Suspended high above Bangkok’s emerging On Nut neighbourhood, INNSiDE by Meliá Bangkok Sukhumvit’s awe-inspiring rooftop tapas bar has launched a new menu that pays homage to Spain’s bold regional flavours. Crafted by the hotel’s Spanish chef de cuisine, Madrid-born Juan Ignacio Garcia Racionero, also known as Chef Nacho, who has honed his craft in some of Spain’s leading kitchens, LUZ’s new menu celebrates Spain’s vibrant and diverse gastronomy. Think San Sebastian-style pintxos and Basque-inspired dishes to Madrid street-food favourites, Andalusian seafood specialities and hearty rice and fideuà dishes synonymous with Spain’s eastern coastal regions. Affording sweeping views of Bangkok’s skyline from the hotel’s 33rd floor, LUZ sits beneath the transparent base of the hotel’s infinity pool, allowing diners to peer into the pool above while dining. Among the standout dishes are Steak tartar y Gilda San Sebastian that pairs Wagyu tenderloin tartare with brown and white ancho...
If your gin memory is a harsh, piney shot from a student house party, you’ve been judging the whole category on its loudest member. This World Gin Day, here’s why the beer, wine and tequila crowd should give gin another shot, starting from what you already love to drink. Roku Gin, the Japanese premium craft gin from House of Suntory, is a different expression of the category altogether. Roku means “six” in Japanese, a nod to its six native Japanese botanicals: sakura flower, sakura leaf, yuzu peel, sencha tea, gyokuro tea and sansho pepper. Each is harvested at shun - the Japanese principle of peak seasonal harvest, when every botanical is at its most expressive, before being layered over eight traditional gin botanicals. The result is a gin shaped by seasonality and precision, where every layer is deliberately balanced rather than dominant. World Gin Day falls on Saturday 13 June, and the gin lovers don’t need convincing, they’ll be celebrating regardless. This one’s for everyon...