The Pattaya International Ladies Club is holding their monthly luncheon on Tuesday, August 5 at Bruno’s Restaurant, North Pattaya from 10.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Be sure to book your seat before the event by calling Debbie on 038 227 141 or email: [email protected] The PILC will also hold their monthly coffee morning at Pan Pan Restaurant in Jomtien on Tuesday, August 19.

The Amari Orchid Resort will celebrate Swiss National Day in the surroundings of their beautiful gardens on August 1. Enjoy raclette, roesti, mistkrazerli, emmentaler lammvoresen and other delicacies from new executive chef, Flemming Schulthess from Switzerland at only 550 baht ++. Swiss wines and schnapps will also be available. For reservations or additional information, contact: emfb @orchid.amari.com or phone 038 428 165.

With August 1 being Swiss National Day, Hans Banziger at the Paradise Restaurant has prepared a special Swiss Food Promotion on offer throughout August. Some of the traditional Swiss dishes include braised beef, rabbit in red wine sauce, stuffed cabbage roulade, meat roulade, veal kidney with bacon, beef liver with apples and onion, mushroom toast and more. Don’t miss it! For those looking for something different, the Paradise Restaurant is Pattaya’s first and only casual international restaurant specializing in exotic food, including ostrich, kangaroo, emu, crocodile and deer, a dining experience you won’t regret and forget. The Paradise Cafe and Grill also offers guests a vegetarian menu and a kids’ menu for the youngsters. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Located opposite the Royal Garden Plaza and Marriott Resort, 215/62-63 on 2nd Road. Tel./Fax: 038 723 177.

Mango mania has hit Amor Restaurant. With the mango season in full swing Richard and his team have created some very special dishes to tempt your taste buds. Sample some West Indies chicken breasts with rum, fresh mango, banana, raisins and cashew nuts in light curry sauce. Be sure to book your table at tel. 038 710 680. Amor is between Soi Pattayaland 2 and 3.

Get yourself down to one of Jomtien’s newest establishments, the El’ Coyote Yacht Club where you can sample some great Mexican cuisine. It’s a place you can take the whole family, with a style and ambience all of its own. The club is an ideal venue for couples, families and anyone with a taste for quality without leaving your wallet empty. Memberships are available although not required to enjoy this brand new yacht club. Mingle with the mariners Monday through Friday nights and get in early on weekends for the tastiest tacos in town. For information go to www. el-coyote.com or call them on 038 303 640 or email [email protected]

What’s your flavor? Don’t miss the BBQ Seafood Buffet at the Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya every Saturday from 6 p.m. till 10 p.m. Enjoy a splendid array of fresh seafood with Asian and international flavors with a dive-in movie by the pool.

The Kiwi Pub & Restaurant is alive and well in Bang Chang! A great Kiwi & Thai menu available along with a large range of cold beers & hot spirits. A pig on a spit or catering for larger groups available, a great spot for Pattaya golfers who frequent the Bang Chang area. The Kiwi Pub & Restaurant can be found in the center of Bang Chang behind the big Suzuki shop on Sukhumvit Rd. For bookings and details phone Lee on 01 457 1347 or Pete on 01 862 9832.

The Raj, Pattaya’s newest Indian restaurant has membership cards available to all their diners at no cost. Just bring your name card. This entitles you to a 20% discount on all food and drinks. Also, a special drawing is held every week for one bottle of wine with your meal.

Cafe New Orleans, one of Pattaya’s best known and most successful restaurants is offering a super treat for the early bird. Yes, they call it an Early Bird Special at Cafe New Orleans when they offer a 25% price cut on soup, appetizer, salad and ribs from Monday to Friday, 5.30 p.m. until 7.30 p.m., which includes the best BBQ ribs in the kingdom. Cafe New Orleans continues its weekend All You Can Eat BBQ Festival from noon until 4 p.m. The restaurant is conveniently located in the heart of Pattayaland Soi 2, South Pattaya between the Royal Garden Plaza and Walking Street. Cafe New Orleans also delivers - everything and anything that your heart desires is just a phone call away. For delivery please dial 038 710 805 or 038 710 806. You can also call Michael at 038 710 619 for more information.

Every Friday from now on Shenanigans Pattaya will be having a “Pig & Clucking Carvery & Buffet” from 5.30 p.m. to 11 p.m. This will include home made soup of the day, roast chicken, boned stuffed & rolled chicken, roast loin of pork with crackling and apple sauce, ham hocks, roast leg of stuffed pork, a selection of vegetables and potatoes, with a choice of ice cream to follow. All for B. 195 as much as u can eat. Shenanigans Irish Pub, Pattaya Second Road, in front of the Marriott Resort & Spa.

As well as all the other outstanding features in the Queen Victoria Inn (Soi Yodsak 6) such as outstanding value rooms, great food, excellent drinks, big screen and free email, the Queen Vic can now offer customers a nice can of cold Blackthorn Cider along with perhaps a packet of Walkers crisps or a trip to the many local and distant tourist attractions in their new executive mini-bus. Really a great place to meet, eat, drink and stay. Call 038 425 418.

The Moon River Pub’s Beer Promotion is still going on. Every guest receives a beer card for each liter of beer they buy. After consuming 9 liters of beer you will get one liter free of charge (every liter of beer that has been ordered will be marked on the card). The card is valid for 3 months. This promotion is only valid for draft beer and not for bottles. The Moon River Pub, Thai Garden Resort North Pattaya Road.

Art Classes at the Art Café! Kittikoon Sirichantr, a young artist who graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Chiang Mai, offers art classes for children during the school holidays. Techniques include pencil, water paint, pastel scratching and more. The hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday - Friday and include all working materials as well as lunch. Spoken language is English. For registration or further information, tel. 038 367 652 or email: [email protected]

Learn from the Masters! Royal Cliff School of Thai Culinary Arts at the award-winning Royal Cliff Beach Resort offers exclusive Thai cooking classes conducted by master chefs. Only 990 baht net per person per 2-hour class inclusive of welcome drink set lunch, gift basket of special herbs and spices, chef’s hat and apron. Participants will be presented with certificate upon completion. Contact 038 250 421 ext. 2037 or 2037 for reservations.

To commemorate Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday and to comply with TAT’s August promotional program, ‘Take Your Mom on a Trip’, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum Pattaya is offering mom a 50% discount on Mom’s Special Combo Package for just 250 baht/mom. This special package includes a visit to Ripley’s Museum and watch 2 simulator movies in 3-D back-to-back at Ripley’s 3D Moving Theatre that guarantee will leave mom speechless. The museum is located on the 3rd level of the Royal Garden Plaza and operates from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., 365 days a year!