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New nightclubs, com tam burgers, City Garden apartments, craft breweries and a new restaurant or four. What’s new this November
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Richie Fawcett from Shri has given the concept of a menu onehelluva lift
American craft beer house, East West Brewing Co., is set to open in mid-December
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Be Seen with Envy New nightclub Envy has opened in District 1. Billed as a theatrical nightclub, Envy aspires to be a hotspot showcasing a collaboration of outstanding musical talents along with world-class art and fashion shows, all in one space. The concept is an immersive space with a 12m-high ceiling, fully-equipped with stage, lighting, sound system and an LED wall. With cutting edge technology, handcrafted details and lush layers of fabric and textures with art-deco style influences, the audience will get uninterrupted views of the stage. The entertainment is achieved through a rendezvous of energetic, creative-minded partygoers, music fans and experience seekers in search of innovation in art. Check out the ‘Art of Nightlife’ at Envy, 74-76 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Q1, HCMC, and online at facebook.com/ envyclubsaigon.
There’s a Manual for That UK-born artist, mixologist and general manager of Shri Restaurant and Lounge Richie Fawcett has just released the definitive cocktail manual of Saigon.
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Designed for lovers of cocktails, art, history and Vietnam, the Cocktail Art of Saigon manual is a collection of 41 original cocktail recipes painstakingly created over the last three years. The cocktail recipes are inspired by a combination of modern day street life in Ho Chi Minh City, the history of its streets, and the names associated with them. There are 41 cocktails in the manual paying homage to 41 years of peace since the war’s end. Each cocktail recipe is accompanied by a hand-drawn illustration by Richie himself of what it looks like, together with a pen and ink sketch of the street as it looks today. Included is a taste indicator marking the balance between sour, sweet, umami, bitter and chilli. The Cocktail Art of Saigon manual is available for purchase at Shri restaurant and lounge. For more info, contact Richie directly at richie@shri.vn
Something’s Brewing at East West East West Brewing Co. is about to launch Vietnam’s first American-style craft brewery restaurant on Ly Tu Trong in District 1. Slated to open by
the end of the year, the brewery aims to craft quality beer that everyone can enjoy paired with Asian and Western-style comfort food. With 15 years’ commercial brewing experience in the US city of Portland — touted the craft beer capital of the world — not only will brewmaster Sean Thommen be brewing American-style craft beer, he’ll be creating traditional European beers and exciting new recipes to satisfy local tastes. East West will offer their own take on pale ale and Belgian favourites, but they’ll also have an eclectic choice of other brews inspired by this city, most notably their Saigon Rose beer, a low alcohol and light bodied beer brewed with raspberries. There will be a tap room with a marble bar where you can get down to business with tastings, and a dining room with a contemporary ambience where customers will be able to sit back and watch their next beer brew. For more info, check out East West Brewing Co. at facebook.com/ eastwestbrewery. The venue is located at 181-185 Ly Tu Trong, Q1, HCMC. Craft beer will start at VND70,000 a go, while mains will cost from VND100,000