Happy Thai New Year!

Picture of Thais Splashing each other during the Songkran Festival

Thais Splashing each other during the Songkran Festival

The Songkran Festival is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year’s Day from April 13th through the 15th. It falls in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season. Songkran coincides with the New Year of many calendars of South and Southeast Asia. The New Year is celebrated by the throwing of water, it is a time for cleaning and renewal. Thais roam the streets with containers of water or water guns and drench each other and passersby. The water is a symbolic meaning of washing away all that is bad. Continue reading Happy Thai New Year!

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Cooking Classes Coming Soon!

Little ChefsWe are currently working on this summer’s cooking class. Here are some dishes we have in mind: Pad Thai, gluten- free dishes and vegetarian dishes.

Pleas let us know if you have other suggestions or have a particular dish you would like to prepare. Your comments are welcomed and appreciated.

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Thanksgiving Food Drive for Senior citizens

Picture of Senior Citizens Food Drive

Help our senior citizens, donate today.

At Tamarind Thai, we strongly believe in supporting our North Beach Community. As a result we have organized the “Thanksgiving Food Drive for Senior Citizens.”

Please assist us in helping our senior residents who are financially unable to celebrate this holiday by donating non perishable food items or a turkey at our restaurant.

We will deliver the donations to UNIDAD of Miami Beach- a non-profit organization that is aiding Florida’s senior citizens that live below the poverty level. To show our appreciation for your generosity, we are giving away 10 gift cards valued at 5 dollars each for your donations (while supplies last). We want to ensure that everyone is able to have a wonderful holiday meal no matter their circumstance and we thank you in advance for your support.

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Bringing World-Class Tennis Tournament to North Beach

Tennis Court at Flamingo Park

Tennis Court at Flamingo Park

In March, commissioner Edward L. Tobin sent out a letter to local businesses in the North Beach area asking, “ If we bring a world class tennis tournament to North Beach, could it help stimulate the neighborhood?”

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Save The Seals!

Save The Seals!

Save The Seals!

In mid April, I was approached by a representative of the The Humane Society of the United States (who happens to be my customer) asking me to join hundreds of top chefs in the “Chefs for Seals” campaign. The top chefs combined with over 5,550 restaurants and grocery stores in the U.S. are uniting to participate in the “ProtectSeals” campaign. It caught my attention and I was shocked to learn that the inhumane practice of hunting seal pups still exists. Thanks to Nigel Barker, a world-renowned photographer and a judge from America’s Next Top Model, for creating the documentary “A Sealed Fate”, which sheds light on these disturbing hunts. The documentary bears witness to his personal experiences.

I attended the “Chefs for Seals” event hosted by the organization who collaborated with Nigel Barker, the spokesperson for the campaign, on April 22 at the Miami Design District. Please join us in helping to save the baby seals.

For more details about the Miami Chefs for Seals event visit Nigel Barker’s blog or the Humane Society’s website

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