20190524 Lemongrass and Steven ter Horst

We all met in the Elephant at about 5.30 except for Richard who joined us later. We were sitting at one of the tables close to the bar in the front of the pub. Stephen, Chad and Con had their jugs of beer. I had a pint of beer followed by an orange juice and water which was enough for me.

Chad still his name listed on the Elly's Food Challenge Board - even though his name was upside down! At 14 minutes he came in 3rd.

Chad also toasted a drink to Bob Hawke who passed away this week. We all saluted him and Chad downed his beer in one go in honour of the great man!

Con gave me three more movies on a USB. Can't wait to view them. Although I am warned that they're more violent than the previous movies I was given - we'll see what they're like.

It was Chad's turn to choose where to eat tonight and he milked it for all it was worth. He refused to tell us until we were at the door of the establishment. We had a game of Connect 4 between us all. I won my game. Stephen lost. Chad won and I think Richard won a game too. Gosh, it's been 40 years since I've played Connect 4!

Richard was fielding telephone calls because his mother has checked herself into St Andrews Hospital for pain management. Our sympathies are with her.

We ended up at the door of Lemongrass! It's been a while since we've been there. I looked at the menu and debated whether to have noodles or curry. Most of the curries had eggplant in them, so I decided for the Laksa. Stephen also had Laksa (with chicken). Richard had peanut sauce vegetables and chicken with coconut rice, Con had the green chicken curry and Chad had duck.

Richard and Chad gave their meals 8 out of 10, Con, Stephen and I a 7. In hindsight (it's now the next day)... I would give mine a 6. The flavours were amazing in the Laksa - it was spicy and flavoursome with a kick of chilli. However, the noodles were slightly overcooked and there were no vegetables in my soup. There was plenty of silken tofu, but no veggies. I don't know how many times Asian places get it wrong by not adding enough veggies. Stephen had the same complaint with his food. Richard actually ordered the $3 extra veggies on his dish and it just looked like an ordinary serving. Chad had a glass of white wine with his meal.

We talked about the Book of Mormon play and Richard was hesitant to buy tickets as they were a whopping $170 a ticket. He's thinking to leave it to Last Tix to buy. I'm happy to buy now to secure a seat. So is Chad. We'll see what we decide.

It was Chad's turn to also choose a dessert place and he choose Steven ter Horst. Richard hadn't been there before. Stephen had a mug of hot chocolate. Myself and Con had hot chocolate in a cup. Chad had the Aztec Chilli hot chocolate and Richard had the praline hot chocolate - served with a Black Forest cake. It looked delicious with a rich creamy cheesecake type topping.

We talked a bit about the election. The media's influence on supporting the Liberal Party. Chad's helping at the BBQ at his school went well and Stephen talked about handing out the Green's leaflets. Richard pulled out 2 Kahlua bottles which work had given to him. Not a bad Friday afternoon gift from work!

The most important piece of news this evening was that Con had gone to see John Wick in the week at Norwood and sat in the luxurious reclining seats. He said he loved the movie - a good old romp of murder, shooting and pillage!

Until next time...