Helen's Headlines - 25 July 2011

Owners of the restaurant happy to take a photo with me in it...Paul - that might be a bit too close for comfort. Your wife is sitting just nearby!


When's the next course coming out?

Bring us more food please!

First of all, a big thank you to Greg (and Joy) for organising such a fabulous night last night at the Saeng Thai Restaurant, 713 Centre Road East Bentleigh. Andrew and I had been going there for years and we loved the food but never knew it was a family run business and one where even the Thai people come to eat! It made us appreciate our local favourite Thai restaurant even more.

Looking around the tables, it was obvious that everyone had a lovely time and enjoyed socialising and catching up with all the news and gossip. The banquet meal was delicious and in future, I'll be ordering more of that red curry dish as I couldn't get enough of that sauce.

Having the chef come out and talk to us about the differences in Thai food from the north to the south side of the country was interesting and it made me think that we are lucky to have such a blend of cultures in this country to experience all this lovely food, herbs and spices.

We're looking forward to having more of these fellowship/vocational nights at restaurants where we can experience the ambience, the food and the culture. So stand by for the next one!

I'd like to be able to give a small banner to every local restaurant we visit in the area along with a letter of appreciation. Greg mentioned that for the savings we made last night, we will give this to a charity on behalf of the restaurant. I'd like this to happen quickly so that I can write the letter to the restaurant advising them of what we have done and appreciate their support.

Can't wait for the next one! Word on the street is...might be Indian!