Following the great success of our Italian Theme Night last month we decided to hold a Thai evening this month as our 2nd supper club.
It takes so much planning and preparation for evenings like this and, if you are ever a diner at this type of event, spare a thought for exactly how much time and effort the staff put in to ensure the best evening possible for you.
We planned a menu with 3 starters, 3 mains and 2 desserts.
Lovely Buddha's were purchased from The Range and suited our fireplaces brilliantly.
The back room always looks fantastic but especially tonight with the big table laid,
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| Back room at The Nook On The Square |
I found some brilliant designs for napkin folding on Pinterest, that suited the occasion perfectly.
You can find a tutorial for this particular design through this link
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| Napkin Folding |
They looked great on the table.
Prior to the event I did a lot of YouTube watching to learn how to carve vegetables. On the table we put a kilner jar with some rice in the base, a tealight and a carved radish and carrot leaves. A very effective center piece.
After the tealights I got carried away with the carving!! I made a large center piece for our large table and 1 for the bar.
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| Vegetable Carving Centrepiece |
I'm not sure whether I would call it therapeutic but definitely addictive and I was proud of what I achieved.
Head to YouTube if you fancy trying the art.
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| Vegetable Carving Centrepiece |
Lots of food preparation just before we opened. Beansprouts, snakebeans, pak choi , coriander and limes to name but a few of the items in bowls.
All tables booked we eventually opened the doors at 7pm and the customers arrived table by table.
It was a successful evening, with lots of food and drink consumed, and we all gushed with pride at the compliments we received at the end of the evening.
Below is a selection of food photos that was served throughout the evening.
Chicken Satay Skewers
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| Chicken Satay Skewers |
Tom Yum Soup,
a clear broth made with fish stock, vegetables and King Prawns.
Thai Fishcakes with Sweet Chilli Dip -
Finely chopped white fish and prawns mixed with lime, coriander and fish paste created a gorgeous flavoured starter. Google Rick Stein's recipe to give these a try.
Thai Red King Prawn Curry was a popular dish in the evening, served with thai jasmine rice.
Also popular was the Tamarind Duck, a sweet and sour sauce served on perfectly cooked duck.
And for dessert my best Panna Cotta yet. Normally an Italian dessert I know but I adapted the recipe and swapped the milk for coconut milk.
Cardamom & Coconut Panna Cotta and Mango Coulis.
The other dessert was also a big success.
Kaffir Lime cheesecake, adapted from Gordon Ramsey recipe I came across a long time ago.
Planning now starts for Tapas Night!
Linking up this week with:
Tasty Tuesdays
Simple and Sweet Fridays
Foodie Friday and Everything Else
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