Chef’s Association bakes
61 piece cake in honor
of HM the King’s birthday
Vimolrat Singnikorn
An enormous cake compilation, comprising sixty-one 15” x 15” sections, each
baked by a different hotel or restaurant outlet, was presented on December 4
at the Redemptorist School by the Chefs’ Association of Pattaya City and the
East Coast.
Mayor
Niran and president of the Chefs’ Association Suchart Dencheychai
ceremoniously cut the first piece of cake with a sword, then sliced it for
distribution.
The Great December 5 Honorary Cake project was initiated in honor of His
Majesty the King’s birthday on December 5, with the ceremony being conducted
by Mayor Niran Wattanasartsathorn.
Guests included representatives of hotels, including the Hard Rock Hotel,
the A-One Royal Cruise Hotel, and the Diana Garden Resort.
The chefs baked 61 individual cakes and assembled them into one giant cake,
which was subsequently divided into serving-size pieces for the children and
elderly people who attended the ceremony.
Rotary Club donates to
Suthawat School in Nong Prue
Members of the Rotary Club of
Taksin-Pattaya (RCOTP) made a generous donation to Suthawat School in Nong Prue.
On Friday, November 24, members from the Rotary Club of
Taksin-Pattaya (RCOTP) donated complete school uniforms, skirts already sewn
with names and badges, Scout outfits, and daily lunches paid for until the end
of this school year for several of the poorest children at Suthawat School in
Nong Prue.
The club’s service director, Margret Kraus, her husband Rotarian Lothar Kraus
and Secretary Trutz H. Fiddickow were there to hand over the clothes and funds
on behalf of the club.
Some of these kids had no shoes to wear to school and were very impressed and
grateful to receive these gifts.
Secretary Trutz addressed the teachers and children in Thai explaining that
RCOTP received information about the poor children in this school and as helping
children is an important task for our club we were happy to help.
Full itinerary at PCEC meeting
Jim Jones receives his prize.
This week’s meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club
(PCEC) on Sunday December 3rd at Henry J. Bean’s saw a number of
announcements and speakers.
The morning got underway with MC Philip Schwarz introducing Eddie Gibson
from UK Kennels as the morning’s main speaker. UK Kennels provides a
comprehensive service in Pattaya for all aspects of dog ownership in
Pattaya. Eddie was able to provide advice and answer questions, particularly
regarding some of the problems which can be encountered by dogs in a hot
climate; for example ticks. Eddie summarised that caring for a dog is a long
term commitment.
The meeting then continued with the next guest, Khun Num, organiser of the
Jazz Festival Royale held at Horse Shoe Point on the 11th and 12th of
December. The festival featured some of the world’s best jazz performers.
Num not only announced some preferential ticket prices for PCEC members but
also a free shuttle bus which would transport concert goers to and from the
venue.
It was then reported that a PCEC member had had a remarkable stroke of luck!
At the YWCA International Bazaar in Bangkok a raffle ticket bought by Jim
Jones to support the Bangkok YWCA and Diplomatic Spouses Charity event for
His Majesty the King’s Royal Project was the grand prize winner! This
consisted of an Elite class, round trip ticket on Eva Air from Bangkok to
London. Jim was presented with his prize at the meeting.
Rod Betts then introduced Eddie, a Fijian. Eddie explained that he had
recently undertaken a 10,000 mile voyage from Hawaii to Pattaya with his
taxi driver friend as a companion. This had been achieved in a 54 foot
sloop. Rod remarked that, for the benefit of non sailors, this was a
considerable feat.
David Meador, PCEC Secretary, provided an update on the proposed short tours
to local manufacturing plants and factories. He suggested that those
interested should compile a list of possible places to visit.
The regular Open Forum was then underway, led by John Lynham, and this
proved to be the usual lively and entertaining session.
For more information regarding, not only PCEC Sunday meetings but also the
varied mid week activities, please see the Community Happenings section of
Pattaya Mail or, for more details, visit the Club’s website at
pattayacityexpatsclub.com
Bei Otto is back in Pattaya
Authentic German flavors from a Bangkok legend
Peter Nordhues
Bei Otto, the popular bakery, butcher shop and Schwarzwaldstube in Bangkok,
has now opened up in Pattaya.
On offer at the Windmill Plaza outlet in Naklua Road are all the homemade
and imported delicacies such as a great variety of fresh-baked breads,
pastries and cakes, the latter including such favorites as Black Forest
Gateau, apple cake, almond-coated yeast cake, and sacher cake.
With Christmas less than two weeks away, Bei Otto is of course stocked with
Christmas and seasonal goodies including the traditional chocolate Santas,
imported from Germany.
Bei Otto has become something of a legend amongst visitors and residents of
Bangkok. In 1984 Otto Duffner, who is a learned and qualified kitchen
master, took over a small bakery shop in Bangkok between sois 12 and 14 on
Sukhumvit Road. The bakery had also been producing thüringer sausage and
bratwürste, and this was the actual beginning of today’s butcher shop.
In the initial years Otto put everything into consistently improving and
maintaining the quality of his products, efforts that continue to this day,
and as a consequence the reputation of Bei Otto spread far and wide.
Six years after its founding, Bei Otto had to make way for a new hotel
development. In May 1990 the company celebrated the opening of new premises
at Soi 20 in the presence of the German ambassador, who at that time was Dr
Oldenkott.
Today a German master butcher examines the quality and trains the personnel,
and Bei Otto is a popular meeting place for residents and tourists.
Old-timers may remember that Otto has opened up in Pattaya before, when he
became a subtenant in a small bakery shop in South Pattaya. The hot selling
item at that time was meatloaf fresh from the oven. Despite a growing
reputation, this enterprise met an unexpected end when the main tenant had
to quit.
Otto next supplied some of his goods from Bangkok to supermarkets in
Pattaya. However, there is nothing like a permanent presence here, and
everyone will be very happy indeed to see Bei Otto back, and back in a big
way.
Bei Otto is not just for German customers, it is for everyone who loves
good, authentic German food. “It makes me happy to make other people happy”
is Otto’s slogan, and he certainly does that.
Bei Otto is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., tel. 0 38 371 551.
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