet tooths out there to try. Peanut Butter Pretzel, Green Tea Mountain and Original Tiramisu promise to deliver deliciousness whether in a cup or a cone. The highlight, Peanut Butter Pretzel, is a combination of Sweet Monster’s fresh milk ice cream, caramel, pretzels and peanut butter. Sweet Monster is available at Siam Paragon, Central Festival East Ville and Tha Maharaj.
4 Thailand’s music scene keeps getting more and more diverse, with underground electronic bubbling to the surface in this year’s Tempology Music Festival 2016. A collaboration between Smirnoff Sound Collective and tempo, the music festival will feature three stages, more than 30 artists and over 10 subgenres of underground electronic music to rave to. The festival will take place tonight at Live RCA, with tickets being sold at www.tempobkk.com for 700 baht.
5 As American sportswear brand Under Armour celebrates its one-year anniversary in Thailand and rivals old established brands like Nike and Adidas, the brand is offering up to a 15% discount for every purchase over 6,000 baht until Monday. Sports geeks can get their hands on the latest Spring/Summer 2016 line, which uses the brand’s latest CoolSwitch fabric technology in order to cool the body down during workouts and training. Under Armour operates in Mega Bangna, Zpell @ Future Park, Siam Paragon, Emporium and EmQuartier.
This source first appeared on Bangkok Post Lifestyle.