Club
The next Chiang Mai ladies Lunch Bunch
is scheduled at The House Restaurant at noon on Wednesday July 23.
The cost is B280 for a sit down lunch. Those who have already dined at The
House know this is a great price for great food. If you haven’t it will be
a delicious chance to sample a part of the menu. Since it is going to be a
sit down lunch, it is important that the numbers are right. Lots of small
tables and big ones for those who want to be a large group. Please contact
Penelope Hall as soon as possible if you will be able to attend. If you have
a friend who would like to come feel free to bring her but please inform
Penelope by email: penelopehall@eudoramail.com
Dining
The Amari Rincome Hotel is
celebrating Swiss National Day on 1st August 03 with a
mouthwatering buffet, prepared by Chef Adrian. All 4 corners of Switzerland
will be represented, including Walliser, Fish Soup, Risotto Tichenese and
Zuger Kirsch Gateau. Don’t miss this special Swiss cuisine evening in the
‘La Gritta’ surroundings with ‘Dang Fantastic’s Live Band’ and a
lucky draw. Adults 490 baht net, Children 300 baht net. For table
reservations call guest relations at Amari Rincome 053 221 130 extension 14.
The well known restaurant‚ Le Coq
d’Or’ in Chiang Mai offers new light summer lunch menus,
starting at only 390 baht ++ for a 4-course menu plus coffee or tea. So next
time you feel like dining in a most elegant, yet relaxed, setting, take your
business partners or family there. For reservations call Khun Kitti, the
restaurant manager at 053 282 024 or 053 801 501.
Are you pining for some homemade breakfast
before hitting the town? Or maybe a light lunch? Stop in at Petri’s,
a small neighborhood restaurant, opposite Kad Suan Kaew. Toast, homemade
pita bread, juice, butter, jam, coffee as much as you like plus a big
selection of breakfast items to choose from. Like Swedish potato pancakes
with bacon or an omelet with cream stuffing of shrimp, ham, bacon or
mushroom. All served for only 95 baht.
La Gondola Restaurant,
located at the Riverside Garden of Rimping Condo (next to Nakornping
Bridge), now features a Weekend Pasta Buffet at 189 baht
(children 129 baht), every Saturday and Sunday from noon until 3 p.m. Phone
0 5323 5942 for reservations.
Sunday Brunch is back! By popular demand,
the Amari Rincome Hotel has re-introduced the famous Sunday
Brunch, which is now more deliciously tempting than ever before. So,
forget about your diet for one day and spoil yourself with a cornucopia of
special delights created by the executive chef from Ireland, Adrian
O’Herlihy. Make a reservation at La Gritta Restaurant and enjoy
unlimited gourmet treats for the whole family. Every Sunday from 11.30 –
14.00 hrs. Adults 350 baht, children 200 baht net.
From now until October 2003, La Veranda
French Restaurant introduces a delicious hot summer season menu, with
prices starting at B. 290 per person. With over 20 years French gastronomie
experience, Chef Gilles Polteuin offers 6 new menus with an emphasis on
quality and health - all fruit and vegetables from Royal Project farms. The
latest addition is Doi-Kham trout filet with Riesling white wine sauce, and
filets of catfish Grenobloise style. The chef also recommends his iced mango
souffl้. Bookings of 4 and over receive a complimentary bottle of
wine, and each visitor in May will receive a 15% discount voucher. For
reservations, please call La Veranda on 053 818 495, or 09 850 5611.
Education
Come and find out about the IELTS test.
New Cambridge Institute Thailand will be in Chiang Mai to give
a presentation on July 19th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Kad Suan Kaew. The
seminar will be delivered by an experienced IELTS examiner. Please contact
053-894683 for further information.
Environmental education for free!
Chiang Mai University’s Forest Restoration Research Unit is pleased to
announce that its new education program can provide free training and
extension services to schools and other community groups in forestry and
other environmental issues. Discover biodiversity along a forest trail,
learn how to grow trees at our nurseries or join a tree planting day.
Classroom events or field workshops; 1/2 day to 3 day programs to suit your
needs. Contact forru@science.cmu. ac.th or call 053 943348 or 053 943346 x
1134 or 1135.
