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Olive Tree offers different syrups

During the fasting month of Ramadhan, the Olive Tree Restaurant at Nikko Hotel will offer a range of snacks and beverages for customers.

There will also be Islamic decorations and religious music in the restaurant.

Executive chef Setiyanto will prepare a variety of snacks and dishes for breaking the fast, including dates, cakes, young coconut with ice and fruits.

Guests will also be able to enjoy a syrup of the day, with different recipes each day.

Indonesian cuisine as well as dishes from many other countries will be available for the main course.

A buffet will be available for Rp 108,000 (US$10.80) per person. On Fridays, the buffet will also feature seafood and cost Rp 125,000 per person.

The Olive Tree, Nikko Hotel, Jl. MH Thamrin No. 59, Jakarta Phone: (021) 230 1122

-- The Jakarta Post

Waiting for 'bedug' at Satoo

To mark the beginning of the fasting month in early October, the Shangri-La Hotel has prepared a number of delightful surprises, including exquisite delicacies.

At Satoo Restaurant, guests can choose from hundreds of options, from the lightest snacks to full meals in Ramadhan Nuance.

The choices available will include a variety of Indonesian snacks and sweets specially prepared for breaking the fast and for the predawn meal.

The entrance to Satoo will be done up with Islamic decorations. A bedug (large drum) will also be placed at Satoo's entrance. It will be played every dusk during Ramadhan to signal the time for breaking the fast.

Guests will also enjoy complimentary sweets and syrup at every table in the restaurant.

Satoo, Shangri-La Hotel, Kota BNI, Jl. Sudirman, Jakarta Phone: (021) 570 7440

-- The Jakarta Post

Night bazaar at Borobudur

For those who want to enjoy a breaking-of-the-fast meal in the tradition of the pasar malam (night bazaar), come to the Borobudur Hotel.

Diners at the Bogor Cafe Lobby will be able to enjoy a buffet of traditional food stalls and desserts. The buffet costs Rp 110,000 per person.

Guests can also enjoy a full buffet at the Bogor Cafe for Rp 136,000 per person. A special set menu for the sahur (predawn meal) is available at Rp 102,000.

Customers can also enjoy a breaking-of-the-fast meal at Miyama Restaurant. A tantalizing set menu of Japanese delights is available for Rp 198,000 (including sweet snacks).

The Cocktail of The Month will be the nonalcoholic Karomah Cocktail made of soursop juice, lychee fruit and syrup.

Borobudur Hotel, Jl. Lapangan Banteng Selatan, Jakarta Phone: (021) 380 5555

-- The Jakarta Post

A journey to the exotic east

After last exhibiting in 1997, Tris Neddy Santo will display her latest photographs at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) from Oct. 1 through Oct. 10.

Titled A Journey Through the Exotic East, the exhibition will feature photographs taken by Tris during her travels through the East.

The pictures on display are the result of three years of taking photographs with a digital camera in a number of different countries, as well as around Indonesia.

Her journey started in Cirebon (West Java), Bali and Lombok, and continued through Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Kathmandu and Istanbul.

The exhibition will open on Sept. 30.

Galeri Cipta, TIM, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Jakarta Phone: (021) 319 34740

-- The Jakarta Post

Dutch artists display paper art

Ten artists will display their paper artworks at Erasmus Huis from Oct. 5 through Oct. 30.

The exhibition will show how paper is made and will feature paper works of art, including paper jewelry, sculptures, wall decorations and books.

Among the artists that will present their work are Aliza Thomas, Nynke van Amersfoort, Marian Bijlenga, Han Klinkhamer, Paulo Taborda Barreto, Nel Linssen, Bunny Soeters, Jaime van Eijkelenborg, Martine Horstman, Couzijn van Leeuwen and Marian Smit.

Paper art is a young concept in the visual arts. At the end of the 1950s, the term "paper art" was first used among some artists in the United States, who had learned the old trade of making paper and used the paper pulp and paper for their art.

Erasmus Huis, Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav. S-3, Jakarta Phone: (021) 524 1069

-- The Jakarta Post