ADVISORY/Photo/Video Opportunity: Sawatdee Family of Restaurants Marks 20th Anniversary with Spicy Thai Celebration.

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ADVISORY...for Thursday (Nov. 6)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

    WHO: Supenn Harrison and Sawatdee Thai Restaurants

    WHAT: 20th Anniversary Celebration and Open House

        --  Open to the public

        --  Complimentary appetizers

        --  Thai music

        --  Thai dancers

        --  Thai boxing demonstrations

        --  Book signing: "Sawatdee Cookbook -Thai It You'll Like It"
            by Supenn Harrison

        --  Winner of "Trip To Thailand Giveaway" will be announced.
            Sponsored by Thai Airways International and KOOL 108,
            registrations will be accepted through November 2, 2003 at
            all Sawatdee locations.

    WHEN: Thursday, November 6, 2003 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

    WHERE: 289 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, MN 55101

    BACKGROUND: In connection with the upcoming Sawatdee 20th
        anniversary, Supenn Harrison, founder and owner, has published
        a cookbook entitled, "Sawatdee Cookbook: Thai It You'll Like
        It". The 48-page cookbook is a collection of more than 30
        authentic Thai recipes for soups, salads, main dishes and
        desserts. Included are recipes for the legendary "Sue's Egg
        Rolls," which were a mainstay at the Minnesota State Fair for
        26 years, and aromatic Holy Basil Supreme, Supenn's personal
        favorite. Complete with photographs, the Sawatdee Cookbook
        opens with a memoir of Supenn's childhood, then moves on to
        the Sawatdee story, how Supenn built the business, how she
        trains her staff and what fun it is to serve the rich and
        famous including Julia Child, Neil Diamond, Steve Tyler, Mick
        Jagger and, the Twin Cities' own, Prince.

        Sawatdee restaurants dish up authentic Thai food at a
        reasonable price along with a glimpse of Thailand via warm
        hospitality and appealing Asian-style ambiance. The first
        Sawatdee restaurant, located in St. Paul, opened in 1983.
        Sawatdee is a long-time Twin Cities favorite having been
        recognized as the "Best Thai Restaurant" since 1988 by
        Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine; voted "Best Thai" by City Pages
        since 1990; "Reader's Choice: Best Hot and Spicy Food" in 1986
        by Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine; "Best Thai" by Minnesota
        Monthly in 1992 and Sawatdee Bar and Cafe was named "Best Thai
        Restaurant in Twin Cities" by City Pages in 1998. There are
        nine restaurants in the Sawatdee family located in the Twin
        Cities and St. Cloud.