Free Aerobic Classes - Chiang
Mai Municipality is teaching aerobic classes free of charge. Monday through
Friday at the old municipality sports stadium (gym 2) between 5 p.m. – 6
p.m.
Entertainment
Saturday jazz at the Amari Rincome Hotel
- each Saturday at 6.30-10.00 p.m., La Gritta Restaurant at the Amari
Rincome Hotel, Chiang Mai arranges a live jazz performance by Daeng
Fantastic team of four. Listen to jazz favorites down the years, and enjoy a
specialty theme buffet created by expert chef, Adrian O’Herlihy. Bring
along family or friends.
Events
A land and house fair and
auction, part of a joint project between Siam Commercial Bank Co.,
Ltd. (Public) and Legal Execution Department, Chiang Mai will be held four
times this year: July 19, August 23, September 6 and Oct 25 at Lotus Pang
Suan Kaew Hotel. Confiscated properties will be auctioned and special
interests in personal loans will be offered to bidders.
The Lanna Art Festival will be held
July 16-23 this year at many sites in Chiang Mai, including the Three Kings
Monument, Chiang Mai City Museum, Thapae Road, Ban Bor Sang Umbrella-Making
center in San Kampaeng District, and Thawai Village in Hang Dong District.
For more information contact the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Northern
Region 1: 053 248 604 and 053 248 607.
Conference on Religion and Globalization
- Payap University’s Institute for the Study of Religion and Culture
and the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies, together with other
co-sponsors invite interested people to attend an international and
interfaith academic conference on Religion and Globalization which is being
held from July 27 - August 2, 2003. Interfaith dialogue among Buddhists,
Christians, Muslims and other religious communities will occur and many
international speakers will deliver major plenary addresses throughout the
week of the conference. Additional information may be obtained from the
website, www.religionandculture.org or further inquiries may be made to
Ph.D., Conference Coordinator, Payap University Mrs. Rebecca Lomax at
e-mail: isrc@cm.ksc.co.th
Wanted: Singers!
Can you sing? Would you like to try out for Chiang Mai’s only community
choir? Contact Ellen Clark, choir secretary, on 053 309 187 (office), 053
853 265 (home), 01 883 2423 (cell), or email ellen@loxinfo.co.th
Bagan and beyond
- the photographic exhibition takes place until 31 July 2003 at ‘A
Gallery’ in Soi 1 Nimmanhaemin Rd, opposite Gong Dee Gallery.
Visit the exhibition for free, and let the photographer Angela
Srisomwongwathana share the sheer excitement of taking pictures with you.
North Thailand’s first food trek!
- Rainy season special. Free room. Chiang Dao Nest Mini-Resort
is proud to present North Thailand’s first food trek. No hiking,
hilltribes, elephants or rafting, just fine food and wine in the mountains.
The special offer is this - enjoy a three-course evening meal with a good
bottle of wine, and a large breakfast the following morning. The room is
free. Price for two people: 1390 baht, equivalent to just 695 baht each.
Offer available until 31st August 2003. Transport can be arranged from
Chiang Mai at additional cost. Offer open to all - expats, tourists, and
Thais. Chiang Dao is 80km north of Chiang Mai, home to the famous Chiang Dao
Caves. It is very convenient for people living in or visiting Chiang Mai,
taking under 1 1/2 hours by road. For further info tel. 053 455 795, mobile:
060 171 9875, email: chiangdaonest@lycos.com or visit the web site: www.
chiangdao.com
Services
Looking for a wheelchair? Hopefully not!
But many poor disabled children in Chiangmai are. So why not donate one for
only 7000 baht? Visit the Freedom Wheelchair Workshop across from the Chiangmai
Disabled Center, 133/1 Rajapakinai Road, Chiang Mai (near Thapae Gate).
Laundry and Internet service, traditional
Thai massage, Thai language courses. You find it all at the Chiangmai
Disabled Center, 133/1 Rajapakinai Road, Chiangmai (near Thapae Gate).
Tune-in to the English language radio
program ‘Helping Hand’, broadcast daily from 7.30-9.00 pm.
The program can be heard on Radio Thailand Chiang Mai FM 93.25 MHZ,
and provides useful information to both Thai nationals and foreigners alike.
