This might be the last time we eat here at Kao Bahn. Before leaving Bangkok. Before the shop closes for good or moves away. Either way, it won’t be the same. Everything is subject to change, whether we approve or not. Yet this is what … Continue readingKao Bahn
Anniversary dates are merely suggestions. There’s nothing that says we can’t have an early celebratory dinner, even if it’s more than a week early. The point is in toasting the special occasion together, rather than stubbornly following the calendar. This evening we are having identical … Continue readingRamen, chashu and you
Outside it’s sweltering and sunny. Bangkok’s wintertime has come and gone before we could even pile on the extra layers. Good thing we’re indoors then, inside the café where the furniture seem to have moved themselves every time we visit; the layout never remains the … Continue readingIn the mood for blue
We are wandering the streets of Yaowarat, a little further away from the heart of Chinatown. We feel peckish; time for something more substantial than a cup of black coffee. Yet we don’t feel like the typical Chinatown fare: not soupy kway chap or old … Continue readingBreakfast in Yaowarat
It always feel like a weekend morning here, even when it isn’t. How inviting is a place that feels as though it has no walls? (Floor-to-ceiling glass windows will do that for you.) Breakfast at Baker Gonna Bake has been a ritual for almost as … Continue readingRoses and croissants
The year is still so new but already the days feel shorter, as though time is running out. We rarely get to stay in one place for too long. Soon it will be time to move again. Perhaps that makes it a good time to … Continue readingThe beautiful garden is empty