Sayadaw U Tsuzana @ Ariyasomvilla

Mark down the 8th October in your diary. Sayadaw U Tsuzana will be @Ariyasomvilla to deliver a Dharma discourse - 'The way to happiness through vipassana meditation". We normally gather at about 18.30 and the discourse will normally commence at about 19.00. For more information call us on 02-2548880/3.

Ariyasomvilla a Bangkok Boutique Hotel

Ariyasomvilla a Hotel near Bumrungrad.

www.ariyasom.com

Birthday Bash @ Ariyasomvilla

September is the month of our "Big Boss" K. Ayre's birthday and of course we celebrated at Ariyasomvilla. We started with a traditional ceremony - we invited 5 monks to come and chant and give the birthday girl and all of us a blessing. The monks were then feed with a combination of our delicious vegetarian and seafood .

After the Monks had blessed us all and we had "extended our merit" we also headed to "Na Aroon" restaurant for a great birthday lunch and some birthday cake too.

"Na Aroon" besides being the name of our restaurant was actually the name of K Ayre's grandmother. Ariyasomvilla was her house and she no doubt celebrated a number of birthdays and other events in the old house. So it's great that her grand daughter is still living in the house and celebrating her birthday there as well. Tradition is still alive and well in Bangkok @Ariyasomvilla.

Ariyasomvilla a Bangkok Boutique Hotel.

Ariyasomvilla a Hotel near Bumrungrad Hospital.

Tarte Sablee au Chocolat@Ariyasomvilla

I seem to have come across "ChezPim" blog a bit late in life - K Pim Techamuanvivit - a Thai living, I believe, in San Francisco has an fascinating blog on food and beverage and has just produced a great Book - "The Foodie Handbook". The blog gets an amazing 500,000 hits a month.

Well I read the book and it contains some great recipes - I've now made the Tarte Sablee au Chocolat about 3 times and it has come out well each time.

The basic necessity is to make the short crust pastry - pate sablee - very short - very rich and delicious. Butter, sugar, salt, flour and an egg is that's required. Bake the pastry shell blind - about 10 - 12 mins.

The filling is also simplicity - beat eggs, egg yolk and a little sugar together ( ribbon stage). Melt good quality chocolate ( 70%) and add butter. Combine the chocolate mixture and the egg mixture - pour into the pastry shell and bake a further 15 - 20 minutes - or at least until just set.

Let it cool and set a little and eat with either vanilla ice cream or fresh cream or both!!

She also has a recipe for Frangipane fruit tart which was equally wonderful - I found fresh figs from Doi Khum and used those in the pie!

Come and try some of our home made desserts at Na Aroon - Ariyasom' restaurant.

Ariyasomvilla - a Bangkok Boutique Hotel

Ariyasomvilla - a Hotel near Bumrungrad Hospital