Community Happenings is an opportunity for all
clubs, businesses, hotels, restaurants and entertainment outlets to
inform the Pattaya Mail’s readers what new “happenings” are coming
up. Send us your happening by email to: [email protected]
or by fax 038 427 596.
Announcements
The British Chamber of Commerce, Thailand is pleased
to offer members the opportunity to advertise in the prestigious BCCT
Handbook and Directory 2006, in this special edition marking the BCCT’s
60th anniversary. With a record high of 620 members, the BCCT continues to
attract new members, reflecting the strengthening economy and the expansion of
Thai -British business interests. General enquiries: [email protected]
Technical enquiries: david@bcc thai.com BCCT information:
http://www.bccthai.com.
German-Thai Chamber of Commerce is happy to bring
the Green Ventures event to the attention of German and Thai companies
working in the field of environment and energy. The International cooperation
forum for environmental and energy technology will be held in Potsdam, Germany
from June 7 to 9, 2006. For more information contact: gtccnews@ gtcc.org
Dining
Now available at the Ace Café: Old Speckled Hen
Ale, John Smiths Extra Smooth and Newcastle Brown Ale at extremely reasonable
prices at Hanuman Corner, Jomtien. And yes, the best chef in Jomtien still
works there! All day breakfasts, steaks, burgers, pies and an extensive Thai
menu, with all dishes served in Western sized portions! Delicious all day
fresh ground coffee, PG Tips & Tetley breakfast tea. Friendly no hassle
staff are a delight and always game for some cheeky banter! So, visit the Ace
Cafe for an early breakfast, an afternoon session or an evening social, and
some of the best home cooking in town!
Amor Restaurant is now offering a Traditional
English Afternoon Tea from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Pot of tea or cup of
coffee, cucumber sandwiches, home made scones with fresh cream and strawberry
preserves. The strawberry season is still with us and Amor is offering the
following strawberry delicacies: Strawberry chicken breasts or pork fillet;
pan fried with a sauce of fresh strawberries and crushed black peppercorns
flamb้ed in brandy. And new desserts: strawberries with yoghurt and
Chiang Mai longan honey, strawberries with sour cream and brown sugar. They
continue to have the following: fresh strawberries and cream with whipped or
pouring cream, fresh strawberries with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, French
strawberries with Grand Marnier and whipped cream, Irish strawberries with
Jameson’s and whipped cream, strawberry yoghurt smoothies, strawberry fruit
shakes, and fresh strawberry milk shakes. Visit http://www. amorrestaurant.com
Art Café Pattaya introduces Menu
Gastronomique - created by guest Chef Thierry from France. Savor an
exquisite and thrilling 6-courses-menu plus a half bottle of Boccacino wine
from Sicily. For more information or reservations: 038 367652 or mobile: 01
8326031.
Casa Pascal Restaurant offers a new gourmet set menu
including house champagne (Amuse Bouche), white wine (Angove’s Chalk Hill
Blue, Colombard Chardonnay, Australia, 2003), rock lobster salad with avocado,
walnuts and crab roe sour cream, green pea soup with sun dried tomatoes, goose
liver stuffed duck breast on cranberry sauce and apple calvados sherbet. Red
wine: Butterfly Ridge Shiraz Cabernet Australia, 2003. Seabass fillet เ
la proven็ale with basil and tomato coulis or flamed pork mignon on blue
cheese and pine nuts sauce. Spanish cr่me br๛l้e with orange
fillets or selection of premium French cheese, coffee or tea. Calvados,
Grappa, Remy Martin, Williams.
Truffle Indulgence at The Bay Italian
Restaurant, Dusit Resort, Pattaya. Truffle has long held its
mystique in the annals of culinary history and is often referred to as the
‘black diamond’. The Bay Italian Restaurant lets you experience the
luxurious delights of truffles with an a la carte selection in February:
Deep-fried truffle mozzarella salad with tomato fondue, white asparagus,
pickled onion, tomato basil dressing and truffle foam; Risotto with black
truffle and bacon, parmesan basket; Pan-fried beef tenderloin with rucola
mash, baby vegetables, onion ice cream, and truffle meat sauce. Pamper your
sweet tooth with Chef Guiseppe’s roast plums with honey and yogurt ice
cream. For reservations: 038 425611-7 ext. 2270. The Peak now has
inspired dim sum creations such as abalone stuffed with shrimp and ebiko roe,
morel mushroom stuffed with shrimp and ebiko roe, crab claw stuffed with
shrimp curry sauce, and sea cucumber stuffed with shrimp and ebiko roe. Also
try chef recommended dishes: stir-fried king Phuket lobster with XO sauce and
Hong Kong noodles, and lotus roots stuffed with sticky rice and honey plum.
