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No wonder. The food was great. We shared gyoza and duck salad for appetizers. I had pad kra pow for my main course. They are not wimpy with the spices! Mind you, I like heat but this was just short of painful. I expect we'll definitely be back but I'll request medium spicy next time. Of course, mango sticky rice for dessert makes everything better.
It was a nice concert, too: the Adagietto from Mahler's 5th, Beethoven's 2nd Piano Concerto and Mozart's "Jupiter" Symphony. The Mahler was especially lovely. Joseph Kalichstein was the pianist for the Beethoven. His is a wonderfully elegant touch.
Spicy squids are the best!
ReplyDeleteYou know, one of the first dishes that truly made me fall in love with Thai food was a squid dish. I'd forgotten about it until just now.
DeleteThat looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteYes, quite good.
DeleteWe have an East West cafe here, but it's not Thai food.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have any really good Thai places left around here. The one that we loved got bought out some years ago. Afterward, the quality of the food went down and the prices went up.
That's a shame. You'd think there'd be plenty in California.
DeleteI like heat too as long as it's not too painful! the food sounds delightful and the music is great atmosphere. Thanks for sharing such a sweet review, and I'm wishing you a def Friday Armchair Squid.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Maurice! Always great to hear from you.
DeleteYou two are adventurous.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
The girl does pretty well, too. She's not as keen on Thai as the two of us are but even she said she'd go back.
DeleteThe food looks just wonderful ! I always order medium till I know their spicy level. Or you get the one day where the chef is crazy mad.
ReplyDeleteThe music sounds lovely. Nice way to start the weekend.
cheers, parsnip and thehamish
In my experience, especially around here, restaurants aren't too daring with spices. It was actually a pleasant surprise. But yes, I think I'll ask them to tone it down next time.
DeleteAwesome. The food look good!
ReplyDeleteIt was!
DeleteSounds like an awesome night! I like heat- but heat doesn't always like m. :)
ReplyDelete~Jess
It was a good night.
DeleteSounds like a good night. Don't remember the last time I went to the symphony or opera (I prefer the opera, it's the storyteller in me). I also haven't had Thai food in a while (been on an Indian kick) but this place sounds great.
ReplyDeleteSadly, we don't have an opera company in town. In truth, I am more of a symphony enthusiast anyway, a little surprising in that as a performer and teacher, I am far more a vocalist than an instrumentalist.
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