July Thai Night
by Venus Lane
On a cold but clear Tuesday night, the Lotus Car Club (VIC) had the first ever half-year dinner at the Thai restaurant organised by Marg and Peter McConnell, who were currently enjoying (we hope) their overseas holiday, and weren’t able to join us. It was a busy night considering it was a Tuesday, and the parking was just along the road where JDK’s Porsche was spotted straight-away across the street called King Street. (Coincidence?) We didn’t spot any Lotus cars though, as they are not the daily drivers. The restaurant was called the Bangkok Terrace, located at 415 Riversdale Road Hawthorn East, so when I went to check-in using my Facebook page, a friend of mine back home thought I was in Thailand and she wanted to see me, hoping that my next destination is Manila. Unfortunately for her, I wasn’t anywhere near the real Thailand. But anyway, speaking of meeting, it was so nice to see everyone and catch-up again on the night. About 30 members were in attendance and enjoyed the taste of traditional Thai cuisine which started with some freshly shucked oysters and crispy crumbed prawn sticks with green rice flakes. The mains included 3 lovely dishes, and of course the Thai Green Chicken curry was one not to miss. There was a minor language problem with explaining that we had three vegetarians, but ultimately it was sorted out and, to the best of our knowledge, they were well fed*. As it was a BYO, everyone seemed to have enjoyed their personal wine pick of the night, but a couple from our table settled on a fresh coconut juice that made some of us jealous because we didn’t try it. (They also gave in on their best intentions when they were offered the opportunity to share in Bill’s bottle!!). Well before the dinner came to its finale, John King brought a bottle of French Champagne that was presented as a Raffle Prize, and was won, very happily, by Annette Meldrum, who followed the example set in January and tucked it safely under her arm. All-in-all, it was good food, good value and a lovely Thai night. *Yes we were! Delicious! Thanks! (Jo-Anne, on behalf of the veggies.) Lotus & Clubman Notes
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