1. Happivore by Evelyn Yap is honoured to bring their latest Supper Club experience to FABB, an academy renowned for its uncompromising drive towards the advancement of world-class coffee culture. With her training honed under Michelin- and James Beard-winning chefs in the US and Thailand, chef Evelyn's personal philosophy focuses on discovering the finest and freshest local ingredients from Thailand's small-scale farmers and artisanal purveyors. Presented within Fabb's sanctuary of excellence, be prepared to experience an imaginative and refined 8-course menu inspired by a month-long Thailand discovery road trip. Held today from 7-10pm, 3,200 baht nett includes eight courses and one Special Aperitif. Visit FABB Academy of Coffee at 259/313 Sukhumvit 71, Pridi Banamyong 15. Limited to 20 seats. Call or Line to book: 081-444-1554 or 097-226-0221.
2. Thong Lor's The Commons will be having a number of workshops this week starting with the Creative Basket Weaving Workshop tomorrow from 1-5pm. No prior experience is needed in order to create your own beautiful baskets in whatever shape or size you desire. Then on May 26 from 10am-5pm, aspiring bakers can learn how to make delicious sourdough bread in the Sourdough Making for Beginners Workshop. Led by Tanya Stockdale, an avid health advocate, she'll walk you through all the steps on how to make your own sourdough bread from scratch. But for the sweet-toothed out there, May 27 will have a Double Chocolate Brownies Workshop with the team from One Night One Recipe. From 1.30-4pm, the team will teach you how to make delicious chocolate brownies and their assorted toppings from scratch. To join the workshops, go to facebook.com/thecommonsbkk.
3. Starbucks is celebrating the summertime heat with a new beverage and some bright new merchandise. Now available nationwide is the sweet-and-sour Mango Sticky Rice Crème Frappuccino, which goes perfectly with their colourful mango-inspired tumblers, cold cups and water bottles (ranging from 500-1,350 baht) -- all created to store cold drinks during these desperately hot days.
4. World Cup 2018 is only one month away, and for those who want a comprehensive preview of football's greatest tournament, grab 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: The Official Book. The book is packed with stunning photography and expert analysis of the 32 qualifying teams, the star players and teams to watch. Not only that, there's a guide to all 12 stadiums and the 11 host cities, a history of the tournament, and a tournament progress chart. Sold at Asia Books for 525 baht, football supporters should definitely grab a copy.
5. Thai Leica Ambassador Peerapat Wimolrungkarat will be giving a talk tonight at Ekkamai's House of Lucie Photo Gallery as part of the 14th edition of the One Shot One Minute photo event. Hosted by online photography magazine SPARK, One Shot One Minute invites photo enthusiasts and the general public to share with each other one photographic work for one minute. From 6pm onwards, the event will be joined by Leica Ambassador Peerapat, the former appointed photographer for Abhisit Vejjajiva, the 27th prime minister of Thailand. The event is free and open for everyone. Visit facebook.com/sparkyourselves.
