Streetfood – Tom Vater

48 hours in . . . Bangkok, an insider guide to Thailand’s colourful capital in The Daily Telegraph

June 17, 2019June 18, 2019tomLeave a Comment

My latest look at Bangkok in The Daily Telegraph. Welcome to Bangkok – a sprawling, humid metropolis of more than 10 million souls that rose along the eastern banks of the Chao Phraya river a little more than 200 years ago. Today, the Thai capital brims with interesting historic sites, stylish hotels, incredible culinary adventures, and […]

The Death of Bangkok’s Amazing Streetfood in The Daily Telegraph

April 18, 2017tomLeave a Comment

My thoughts on the imminent demise of Bangkok’s incredibly varied, often delicious and pretty cheap streetfood in today’s Daily Telegraph. “Since the May 2014 military coup, Bangkok has been gradually changing from a chaotic, bustling happy-go-lucky south-east Asian capital with a hedonistic bent into an increasingly drab and orderly bargain basement version of Singapore,” said […]