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Definitely hassles with posting (hangs at the "Saving post" stage, but the post goes through. No hassles in just reading posts. Evil

Same error message with the above post. Evil

I posted with pics in the pizza recommendation thread and it hung during the posting process, then gave me the following error message: The post went through, though. Evil

NYC-style pizza is basically an adaptation of Neapolitan pizza and there are a few places in Pattaya which offer decent Neapolitan pizza. Keep in mind that for many people one of the distinguishing features of a "true" NYC pizza is that it is baked in a coal-fired oven rather than a wood-fired oven. You won't find coal-fired ovens outside NYC. Two of the best places for Neapolitan pizza are Pizza Italy off Soi Bukhao : and Fire and Stone Pizzeria on Pattaya Klang between 2nd and Beach Roads: Both of these have Italian chefs and the chef at Fire and Stone has worked at a

Same for me, whether using Chrome, Firefox or IE. Earlier I had a problem with P-T responding sluggishly while other boards weren't, i.e., it didn't depend on my ISP. The sluggishness now seems to have corrected itself, but still no red or green boxes for voting. Evil :

I have a suggestion. How about the active poster with the lowest reputation rating paying all the server costs for 12 months? That would be a very fair solution but you might have some difficulty collecting the money. Evil

Happy to say, I'm half-way around the world from the flooding as I write this. I remember the huge flooding on Sept. 11, 2015, when it took me five hours to get from Walking Street to my condo near Tukcom. Stay safe and dry! Evil

I believe they have discontinued the all-you-can-eat buffet. I'll try a meal there in the near future from their a la carte menu. Evil

Yea, San Miguel Lights and Singhas aren't very scary, even on the Darkside. Evil

Hi, Mike! Yup, the few times I flew Royal First with Thai I got the buggy ride. Once when I had three heavy bags, they assigned me a strong-looking young guy to collect my bags and push the cart to the curb. My driver was a bit delayed and Thai Airways guy stayed with me until the van arrived, then insisted on loading the bags into the van himself. He also declined a tip. On a recent short-haul Asian flight, I booked Fast Track service because the flight arrived late afternoon, when the immigration lines can be brutal. The girl met me with a buggy, even though I hadn't ordered it.

Lions and tigers and bears oh my! Evil

There are indeed some strange and unpleasant creatures lurking on the Darkside. Evil

I ordered the "Braised Pork Jowl and Filet with Morels Sauce and Young Potatoes." Pork jowl consists of the cheek and part of the neck of the pig. It's most often encountered in cured form - Italian guanciale as well as hog jowl bacon in U.S. southern cooking and soul food - but it can also be cooked fresh. In the U.S., I've had pork jowl that had been slow cooked or simmered for anyway between 4 and 24 hours, then seared in a frying pan and finally roasted or grilled to create a crispy surface on the fat and melt away most of the excess. I'd never had it braised and served with a sauce, s

Ristorante Da Marco is an upscale Swiss Italian and modern European restaurant on the Darkside. It's open Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays) from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Da Marco bills itself as "elegant simplicity." I would term it casual fine dining in that it aspires to serve top-notch dishes in surroundings far less pretentious than a classic fine dining restaurant. It's a relatively small, open-front restaurant which probably has a maximum capacity of between 20 and 30 guests. It appears to be popular, so advance reservations are recommended. At the depth of the lo

Some more pics from Little India> I had the special of the day at 400 baht. It was good, but too much food. There was enough for two meals. The pakora (mixed vegetable fritters) was nice, especially the mushrooms. The meal aslo came with a super portion of rice and big aloo (potato-stuffed) naan. The cicken tikka marsala had a lot of chicken and the sauce was excellent. I'll continue to visit Little India.

Bronx Pizza sells thin-crust, New York-style pizza by the slice or 18" (large) pie. It's located on Soi Diana near the corner of 2nd Road, across the street from Natalie's Bar, which is between Beefeater and Papagayo. While Bronx Pizza has a couple of tables and a few counter seats, it's mostly set up for take-away by the slice. That's what's most "New York" about Bronx Pizza - it was in New York City that pizza by-the-slice got its start in the early years of the 20th century. Until the end of WWII, most pizza was sold as take-away food, whether by the slice or pie. It w

Thank you, lantern, for recommending Little India. Of all the major national cuisines, Indian is the one I eat the least. That's probably due to me visiting India only once and a lack of good Indian restaurants in the areas I previously lived. It's good to have a decent option close to where I live. So pics from my first (but won't be last) visit. It's a clean and well-lit place, which is a very positive factor for me. I had the mutton tikka biryani (270 B ); mint raita (60 B ) and the Peshwari naan (90 B ). SML was 80 b. I asked for it to be served "medium" spicy an

I have also heard good things about Suggestions and would be happy to try it. But as MM writes, it's a bit out of my travel range. Not so much the distance but the hassle of getting there and most of all, getting back. As I understand it, Suggestions is down the road from Aroi and it took a looong time in the back of a chartered baht bus to get to Aroi. On that occasion, I got a ride back with a friend, but I'm not sure how easy it would be on my own. Anyway, if the chance arises, I'll do a review of Suggestions, but it may not be soon. My recollection is that it was Saturday

La Petite Planete is another restaurant where I used to eat frequently, but my visits became very infrequent when I moved from the area. I've been back several times in the past few weeks, so I decided it's time for an update. Outwardly, not much has changed. It's still the small, well-lit and spotlessly clean restaurant I remember. Even though it had been at least two years since I'd eaten there, the staff remembered me and gave me a very warm welcome. On my first return visit a month ago I had the weekend (only) special, couscous royale. I didn't have my camera with me, so

I left things until the last hour, if not minute. I walked into the AIS office at Central Festival at 6.11 pm. I was finished and walked out at 6.13 pm. That surprised me as the office was jam-packed with people, mostly non-Thais. I was expecting to wait an hour, but was out in literally two minutes. Evil

Sure. Andy. Give me a call when you're in town. Evil

The carvery also includes a salad bar ... which I didn't sample because there was so much other stuff to eat. It it looked very fresh and the staff kept the bowls and trays well-filled. One nice touch was a wooden salad bowl in case a customer wanted to mix and dress his or her own Caesar Salad. There's also a dessert table with assorted cakes and fruits. I did feel a bit sorry for the singer, as no one seemed to pay him much attention. The bread pudding is fantastic and comes with custard or simple syrup sauce. In terms of the quality

It's been over a year since I did the first review of Dicey Reilly's Sunday carvery, so time for an update I've had the carvery a half-dozen times in the past 14 months and the quality of thee food is as good as ever. It's not the cheapest, but still good value for money in terms of the quantity and quality of the food. The menu has been remarkably consistence as well, with very little change in the carvery meats or sides. The layout of the buffet tables is a bit different, but the most note-worthy change has been in the price. It now costs 399 baht , up from 350 baht in April,

In terms of porn names, I always thought Pussy Galore would have been unbeatable, but it was already taken. There was a U.S. stripper named Lotta Box, but that's a very poor second. On the male side, I thought Rambone was good name. Evil