If you tire of Thai fire and spice, tuck into meticulously prepared Italian classics such as veal carpaccio, fillet of baccala (cod), or dry aged steaks from the open kitchen at La Scala, located on the lush, tranquil grounds of the Sukhothai Bangkok hotel on Sathorn Road.

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As night falls, elk steaks are sizzling over an open fire.

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His most recent venture, Bear, champions less-fashionable cuts of meat, like Argentine-inspired rosary cut ribs and flank steaks char-grilled over an open flame.

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