3 September 2005
Dinner with the boss
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.
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.
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# posted by gilamonster : 07:44
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surely the chef doesn't remember your culinary insult from 4 years ago? Why did you send it back anyway?
Even Plum was not scared by Finding Nemo. Mind you, Plum is not scared by LOTR.
We had a double buggy once. It was more trouble than it was worth. As is most baby equipment. The only essential pieces of baby equipment are (1) babysling (2) single collapsible lighweight McLaren buggy (3) bottle steriliser. Everything else is just profiteering for first-time parents.
Even Plum was not scared by Finding Nemo. Mind you, Plum is not scared by LOTR.
We had a double buggy once. It was more trouble than it was worth. As is most baby equipment. The only essential pieces of baby equipment are (1) babysling (2) single collapsible lighweight McLaren buggy (3) bottle steriliser. Everything else is just profiteering for first-time parents.
Actually, the chef seems to have the memory of an elephant. It was Joel who sent back his poached eggs and black pudding because the eggs were cold - hot outside, but fridge cold on the inside. We got new ones and they were the same. At which point the waitress said, "Have you tried the black pudding? That's not cold" Anyway, the time before when we went in, the chef muttered something while glaring at us about, "They're the ones who sent the eggs back". I was pretty amazed that he remembered. Otherwise, the food there is very, very good. We're just slightly put off by the glaring chef. He's the stereotypical shouting-at-his-staff type chef, and they have an open kitchen. But he seems to have mellowed slightly over the years.
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