For reservations: 038 425611-7 ext. 2276. At the Dusit’s Cascade Caf้
enjoy the new theme buffets. Every Wednesday night try Tex-Mex dishes.
Friday nights are reserved for all curry lovers.
Jameson’s the Irish Pub has a host of Daily
Specials! Don’t miss out on Jameson’s Thursday night special. Enjoy
the two kebab mixed grills of beef, onion, pork, green pepper, chicken,
tomato, liver, bacon, pineapple, kidney, and mushroom, served with white rice,
salad & barbeque sauce. Also the famous British beers, Old Speckled Hen on
draught and Newcastle Brown Ale by the bottle. Located at Soi Sukrudee (Soi
A.R.), Pattaya, email: [email protected] Website: www.jamesons-pattaya.com
Mercure Hotel Pattaya presents P&P all
you can eat pasta and pizza at the Cappuccino Terrace every Wednesday night.
Contact: 038 425 050.
Sang’s Western Food is now open in Ban Chang:
western food supplies for bacon, sausages, pies, pastries, cooked meats, etc.
In association with Yorkies of Jomtien. Located in Soantakard Village near
Pala.
Fusion Cuisine, The Tide Resort will present a new
special promotion for spring with a Tropical Fruit Season for February.
Tasty dishes such as tropical melon boat, salad of cantaloupe, melon and rock
lobster, and grilled chicken breast with rambutan sauce. Also every Saturday
evening, try the international buffet dinner, and the Tide Bakery breakfast
stets. Bangsaen Beach Road. For more information call: 038 399200.
Tropical Bert’s the only bar in Pattaya offering
draught Bass Bitter, also 6 luxury rooms to rent all with cable and satellite
T.V, kitchenette, lounge and all you would expect from a first class
establishment. Golf every Tuesday and Quiz on Sundays along with great
specials every day, for instance on Sundays you can have soup of the day,
roast beef, lamb or pork along with all that goes with it followed by apple
pie and custard, and if you want more please just ask. 2nd Road, across from
the Bangkok Bank just before Soi 6/1. Call in and start your day of with a
great breakfast or end it listening to the antics of Parsons Corner.
Entertainment
Sail in to the Lord Nelson, Soi 6 on Sundays, enjoy
free bar snacks from 1 to 5 p.m. and watch the best of British comedy. Located
437/155-56 Soi 6 (Soi Yodsak ) Pattaya.
Ray’s Place jazz bar at the Mercure Hotel Pattaya
has live music and entertainment by Phil, a professional cocktail barman from
St Tropez. Happy Hour every day from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 50% discount on all
drinks. Mercure Hotel, Pattaya Second Road Soi 15, tel. 038 425 050, email
hotel @mercurepattaya.com
Pattaya’s most popular Power Jam Band rocks the Moon
River Pub & Restaurant nightly except on Mondays. Happy hour is daily
from 6.30 p.m. until 7.30 p.m. Located in front of the Thai Garden Resort,
North Pattaya Road.
