A taste of paradise
By Thiruni Kelegama
An escape. That is certainly what it is. Located at a discreet corner of Gregory's Road, Colombo 7, this restaurant certainly will tickle your taste buds and delight the individuality of your palate.

Le Palace is definitely an experience. It is an escape from the bland, and the common, an adventure into the wonders of culinary art.

You can bite into their lobster pizza or their prawn tartlets, or indulge in the batter fried prawns, or chicken pate on toast. And when you do, you will never want to leave. This is perfection, you may think. You can snack on Cold Cut Lamb with Ghee and lick the flavour off your fingers.

And you can finish off with their chocolate meringue or with the Le Palace Hot Souffle (praline, coffee, raspberry or lemon) and these sweet treats will definitely make your childhood cravings tug at you all the more persistently.

All big things start from small beginnings. Le Palace began as a take-away and lunch restaurant and went through an odyssey of management experiments. However, now under the new management of Mr. Roshan Motha, together with the culinary expertise and creativity of chef Jean Pierre Paillier, Le Palace has expanded into a unique restaurant open for breakfast, lunch and dinner with speciality desserts and breads, take-away orders which are a phone call away and outside catering for up to 1000 guests.

Le Palace knows the art of spoiling anyone with what they consider to be luxurious food. "This is not a fine dining restaurant," explains the chef, Jean Pierre. "It is a restaurant where you can get food from all over the world, and the speciality is the very fact that it is made with a French touch."

They have a range of 15 set menus that span international cuisines from the Enchiladas of Mexico to the South East Asian spice of Nasi Goreng to the flavours of the Far East in their noodle dishes to the unforgettable pate that seems to bring a little bit of France to the meal.

You can even order their BBQ menu for a poolside gathering with friends or a backyard lounge with colleagues. Or for that special evening, you can order anything from their Buffet Menu or their Special Cocktail menu.

At Le Palace you can even dine by yourself and not feel like you are eating alone, because their menu can make you feel as if you have your own personalised chef cook, a chef who has found a special taste for you alone.

Be an outstanding young woman
The Young Women in Public Affairs Award 2003 is a programme designed to encourage women students to enter careers in public affairs and community organisations. The programme is sponsored by Zonta International, a worldwide service organisation of executives in business and the professions who work together to advance the status of women.

The YWPA awards programme operates firstly at the club level, and then to district and international levels of Zonta International. It is managed by Zonta members and final selections are made by a panel of judges.

The winner will receive an award and certificate from the organising club and nomination to the district levels The district winner is nominated to Zonta International for selection of five international scholarships of US$ 1000 each.

The Zonta Club II of Colombo invites nominees for this year's (2003) award. Applicants should be women between the ages of 16 to 20 currently attached to a learning establishment.

The entries are in the form of short essays (of not more than 300-500 words) on the following subjects:

Student Activities - Leadership roles played in them and identification of the most rewarding and valuable experience gained

Community service activities - In which the applicant participated and why she selected that activity.

International Awareness - Activities, which led to the understanding of the customs and ways of life of other countries.

Status of women in your country - Identify the commonest problems (not more than two) limiting the advancement of women in your country. Possible solutions and what you would do if you could to make a change.

Status of women worldwide - Identify two major problems that affect women worldwide with possible solutions and your opinions of the roles of the UN, NGOs and women in general.

Certification from the school or learning authority, recommendation from two non-related adults and a current photograph should be forwarded along with the completed application form. Applications and further details can be obtained from Ms. Kushal Karunarathne Phone 502117; Address; 176/5A, Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo 5. Applications close on March 29.

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