Dick's Books on the shelves in the re-opened Central World shopping center
Dick writing in his most recent office
We celebrated my birthday dinner at the Banana Leaf Restaurant on Silom. This was where we had had lunch of Tom Yam Kung. A wonderfully hot and sour soup that is as satisfying as anything you could eat and will produce small fountains of perspiration on the top of your head only adding to the exotic nature of the experience.
Curried crab. The only Thai dish that uses an Indian style curry powder
Deep fried morning glory vines with a lime fish sauce and palm-sugar dressing with ground pork, chilies, shallots and white pepper
"Mayonnaise Chicken" as it's called on the menu. Probably not from King Mongkut's era but recommended by a Thai friend of ours and truly good. A sure way to an early grave. Perfectly fried chicken with a sweet mayonnaise with chunks of lime rind in it. It is the sour limey rind that makes this more than just something you might get if you were lucky at Coney island. YUM
My birthday cake boasted being ganache but it must have been the spirit of ganache inhabiting the cake. Dicks Flare for cake decorating has me reconsidering reopening a small patisserie on Suan Plu.
This woman seemed peeved with me for taking her picture so I bought some of her goodies. Steamed corn in the husk. More notable were the bamboo sticks which were stuffed with sticky rice, a little coconut and a touch of sugar. Some of the bamboo had been stripped away so that you could break the remaining container open. Inside was a distinctly rubbery treat. The bamboo left a skin much like a sausage casing would. The long rice snack was wonderfully strange and tasty
My 52nd birthday breakfast; Pineapple roulades and a fresh jasmine and marigold garland
Views from our balcony
Some pictures of our rented condo
Some pictures of our rented condo
Our Building at 435 Suan Plu Soi 8
The neighborhood
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