Monday, April 11 to April 17, 2016
Various Locations
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will be celebrating Songkran Festival marking the Thai New Year, with Thai Restaurant Week in Los Angeles and New York April 11-17, 2016. Songkran (April 13-15), the most famous festival in Thailand, is in keeping with the Buddhist/Hindu solar calendar and it signifies when the sun enters the sign of Aries the Ram.
In honor of Songkran nineteen restaurants in Los Angeles and twenty restaurants in New York will be offering special dishes and/or pre-fix menus throughout the week, with TAT holding kick-off events in both markets. Chef Nooror Somany Steppe from the Blue Elephant Cooking School in Phuket will be offering cooking classes in Los Angeles during the week at the New School of Cooking. In addition to sampling dishes from each restaurant, New York’s Thaithentic catering and their chef Evelyn Garcia will be demonstrating Thai cooking techniques and serving some of her favorite Thai food at the NYC kick-off event.
In addition to Thai Restaurant Week, The Tourism Authority of Thailand is celebrating Songkran with an online contest where one lucky winner will win a trip to Thailand. By sharing your New Year’s resolutions or your previous Songkran experiences at #SONGKRANSTORY CONTEST you can celebrate Songkran in Bangkok next year. To enter #SONGKRANSTORY CONTEST visit: http://bookthailandnow.com/
TAT has partnered with various restaurants to offer limited-edition Songkran dishes and pre-fixed menus from different regions of Thailand. Participating restaurants will offer lunch and dinner options, but courses and prices will vary. Diners can discover new culinary experiences at the following locations:
· Puff Cha – Kao Ka Moo
· Kiin – Spicy Papaya Salad with Crispy Salmon
· Som Tum Der – Tum Nor Mai Poo – Moo Yor
· Galanga – Chaing Mai Curry Noodle
· Spice (all locations) – Lemongrass Seafood Combo
Pre-Fixe Menus will be offered at:
· Viv 49
· Viv 34
· Esnation
· Room Service
· Qi Time Square
· Qi Williamsburg
· Yum Yum Bangkok
For participating restaurants and locations visit: http://bookthailandnow.com