Events
The Royal Cliff Beach Resort is hosting a premier
event A Grand Night At The Opera held at the Grand Ballroom from
6.30-8.30 p.m. on Saturday, February 25. The concert features award-winning
artistes from Korea – Sung-Hee Koo (Soprano), Jin-Hee Kim (Soprano), Heui-Up
Yu (Mezzo Soprano), Chin Chon (Mezzo Soprano), Hong-Tae Kim (Tenor), Baeck-Ho
Kim (Tenor), Jae-Seon Kim (Baritone), Hae-Chul Lim (Bass) and Won-Jin Na
(Pianist). The singers will perform excerpts from timeless operatic classics
including, Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart, Carmen by Bizet, Duet
from Zauberfloete by Mozart, Turandot by Puccini, Ernani by
Verdi, II Barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini and La Traviata by
Verdi. Tickets are priced at just Baht 900.- Nett per person and can be bought
at the ticket counter located in the lobby of the Royal Cliff from February
15, or e-mail: wineclub @royalcliff.com
In celebration of HM The King ‘s 60 th
anniversary of His ascension to the throne D&M Music Studio in
association with The Nomura Foundation proudly announces its upcoming concert Sahoko
Sato Mezzo Soprano Recital performed by Ms. Sato on Friday, February 17,
2006 at 8.00 pm at CCT Auditorium on the 6th
floor at The Church of Christ in Thailand, 328 Phyathai Road next to
Ratchathevi BTS Station or next to Asia Hotel. Admission is by donation at the
door. Suggested donation is 500 Baht, 300 and 200 Baht for students, available
at D&M Music Studio Tel: 02-718-7300 or Asia Books Sukhumvit Tel:
02-252-4373 and Robinson Piano Showroom (3rd floor Siam Center) Tel:02
6581080-1 and The Harp Shop at the Miracle Mall (Sukumvit 41) Tel.02-261-6769.
For more information or advance booking please call Khun Mongkol at:
01-682-8000. The proceeds of the concert will be donated towards Tsunami
project in Bangkok thru Bangkok YMCA Foundation.
German-Thai Chamber of Commerce welcome all to their
Eastern Sea Board Stammtisch on Friday, March 10, from 6 p.m. at the Moon
River Pub, Thai Garden Resort, Pattaya. You don’t have to be a member of
the Chamber, nor even German to join, and bring your spouse or friend along to
grace our meeting.
TGI-ITS and DTA International invites target
groups of decision makers and management to a one day ‘Cross-Cultural-Competency
based Project Management Training’ workshop on February 22, 2006.
Please register by phone 038-743463, fax 038-743465 or email: unchalee
@tgi.or.th
Joint British Club/BCCT Kids Football Coaching
in conjunction with little league soccer Singapore at the British Club,
Bangkok (end Silom Soi 18) Sunday classes February19 and 26, March 5, 12, 19
and 26. 6’s and under 3.30 to 4.30 p.m. 7’s and 8’s 4.30 - 5.30 p.m.
9’s and 10’s 5.30 - 6.30 p.m. Monday Classes February 20 and 27, March 6,
13, 20 and 27. 11’s and 12’s 5.00 - 6.00 p.m. Cost THB 3,500 per child for
six full sessions payable at the British Club on or before the date of the
first session. Please e-mail the name and age of your child to: Hanni.
Phillips @britishclubbangkok.org or call Hanni at 02 2340247. Bookings cannot
be made on-line on the BCCT website.
The BCCT in cooperation with Mercure Pattaya invite
you to A Networking Evening on the Eastern Seaboard Friday, February
17, from 6.30 p.m. at Mercure Pattaya, 484 Moo 10, Pattaya 2nd Road, Soi 15,
Pattaya City. Location map please click on: http://www.bccthai.com. Mercure
Pattaya is sponsoring selected beverages and snacks on a first-come,
first-served basis from 6.30 p.m. There is no entry fee for members but
non-members must pay THB 500 per person. All attending must book in advance.
All are welcome! Please note that anyone planning to attend must book on-line
at the BCCT website - www.bccthai. com you will need a membership number and
password. If you do not know your membership number and /or password please
contact either the BCCT’s webmaster David Quine - david@bccthai. com or
[email protected]
Mike Baird (M.J.B) Pattaya Mail’s Life In
Fun City cartoonist is holding an exhibition until March 28, of his
cartoons in full color A3 size and postcard size next to the Flamingo Hotel
at the Salt and Pepper Restaurant behind IT-City, South Pattaya. Open every
day from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. All profits go to the Pattaya Orphanage. Stop by
and have a chuckle at the funny side of this town. You have never seen
anything like this before. Now is your chance to take home a smile. Any
Charities wishing to raffle these unique pictures, email. amuzingthaicartoons
@yahoo.com
At Gallery Opium February 25 to March 12, Solo art
exhibition by Jessada Kongsommart. Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Sundays and private viewings by appointment. 315/26 Thepprasit Road, M12.
