Don’t miss this opportunity to come and meet world-renowned author Jake Needham at the Pattaya City Expats Club meeting at Henry J. Bean’s, North Pattaya Beach Road on Sunday, August 1. Jake will talk about his life and work over the years in America and in Thailand. He will be on hand with some of the staff of Bookazine to autograph copies of his books. Breakfast brunch available from 9.30. Meeting starts at 10.30 a.m. Be early to ensure you get a good seat!

Pattaya’s newest, trendy coffee shop, Sunset Café is now open. Located on Pattaya Second Road in front of the Grand Solé Hotel and next to the 7 Eleven, they are now serving a wide range of coffee, snacks, and breakfasts at reasonable prices. Open daily from 9 a.m. till 3 a.m. (perfect for that late night snack). 370/4 Pattaya Second Road.

The Buffet Dee Light at Starz Diner, Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya, Singaporean dishes add flavour to an extravagant spread of 130 dishes, many of which are specialties created especially for this dinner buffet, and will always make the meal a delightful one. Enjoy it as often as you would like and the price remains at only 250 baht++. Join the fun nightly, with a Saturday recess, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information and reservations, please call 038 428 755-9, fax 038 421 673, email: rooms.pattaya@ hardrockhotels.net, website: hardrockhotels.net

The Srisiam Restaurant, Sunbeam Hotel Pattaya, invites you to enjoy specialty menus such as baked rice with dry plums, baked rice with Chinese sausage, fried noodles with plakapong in brown sauce and baked noodles with shrimps served in a pottery bowl, throughout July, every day, 12 noon until 9 p.m. Call for reservations on 038-427-120-9.

Don’t miss Casa Pascal’s gourmet set menu, pamper yourself with fine touch of culinary art. Menu only 950++ baht and menu with unlimited wine 1,900++. For reservations, please call 038-723-660 or 01-983-4182 (Kim).

Pizza and Pasta Festival - For an Italian evening in lush tropical gardens, Amari’s chef presents a wonderful buffet with home style cooking. A full dessert buffet is also available and the house band will entertain you all night long. From 7 p.m. in the tropical garden, 330++ baht per person. For reservations please contact guest relations at 038 428 161.

The Friday special at Shenanigans Pattaya is ‘Popeye Pie’. An earthenware dish, filled with ground beef in a brown sauce on one side and creamed spinach with mixed vegetables, all covered in mashed potatoes and grilled under the salamander. Served from 12 midday till 9 p.m. for 150 baht inclusive. Shenanigans Pattaya, Pattaya Second Road, in front of the Marriott Resort & Spa.

The Green Bottle Pub is offering special Thai menus featuring delicious duck and chicken dishes from 19 baht and 45 baht from 11 a.m. till 4 p.m. throughout the month of July. Plenty of happy hour choices are also available from 1 p.m. till 7 p.m. daily with bottled beer at 50 baht and spirits at 45 baht. Another good reason to fall over and back to the Green Bottle, Diana Inn Pattaya, Second Road. Call 038 429 870, 038 429 675 for more details.

There are many vegetarian food offers in Pattaya, but most of them are Thai style or Chinese style; Pat’s Pies have had numerous requests to expand their range of vegetarian food, so they created Pat’s homemade vegetarian lasagna and broccoli based veggie pie to add to the already popular giant Yorkshire pudding with stuffing, vegetables, roast & mashed potatoes, baked potatoes with various fillings (bean, cheese & onion and coleslaw) plus, with an advance order of 24 hours notice, they can offer cheese & onion or broccoli & cheese quiche, cheese & onion pastry and much more. All vegetarian meals are served with vegetarian gravy! They also deliver! Call 038 072 3302.

Hans at the Paradise Restaurant is again offering frog legs as appetizers or main dishes, cooked either with Provencal herbs, garlic and pepper or basil. The tasty set menus have been very popular and continue to be on offer. They include a meat and a fish lover, a gourmet and an exotic meat menu. All set menus include Caesar salad, a soup, the main dish and assorted deserts for only 495 to 595 baht. A small carafe of house wine is also included with the gourmet set. Open daily from 10 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.

Don’t miss the theme buffet evenings at the Montien Hotel Pattaya; Verandah Coffee Shop on Tuesdays: Asian buffet dinner 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesdays at La Mer Restaurant its Mediterranean buffet dinner from 6.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. On Friday it’s back to the Verandah Coffee Shop with a BBQ & seafood buffet dinner from 6 till 10 p.m. and on Saturday don’t miss the international buffet dinner. For reservations and information call 038 428 155 ext. 1620-1 or email: [email protected]

California Steak at the Orchard, the best steak venue in Sriracha, is now offering a special steak buffet dinner every Wednesday evening. Indulge your taste buds with delicious steak menus including beef, chicken, pork and seafood only at 263 baht + per person (130 baht + for a child). Special on every Monday and Friday, you will get free salad bar with any order of steak or a la carte menu prices over 140 baht. For reservations or more information contact California Steak on 038 771 3900 ext. 225.

The grand reopening of the new OK Corral Bar - the home of the IPGC Bunker Boys - will take place in Rungland Village, South Pattaya Road, opposite the international telecommunications centre. The OK Corral is moving from its current home in Soi Skaw Beach and invites its old and new customers to join the party from 8 p.m. onwards on Friday, July 30. All the bar’s current activities, including the popular Bunker Boys’ golf, quiz, pool and darts will be organized from the new base from Saturday, July 31 and everyone is welcome.

The Association of Filipino’s in Thailand-Eastern Region Chapter (AFT-ERC) will be holding a Latin Charity night at the A-one Cruise Hotel on Saturday, July 31 from 7 p.m. Tickets are 1,000 baht and include buffet dinner, wine and live band. Dance shows, raffle draw with prizes to be won. For tickets contact Virginia on 01 762 2848. Don’t miss a great night out!

Learn the art of fruit and vegetable carving with a Thai carving master and receive a carving certificate after the course at the Siam Bayview Hotel Pattaya. The course is open daily at the Garden Terrace Caf้ from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Call 038 423 871-7 or email: [email protected] for further details.

The Pacific Cigar (Thailand) Co., Ltd. an exclusive distributor of all Havana cigars in Thailand announces the opening of Pattaya Cigar Divan, Pattaya’s first and only cigar divan, located at the lobby level of Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa. Pattaya Cigar Divan is a full service cigar divan that offers the widest selections of finest Havana cigars and non-Cuban cigars, namely Davidoff, Griffin, Zino, Don Diego and La Flor de Copan. Cigar lovers in Pattaya can now indulge in a 100% authentic Havana cigar at Pacific Cigar. Their staff is well-trained cigar consultants which will guide you to your favourite cigar. Along with fine Havana cigars Pattaya Cigar Divan also offers the finest selection of rare single barrel malt whisky, Lavazza coffee and fine smoking accessories.

Come and celebrate the birthday of your loved ones or friends at the Paradise Restaurant and enjoy a fabulous dinner their in company. Make a reservation for 4 people or more and receive a complimentary birthday cake. For a reservation of eight or more, Paradise also offers you a bottle of their Pinot Chardonnay house champagne. For reservations call: 038 723 177 (This special is not valid with other promotional offers or discounts).