Life in Dulwich

I wish there were still German Shepherds on the roof of the local garden centre. It was nice to see them wandering around up there. I hope they're not dead.

Labels: London

Cooked dinner for BB's boss and wife last night. No pressure or anything. They were very nice and brought their kids round. Tried to find suitable entertainment for 4 yr old, but surprisingly most of our Disney/Pixar videos contain mild peril. Unfortunately, said child was slighly upset by the mild peril in Finding Nemo. Otherwise, all went well, although the pandan kuih koci didn't go down too well. BB had reported back that they ate pretty much anything except celery. But I did comment that most people probably hadn't come across some of the things I'm likely to cook, so were not in a position to objectively make that statement. But all was tasty, if I say so myself. Menu was Filipino pork adobo, Malaysian chicken curry and some concoction consisting of fish (plaice fillets), ham choi, shitake mushrooms, kao choi, ginger, Xiaoxing wine, sesame oil and chilli. The pu-er tea went down well too.

Must add that they had a double buggy about the size of our car. Could barely get it in the front door, and trying to get it down the garden path was an epic struggle. How they get about usually is a mystery to me.

Went to Franklins down the road for brunch last week in celebration of being engaged for 2 years. The scary chef whose eggs we sent back about 4 years ago kept giving us the evil eye (well, me, specifically). BB thought it was amusing. Then, our waitress ate the bits of salad that she picked up off the table, after she cleared the plates. Eeeurghhhh. I thought we were in some bizarre sitcom. Food was good though.

Labels: east dulwich, food, restaurants