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...rhythm syncopated by shakes, herbal supplements and evening colonics. The latter are not as disagreeable as one might imagine. The rooms in which the bowel rinses take place are tastefully tiled, have incense and pleasant music to take your mind off the plumbing noises. Moon, my cleanse guru?his Thai nickname is due to his broad round face?is the only Thai I've met who doesn't think fasting is inane. He's a veteran cleanser who swears by it. His wife, a beautiful, bird-like woman named Lak who works in the spa, doesn't share his sympathies...
...meals. My energy level never goes too low, and I feel acutely alert. I start to notice that I am standing taller, breathing deeper and stretching farther. On the fourth day I finally break the fast: papaya drizzled with lime and a mug of ginger tea. Not exactly paad thai and an ice-cold Singha beer, but to my expectant lips and empty stomach it's manna...
...cradle of California cuisine?was the start of a cooking career that has carried him around the world. His intimate yellow dining room on a quiet side street off Chaweng beach is worthy of his beginnings. If ever two cuisines were dying to meet each other, they're Thai and Californian, and Lord brings them together brilliantly...
...Dessert is a selection of homemade sorbets, our favorite the thrilling chili-flavored offering. Made with tiny pri kee noo chilies, the spark behind Thai cuisine's fire, the sorbet lives a life on the tongue. It enters the mouth cool, heats up to a pleasant buzz and then warms the throat and belly on its way down. Much like a meal at Betelnut. Dinner for two with starters, dessert and a bottle of wine will cost $100. Betelnut is located at 46/27 Chaweng Boulevard, Soi Colibri. Call (66-77) 413 370 for reservations...
...Harbor looks like any other brewpub in the world, the rollicking Tawandaeng Brewery, (66 2) 6781 1146, could be found only in Bangkok. The world's best?and as far as I know, only?Thai-German bar and restaurant, the three-year-old beer hall serves generous pitchers of original microbrews concocted by Bavarian brewmaster Mr. Joken. Besides the rivers of lager, Tawandaeng intoxicates its nightly crowd of Thai professionals with its energetic house band Fong Nam, who play a mix of traditional Thai songs and sugary Western pop. Legendary Thai folk icon Ad Carabao gave a series of concerts...