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Wednesday, September 25, 2002
Chilled with the Hwang sisters (Jenn and Julie) yesterday night in Stanford. We had some tasty Thai cuisine at the "Siam Royal" (notice it's not "Royale," as it should be, since the "Royal" is coming after the word "Siam") on University, only one of several restaurants in the Thai district (I'm just kidding about there being a Thai district). It was good. Thai restaurants generally have strange names..such as "Thai Basil" (probably an indication of their favorite herb), "Pearl of Siam" (not too weird), "Plern" (what is that??), and the royal "King Krung" (a very dominating name). The decor, food, and even the plates that the dishes were served in were strikingly similar to the Thai House in Berkeley. I conjectured that all Thai restaurants got their recipes and equipment from a single Thai restaurant supply company, allowing the Thai dining experience to be uniform and consistent, no matter which restaurant you choose to eat at. It's those renegade Thai restaurants which end up having a different taste; occasionally it's better, but in most cases, it's worse.
12:10 PM Albert
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..a life in DUO