Wednesday Night Special Filipino Dinner was a Gastronomic Delight. The Lumpia served was Shanghai ( small version of the typical classic lumpia), but was delicious. The Beef Sinigang was great (although if I am cooking for a pure Filipino palate, I would add a little more souring agent -Tamarind sauce), The chicken adobo was perfectly-cooked. Again, If I am cooking for a Pure Filipino Palate, I want more a vinegary-taste. However, because THD is 99.9% non-Filipino, the dish was perfect. Note that I am the only Filipino-American resident here at THD ( Total current residents in the 4 buildings is 150) . The icing to the cake and my Food Winner for the evening was the Biko (Sweet Rice Cake) top with a small chunk of Chocolate with the miniature Philippine Flag ( see Photo above).
Kudos to Joel ( pronounced Who Well, not Joe Well) and His industrious Kitchen Crew, as well Carmen's and Emilia efficient and Patient Servers. Special mention to Our Dinner Server-Martha. Last, but not least to THD management to make this a Repeat Event during the Month of October.
I took some photos as follows:
Thank you so much for your wonderful idea and coordination with THD on this very special dinner tonight to celebrate Filipino American History Month! It was a special evening and dinner for all our residents – Everyone was looking forward to it and expressed to me how much they enjoyed it as they were dining and leaving Newton’s tonight. So happy we could all enjoy this special event together, try new food and learn new things too. Thank you, Thank you! Enjoy these wonderful photos of you and Dodie, and friends! Best always, Jenny |
2 comments:
DEAR DAVID,
BRAVO FOR WHAT YOU MADE POSSIBLE FOR THD AT WEDNESDAY’S WONDERFUL DINNER . YOUR TRADITIONAL FOOD IS DELICIOUS AND CAPTIVATING.. đŸ¤—RICHARD
Good morning, David. My name is Susan Taylor and I am Bob Fabry's wife. I just want to tell you how much we enjoyed the dinner you arranged for us this week. It was delicious!! I have not been familiar with Filipino food in the past, but that dinner convinced me I'd like to taste more of it.
I have located two local restaurants, Tropa Modern Filipino in Lafayette and Isla Grande in Pleasant Hill. I'm sure you know both of them and I would like to know what you think of them. Also, are there other Filipino restaurants in the area? I'd really appreciate any information you can give me on this topic.
Also, thank you for your comments on employee turnover. I find it disturbing, and am frustrated at not knowing how to get more information about the situation. I doubt management would talk about it, but I hope they are taking your comments seriously and plan to address the problem in a productive way. Thanks again for the dinner.
All the best, Susan
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