Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Birthday at Arun's

For my birthday, JJ rented the Zipcar BMW and took me out for a meal at Arun's.


A lot of the dishes incorporated Thai flavours that we know and love in ways we've never eaten them before. Like this appetizer (1 of 6) that you eat in one bite: salad of fresh betel nut leaf with bits of ginger, shallot, lime, peanuts, and toasted coconut flakes.


A few of the dishes were more familiar but presented stunningly - everything from carved carrots to funky colour soup-looking liquid. You can see all the work that went into the presentation of the dishes and it was a treat for the eyes!
My favourite appetizer was this egg noodle wrapped prawn in sweet pea sauce... amazing!


Arun's signature item is the carved nemo... as part of 1 of the 4 entrees served family style.


We ended the night with a drive in the BMW down Lakeshore Drive and a slice of tiramisu courtesy of my parents. Thanks for the cake!

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