Traversing The Orient Magazine

Ben Hopkins laps up the spice in one of Bangkok’s favorite Indian restaurants, Indus Indus, like India itself offers the visitor a rich and colorful abode full of spice and surprises. Built into a 1960’s art deco house the restaurant’s design theme ...

David Pardo de Ayala is corporate chef of the Dis­covery Shores, Boracay Island. As corporate chef, Pardo de Ayala is responsi­ble for the direction and de­velopment of a 30 member culinary team. He oversees the menu of the Sands and the ...

Maria Elena meets Cecile Ysmael who’s been spicing up Manila with two new Thai restaurants. When she was growing up, Cecile Ysmael would always observe her mother each time she cooked for the family. She grew up in a family that loved ...

By Maria Elena Executive Chef Armin Brandtner sees to it that Dusit Thani Ma­nila’s kitchen is anything but boring. Keeping staff on their toes with ideas on how to keep the cuisine interesting means there’s never a dull moment either in the ...

Laurence Civil enjoys French cuisine of the sun in one of Bangkok’s most charming restaurants Arriving at the restaurant set in a delightful colonial-style house that was once a diplo­matic residence there is a very comfortable feel - more like ...

Tara Mitchell gets spirited away on Latino cocktails and salsa dips in one of Bangkok’s best kept secrets La Cuchara is a cosy Latino retreat in the heart of Bangkok. Hidden down an unassuming side­soi near Sathorn Soi One, where cats ...

Laurence Civil enjoys a night of traditional Thai cuisine with a twist of the modern This enchanting restaurant in the compound of the Rose Hotel is housed in a delightful golden teak wood building constructed over 100 years ago during the reign of King Rama V. Origi­nally it was the home ...

Honing his trade in some of London and New York’s finest restaurants Chef Gilbert Pangilinan knows how to deliver when the pressures on. Maria Elena discovers more Kai is a Japanese restaurant located at the posh Greenbelt 5 Mall ...

Laurence Civil enjoys traditional Japanese with a twist of the modern Face Bar is non-conformist dinning con­cept created by a multi-racial, multi cul­tural group of entrepreneurs. Something to appeal to those with an intellectual cu­riosity in culture, are well informed and appreciate quality without pretense....

Liz Smailes discovers the exotic riches of a Moroccan kitchen in Bangkok In recent years, Bangkok diners have become more famil­iar with Turkish and Middle Eastern restaurants as they have established a notable presence on the local restaurant scene. Already ...