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                                                       WHAT’S     BANGKOK
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                                                               All the latest off erings you need to know!



                                NEW BOOK                NEW RESTAURANT                                 NEW BAR             NEW FASHION LABEL




















               It’s not every teenager who gets to   Cocotte’s food off erings might   Few clients at the newly opened Just   It’s long overdue, but thanks to
               write a book these days, let alone   be rustic, but there’s nothing   a Drink (Maybe) gin bar on Thonglor   Rheson, the newly launched
               gets it published. But Prem K.     rustic about the interior of this   are unlikely to stop in for just the   fashion label by India’s celebs Rhea
               Kaur did exactly that, and recently   new French joint on Sukhumvit   one, as the name suggests, thanks   and Sonam Kapoor, we can now
               launched Midnight Castle, her      Soi 39, whose interiors are sharp   to both its hip vibe and off erings.   keep to our traditional looks, with
               tale of ghoul, gore and lust, to the   with a fl ashy red bar, chrome   Taiwanese owner Herman Wu saw     all-new modern silhouettes, all
               excitement of Bangkok’s Indian     stools, an open-plan kitchen, and   a gap in the market for another   impeccably tailored from fi nest
               community. Heroine Robyn sets      a deli on the side. Their specialty   specialist bar and fi lled it. Based in a   quality materials. The label off ers
               out to free her sister from the    is rusticated steak and roasts, so   narrow shophouse, the bar provides   casual and quirky day wear and a
               blood-sucking vampires, fearful of   expect big-portioned meat dishes,   a laidback ambiance and a wide   mix of western and indo-western
               succumbing to a fate worse than    a lovely ‘Happy Salad’, delicious   selection of gin labels and premium   evening wear, and is a must for all
               death or to the charms of vampire   home-like desserts and a superb   tonics. Rumour has it that the bar   young fans of fashion. Complete
               protector Dante Ivanov. Would she   wine selection. A kids’ menu      might also start serving Taiwanese   the look with a stylish bag from
               save her sister or die trying?     is also available.                 food made according to Wu’s        their delightful collection.
               To purchase her book, visit        www.cocotte-bangkok.com            mother’s recipes next month too.
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