I enjoyed the food at the Laughing Buddah - best meal with WREC yet. The menu was pan-Asian which included Thai, Vietnamese but no Chinese or Indian. The menu was huge -overwhelming. I chose the chicken satay as a starter which came with a fantastic peanut sauce. I followed this with duck stuffed with minced prawn - the latter seemed to be a speciality so I was keen to try it. I don't think it added much. Maybe the meal was overpriced but I'd go back.
The decor was modern with an interesting selection of music (not that I remember what was played now).
Our conversation again was interesting taking in the lack of striped pyjamas in the shops, the meaning of the term "forensic" and chance encounters with Steve Coogan.
So no more meals out with WREC until September - though the girls decided to start a pub crawl the other night but failed to shift from the Red Lion!
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Monday, 14 July 2008
The Laughing Buddha
Well our third restaurant was the Laughing Buddha http://www.thelaughingbuddhadidsbury.co.uk/ I wasn't sure what to expect from this restaurant but was greatly rewarded with, what for me, has been the best restaurant by far. The choices for starters and main courses was pretty impressive, although for me I find the amount of choice overwhelming and therefore plumped for one of the shared starters. This turned out to be a good choice as there was a good selection of different starters and plenty of it! I now can't remember what I had for the main course but I do remember that I enjoyed it and it was very filling. This is definitely a restaurant that I would recommend, possibly more as a treat as it wasn't one of the cheapest we've visited.
I really feel that we're in the swing of this challenge and feel a little disappointed that we will be taking a break over the summer period when the group members will be jetting off to summer climbs such as Florida, Germany and Northumberland (in a tent!). Back in September.
I really feel that we're in the swing of this challenge and feel a little disappointed that we will be taking a break over the summer period when the group members will be jetting off to summer climbs such as Florida, Germany and Northumberland (in a tent!). Back in September.
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Would you believe it
Well, it's finally happened - Diner 5 joins the crew, having done nothing different IT-wise to what I've been doing for the past month or so. But clearly the Great Blog in the Sky has decided I've paid m'dues, and can now be allowed entry.
I thought it might be good if I could add variety by taking an oblique view of events and report more on the general conversation. But at this interval it's difficult to remember what we talked about. One thing that has stayed in the mind for some reason is the information that there is a woman somewhere in Birmingham who does her ironing wearing only a pair of knickers. This image has sustained me through these long weeks of not being able to blog. However, attempts to persuade...well, perhaps we won't go there or I might find my new-found access sabotaged. Beyond that my mind is pretty much a blank so my real debut will have to await tomorrow's visit to The Laughing Buddha.
I thought it might be good if I could add variety by taking an oblique view of events and report more on the general conversation. But at this interval it's difficult to remember what we talked about. One thing that has stayed in the mind for some reason is the information that there is a woman somewhere in Birmingham who does her ironing wearing only a pair of knickers. This image has sustained me through these long weeks of not being able to blog. However, attempts to persuade...well, perhaps we won't go there or I might find my new-found access sabotaged. Beyond that my mind is pretty much a blank so my real debut will have to await tomorrow's visit to The Laughing Buddha.
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