A 500-strong crowd of sophisticates, Bangkok celebrities, VIP guests and senior representatives of AccorHotels ventured to Le Grand Ballroom of Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit to celebrate the hotel’s fourth anniversary. The ballroom had been transformed into a Parisian-inspired venue especially for the occasion, and featured elegant French décor, a three-metre-high Eiffel Tower made out of colorful macarons, and six food stations serving gourmet French and Thai bites to go along with fine wines, creative cocktails, and Veuve Clicquot Champagne.

A GREAT night of wining and dining, sizzling dance performances, and the chance to win some fabulous prizes was enjoyed by a large crowd dressed to the nines at this year’s Latin Ball, held at the InterContinental Bangkok. 

IN preparation of its grand opening this July, River City Bangkok held a special sneak preview party where it showcased its new contemporary design and renewed focus on arts and antiques.

MUGENDAI Honten Japanese restaurant celebrated the opening of its second branch in Bangkok (its first is at The Helix Quartier, EmQuartier) on Thonglor Soi 10 with an exclusive party attended by many VIP guests. At the event Mugendai’s owners also introduced the restaurant’s new sister café, MUNCH, which is located on the same premises. More information about both venues can be found at bit.ly/1SUaZCZ.

MARRIOTT Executive Apartments Sathorn Vista celebrated its 7th anniversary by hosting an exclusive poolside party featuring live performances, fun activities, plenty of food and drinks, and a DJ spinning tunes till late into the night.

RESERVA Wine Bar by L’Opera on Sukhumvit Soi 39 launched its new tapas menu by hosting ‘A night in Little Italy’ featuring vocalist and superstar tenor Mathieu Sempéré with special appearances by Yves Baron and Romain Fitoussi on guitar.

JOHNNIE Walker hosted its first-ever bar talk session in Thailand at Horizon’s, Zen World, CentralWorld where cultural influencers such as conductor Trisdee na Patalung, celebrated chef Chalee Kader, street art artist Alex Face, singer Singto Numchok, and the founder of Zaap Enterprise, Teppawan Kaninworapan, not only shared their life experiences and journey to success, but also showcased their respective crafts. The inspiring forum and get-together ended on a high note with live performances by Yellow Fang, DJ Oatawa and Kolor One.

HOOTERS Bangkok was packed to the rafters when it held its Miss Hooters Pageant featuring ten gorgeous finalists and a whole lot of fun. After much deliberation, judges Gary Murry, CEO of Destination Resorts and owner of the Hooters Franchise in Asia; Khun Valent SoiSuwan, CEO of Playboy Thailand, and Khun Wanpen Kiengkaw; Director of Siam Entertainment, selected Miss Nera Wongwai as the winner. She’ll now go up against winners from Phuket and Pattaya for the chance to be the face of Hooters Thailand brand and win a 1 million baht cash prize.

REVELLERS decked in white beat back the heat in the most delightful of ways by sipping cocktails at Grey Goose’s exclusive summer party, held at the Em District Pop Up Beach, Quatier Avenue, The EmQuartier. Live performances and cocktail demonstrations added to the fun.

PATHUMWAN Princess Hotel celebrated Songkran with a great party at Poolside, Bangkok’s only 25 m-long salt chlorinated swimming pool. Both in-house guests and local Bangkokians were in attendance to swim, party and dance to sets by live DJs. The event, which was sponsored by Brown–forman and Red Bull, also featured a fun ‘B-Boy’ break-dancing contest.