Contact: Alan Kirkland-Roath 038 303040, or 05 0847947, email:
[email protected] or visit the website: www. galleryopium.com Tel:
(Gallery) 038 303040 or (Mobile) 05 0847947.
Getting ... Something. An art exhibition of oil &
acrylic on canvas. Until February 25, daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Spire
group comprises of 7 Thai artists: Narakorn Sittites, Atthaporn Nimmalaikaew,
Mongkol Sae-li, Nithipat Hoisangthong, Thassapol Borriboon, Marisa Eiamwong,
Phansa Phutharaka. Location: Chamnan Gallery 308/16 moo 12, Thappraya
Road, Banglamung, Pattaya City. Tel: 038 364 023 Tel: 015 778 494 Email:
[email protected]. Selected works of Narakorn Sittites can also be
viewed at Gallery Opium on Thepprasit Road, Pattaya City.
Come dance with us at the Brazilian Carnival in
Bangkok, March 4, 2006 at the Conrad Hotel, Wireless Road. The Carnival
will take place in the hotel’s ballroom on the 4th floor from 6:30 p.m. This
year the theme of the Carnival is the Brazilian state of Bahia where the
Afro-Brazilian culture originated. There will be a live show with professional
dancers delighting you with typical Brazilian dances such as Lambada, Afoxe
and Axe. The Brazilian Carnival is not simply a Ball, it’s an experience
that shouldn’t be missed. For 2,200 Baht per person includes a live show,
international buffet dinner; featuring typical Brazilian food, caipirinha, a
cocktail, served as a welcome drink, beer, and soft drinks. There will be no
corkage charge if you decide to bring your own wine or whisky with you. So
let’s samba!!! We’ve got many pictures of costumes to give you ideas on
what to wear so check them out! To buy your ticket call 09 8010899 and talk to
Ana Lucia.
Promotions
From February 4-12, Dusit Resort, Pattaya’s Sports
Club has a special membership offer to celebrate the Pattaya Women’s
Open. Purchase one-year membership – individual, couple or family –
and receive one extra month free! On Valentine’s Day, upgrade your
membership to one year couple category, and receive a one month ‘Couple
Membership’ extension free! Offer is valid exclusively to married couples
only. The Sports Club will give away its exclusive gym bag to the first 100
members who will apply for one year membership. For further details and
membership information, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2226.
Free Overseas Calls at Art Café Pattaya: In
addition to free ADSL Internet access service, patrons can call any other
world-wide land line number without time limitations or restrictions. Also on
offer are art reproductions of oil paintings from their talented and dedicated
artists. For further information please contact or come to the Art Café
Pattaya, 285/3, Moo 5, Soi 16 Pattaya Naklua Road, Pattaya, tel. 038 367 652
or 01 832 6031, email: [email protected]; www.artcafe-thailand.com
Travel in comfort with Dusit Hotels & Resorts’
new shuttle service, the Dusit Sprinter, a Mercedes Benz deluxe shuttle
bus, custom-made to accommodate only 11 persons for maximum passenger comfort,
bringing guests between Bangkok and Pattaya daily. The Dusit Sprinter leaves
Dusit Resort, in Pattaya at 10.30 a.m. arriving at Dusit Thani, Bangkok at
approx 12.30 p.m. It returns, leaving Bangkok at 2 p.m. and arrive at approx 4
p.m. Guests can book at the concierge of both hotels. Reservations are
highly recommended. For details and reservations, please call 038 42 5611-7,
ext. 2179-80.
Good news, the increasingly popular Door 2 Door food
delivery service has introduced 8 new restaurants to its already extensive
2006 menu. A La Turca (Turkish), Alibaba (Indian), Chow Soy (English Chinese),
The Continental (breakfast & dinner), Jameson’s (the Irish Pub), La Mole
(Italian), Mikes (Mexican) and Subway (perfect sandwiches) are very excited
about being involved with such a professional delivery service. To receive
your free 2006 Door 2 Door Menu, simply call 038 720 222 and a friendly driver
will deliver a copy to you. |