July Chaine Dinner at THE 9th FLOOR
Published: September 3rd, 2015
July Chaine Dinner at THE 9th FLOOR
The Chaine des Rotisseurs is globally renowned as the oldest and most prestigious international gastronomic society, globally devoted to the promotion of fine cuisine and wines and the happy camaraderie that accompanies them. The Phuket chapter is no exception and recently enjoyed a sensational seven course dinner with the finest accompanying wines at that haven of great cuisine, elegance and delightful ‘angel’ waitresses – the 9th Floor Restaurant and Bar in the heart of Patong.
On Wednesday July 29th, a gathering of Phuket’s most discerning gourmands, made up of many of the managers and chefs form the most famous resorts, hotels and restaurants around the Andaman region, sat down to a sumptuous feast of Chef Kritsakorn Pakdeevirote and team’s fabulous cuisine paired with fine international wines.
The evening commenced, as the well-attended Chaine dinners always seem to, with a highly sociable drinks party during which fine champagne bubbled, the famous 9th Floor ‘angels’ circulated among the happy throng with plates of canapés, and the gathering chatted and joked in anticipation of the amazing evening’s dining experience which awaited them.
The guests were then seated in the 9th Floor’s charming dining area overlooking the lights of Patong far below, as the Chaine’s local Bailli du Balliage, Ian Lancaster, introduced the night’s event and the many invited guests from all over the region.
From starters like warm goose liver Chawanmushi with smoked salmon and Canadian lobster with pumpkin and mushroom ravioli, through to roast stuffed quail and a fillet of roast beef ‘Rossini’ with goose liver and asparagus wrapped in Prosciutto, the food was sensational. A wonderful cheese selection and tropical orange salad with raspberry sherbet rounded things off, by which time the restaurant had turned into an exceedingly lively party
of very happy dinners.
The accompanying wines were equally fabulous with a 2013 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese Riesling, a 2010 Penfolds Thomas Hyland Shiraz, a 2007 Tuscan Vino Nobile Montepulciano Reserva and a 2011 Spanish Clos d’Agon among the stars.
As so often seems to happen at the 9th Floor, the evening evolved into a full blown party and the drinking, laughter and bantering with the gorgeous ‘angels’ continued long into the night.
It’s hardly surprising that the restaurant is known locally and internationally as the ultimate place in which to delight in ‘heavenly food and wine served by angels.’
