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- The Som Saa duo are opening Kolae Thai bar and grill in Borough Market
28/9/23 - updated with the opening date and menu details
We knew way back in 2019 that the people behind Som Saa, Mark Dobbie and Andy Oliver, had a successful crowdfunder for a new restaurant. But with the pandemic messing up the timing a little, things went quiet - until now. The
... - Speedboat Bar is a Soho Thai restaurant from Plaza Khao Gaeng's Luke Farrell
30/9/22 - updated with opening offer
He's had success at Arcade with Plaza Khao Gaeng and now chef Luke Farrell is getting ready to open a standalone restaurant - Speedboat Bar.
Taking over the space that used to be Xu, the Thai restaurant is being described as a love letter to Yaowarat Road, the neon-lit street of Bangkok’s Chinatown." It
... - Chet's sees LA's Night + Market chef come to London for a Thai meets Americana pop-up
Night + Market has become something of a big thing in LA - and now the chef behind it is bringing elements of it to London for the first time.
The original Night + Market has seen its share of celebrity guests (including Gwyneth Paltrow and Leonardi DiCaprio) and its chef, Kris Yenbamroong, comes from the family that launched Talesai, seen as LA's first
... - David Thompson is bringing Long Chim to London with Thai street food on the menu
It's been 12 years since renowned chef David Thompson last cooked his amazing Thai food in London. Back in 2010 he closed his restaurant Nahm - the first Thai restaurant to get a Michelin star - before moving to Bangkok where he reopened and quickly hit the World's 50 Best List.
Having made a name for himself with high end Thai food, Thompson's most recent restaurant forays have been for his casual street food group
... - Thai restaurant Burning Rose in Balham has an ex-Nahm chef behind the food
Residents of Balham in London’s southwest have been enjoying a decent local Thai delivery and take-away service from Burning Rose for a while now. Now it's a dine-in restaurant with Matthew Albert, of Nahm fame, in charge of the kitchen.
- HUŎ in Chelsea is a new restaurant from the ULI Notting Hill team
The ULI team take their brand of Southeast Asian food to Chelsea
- The latest Rosa's Thai is in Finsbury Park
We're starting to see more restaurants heading to the Finsbury Park area (which is reaching the end of a major redevelopment at the station). The latest of these is from the Rosa's Thai restaurant group, which is opening on Wells Terrace.
This will be the 26th Rosa's restaurant as they've seen quite a bit of growth in the past few years. If, you've never been in one here's what you need to know. Set up
... - Test Driving Anglo Thai's Banquet box - a feast of Irish beef with Thai influences
Anglo Thai have created the ultimate steak dinner - with wine to match. We had to try it out...
- Anglo Thai launches a banquet box with a massive T-Bone at the heart of it
Constantly impressing with their pop-ups, it is good news indeed to hear that Anglo Thai are launching a new box this week.
- AngloThai with Friends kicks off a second series of special chef team-up dinners
AngloThai (John and Desiree Chantarasak) are currently in the midst of a popular residency at Newcomer Wines in Dalston (the menu looks great - it's well worth a look). But now it's about to get even better. Following on from a similar collaboration series at The Dairy, they're about to relaunch their AngloThai with Friends in Dalston.
There's a pretty impressive
... - Test Driving the AngloThai hot dog kit
AngloThai have teamed up with HG Walter and Tabasco to put their own stamp on a hot dog for this new kit. We gave it a try...
- Farang launch their new Larder service with meal kits, ready meals and more
Over in Highbury, top Thai restaurant Farang has an interesting new offering during Lockdown. With just the one chef - owner Sebby Holmes - in the kitchen, they've launched Farang Larder this week.
As the name suggests they'll be offering a range of food, drink and meals to fill up your store cupboard and fridge.
There are five recipes kits. Choose from red, green, jungle and massaman curry kits or Miang for Days - which has everything
... - Satay Street goes permanent with their first cafe, in Whitechapel
After years as a street food stall, Satay Street has found a space of their own, opening the Satay Street Cafe. They'll have all their best satay alongside an extended menu based on Bangkok Street Markets. - Northern Thai restaurant Talad pops up in Chelsea
It's not often we have an interesting restaurant opening to tell you about down in Chelsea, but new Thai spot Talad seems to be a welcome exception. It's what's being dubbed a 'perma pop-up' so the idea is that owner/chef Natalie Tangsakul has six months to prove herself to the good folk of Chelsea (and her landlord). If she succeeds, she'll get the place permanently.
Certainly it sounds
... - Taster is bringing delivery Thai from John Chantarasak and katsu sandos from Tim Anderson
Just launched in London are a couple of delivery-only brands, brought together by the company Taster, with some very interesting names behind them (so you won't find these on the high street, but you will find them on the app).
First up is Take-Out-Thai, available throughout London by the end of January, from John Chantarasak the ex-Som Saa chef now known
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