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Many
new hotels have sprung up in Chiangmai
in the past two years. Most of these
hotels, like Chedi or Rachamunkah have
been built to receive the anticipated
increase influx of high end tourists
who will, we hope come in droves to
visit Chiangmai. The majority of these
hotels are designed and decorated in
the modern Asian chic style. I guess I
mean the style is a mix of modern
contemporary designs with touches of
Lanna or Thai heritage.
There are many of these
hotels in Chiangmai and all of them
are very inviting, grand and
comfortable. It is therefore rather
refreshing for a Thai like me who has
spent many nights at these hotels, to
find a really modern hotel like D2.
When I stayed at D2 I felt like I had
the best of both worlds. The design of
the hotel itself which is retro-modern
made you feel like you were not in
Chiangmai. You can be anywhere in a
cosmopolitan city of the world. Yet as
you come out of the hotel, you are
right there at night Bazaar enjoying
the local culture in the heart of
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The
hotel itself does not have a
single piece of art work to
remind you that you are in
Thailand or even Chiangmai.
Clean lines and fairly stark
lobby. The rooms are ultra
modern. No carved woods or
Buddha images strategically
lit are found in the rooms. I
liked it very much because it
represents a departure from
the norm when you least
expected. This is a small
hotel with only about 120
rooms. I guess you can call it
a boutique hotel that is hip
and very modern.
Not only did I stay
at the hotel for three nights
but I tried the food at their
only restaurant which acted as
coffee shop, and fine dining
restaurant. But before I talk
about the food I need to
mention the bar at the lobby
because I find it very
inviting. Although it is
stark, the way it is lit and
design makes you want to sit
at the counter and order
something cold to drink.
Speaking of something cold
they have a specialty of the
house which is a sweet version
of a lemongrass martini. I
tried it but it was too sweet
for me so I took the liberty
of going behind the bar myself
and made a dry lemongrass
martini for the bartenders to
try. So next time you visit D2
stop by the bar and ask the
bartender to make my version
of a dry lemongrass martini.
Now lets turn to the
food at D2s only restaurant
appropriately called Moxie.
Their chefs have created a
menu which can be described as
a mixture of Pacific-Rim
cuisine and Thai fusion. I am
sure that by this time you are
totally lost. The food here
uses Western and Asian cooking
techniques in creating these
dishes, as well as using
ingredients from all over the
world. Their carrot Gazpacho
is a good example. This cold
soup is infused with saffron
to give it a slightly yellow
color as well as the
distinctive saffron scent. |
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Their
spring rolls are stuffed with
the standard ingredients but
the way the spring roll if
rolled is different and makes
the food look more appetizing.
There are interesting and
quite tasty fusion salads
which you should try for
lunch. The first is the
standard Caesar salad with
fried soft-shell crab and the
other which I liked the idea
very much, a mixed salad with
fried shrimp and black pepper
Thai style. This shrimp dish
is usually served as a main
course eaten with rice but it
goes very well with the salad
and the slightly sour dressing
which reduces the richness of
the shrimp. One particular
pasta dish needs to be
mentioned. Penne stir-fry with
grilled Chiangmai sausage and
Thai holy basil. A very
interesting and delicious
dish.
The sausage is quite aromatic
which sautéed with penne and
seasoned with soy and a little
sugar and topped with very
fragrant holy basil makes the
dish come out quite
remarkable. Another dish I
liked the idea very much is
Pad Thai using fried wonton as
starch. Although the wonton
became a little soggy when
mixed with the pad Thai sauce,
the chefs could adjust the
presentation by serving the
sauce on the side and put the
fried wontons on top of the
all the fried ingredients that
have already been seasoned.
There is a large selection of
both Thai and Western desserts
that are beautifully
presented. I particularly
liked their three flavors
crème brule and the miniature
Pumpkin Sangkaya.
I
found it a very refreshing
experience staying at the
ultra modern D2 and sampling
their food. I think this it is
a hotel for the new generation
and artsy people. You dont
have to be young professionals
to appreciate this hotel and
its cuisine but you only have
to feel it. D2 and Moxie is
worth trying, so spend at
least a weekend there. |
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MOXIE
Address : Ground floor
next to Lobby bar,
D2hotel
100 Chang Klan Rd.,
Chang Klan, Muang,
Chiang Mai
50100 Thailand
Telephone : (0) 5399
9999
Opening Hours : 6:30
am to 1:00 am
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