Melody Thai Cuisine selected as Menifee’s July Business Spotlight

MENIFEE – The city of Menifee announced Melody Thai Cuisine as the July Business Spotlight, a program that is a part of the Economic Development Department’s B3 Building Better Businesses program.

Melody Thai Cuisine, 26846 Cherry Hills Blvd., is a familyowned, Thai restaurant in Menifee.

Owner Pramuan “Meow” Voecks opened her first California location, “Jazz Melody Thai BBQ,” in Bellflower, and in 2022, she opened “Melody Thai Cuisine” in her hometown of Menifee. She said she aspires to share the flavors of her Thai culture by bringing something new and exciting for guests to experience.

Voecks opened her first restaurant at 17 years old in Thailand, later moving to Hawaii and eventually to Menifee. She utilized her travels and experiences to create a unique, yet traditional, take on Thai cuisine. Some of the classic dishes included kao soy, spicy basil fried rice, a variety of curries, drunken noodles, pineapple fried rice, pad Thai, along with many other signature Thai dishes.

From her employees to her patrons, Voecks said she takes each one in as her own and treats them as family. Even though most of the time guests will find her in the kitchen cooking up tasty dishes, she finds time to visit and greet her restaurant guests tableside.

Voecks has come to know her

The Menifee Business Spotlight is a free business recognition program to create awareness for the variety of local businesses and their contributions to the Menifee community. Chosen applicants, who are nominated by the community, are honored during a special presentation at a city council meeting and receive a free 30-second professional video developed by the Economic Development Department showcased on the city’s business website.

The Menifee Business Spotlight is part of the Economic Development Department’s B3 Building Better Businesses program, which aims to showcase local businesses that go above and beyond the call of business, foster pride in Menifee’s business community and promote diversity in Menifee’s local economy.

Owner Pramuan “Meow” center, brings her culinary expertise in Thai cuisine to her hometown of Menifee and makes a commitment to giving back to the community. regular customers and remembers their favorite dishes and creates meals based on their dietary needs. She found a way to make curry without curry, to accommodate her guests’ dietary restrictions so that everyone can experience the flavor of Thai cuisine.

Melody Thai Cuisine is actively involved with the community and contributes to multiple organizations including Paloma Valley High School, Arts Council Menifee, Cherry Hills Golf Club,

County’s jobless rate jumps to 5% in June

City News Service

Special to the Valley News

Payroll cuts in multiple sectors of the regional economy pushed Riverside County’s unemployment rate up to 5% last month, according to figures released by the California Employment Development Department.

The countywide jobless rate in June, based on preliminary EDD estimates, was six-tenths of a percentage point higher than in May, when the rate was 4.4%.

According to figures, the June rate was nearly a full percentage point above the year-ago level, when countywide unemployment stood at 4.1%.

An estimated 57,000 county residents were recorded as out of work last month, and 1,078,700 were employed, according to EDD.

Mecca had the highest unemployment rate countywide in June at 12.2%, followed by Coachella at 9.2%, Cherry Valley at 9%, Hemet at 6.9%, and the Menifee Women’s Club, as well as Menifee’s senior programs and clubs. Voecks also has a special place in her heart for Menifee’s military community, as her husband Derek is a veteran. To show her support for veterans, Voecks has hosted and catered many events in her short time as a Menifee business owner to honor local military customers and their families.

Idyllwild-Pine Cove at 6.8%.

The combined unemployment rate for Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the Inland Empire, in June was also 5%, up from 4.4% in May, according to figures.

Bi-county data indicated that payrolls declined by the widest margin in the leisure and hospitality sector, which shed 1,600 positions.

Additional losses were recorded in the financial services, health services, manufacturing, professional business services and public sectors, which altogether lost 2,400 jobs, data showed.

The agricultural and construction sectors expanded by 2,200 positions, while miscellaneous unclassified industries added another 100, officials said.

The information technology and mining sectors were unchanged.

Data indicated that the statewide non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in June was 4.9%.

“Melody Thai Cuisine has bolstered Menifee’s emerging culinary scene with a fresh and exciting take on classic Thai cuisine,” Mayor Pro Tem Bob Karwin said. “Not only are they making an impact through their kitchen, but their commitment to the community is positively making a difference in the lives of Menifee residents.”

For more information, visit http://www.melodythaicuisine. com. To view their Business Spotlight video, visit https://youtu. be/z4CAvBbWrZI.

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Nominations are encouraged to recognize businesses in Menifee that contribute to the betterment of the Menifee community. Visit http://www.cityofmenifee.us/ BusinessSpotlight to apply.

For more information on the Business Spotlight program, or other resources available to Menifee businesses, contact the Economic Development Department at econdev@ cityofmenifee.us Submitted by city of Menifee.

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