ChuChai re-opens with revamped menu

It’s been cold and dreary while waiting for the owners of this veg Thai restaurant to return. I actually only found out that they were closed in February, after braving a cold and snowy winter night just to get there. So when I visited this week I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that my expectations were very high. At least the week day lunch scene wasn’t too crowded or hoity-toity.

So, if you’ve been to ChuChai before, you’ll remember that every “meat” had a menu page of its own. The new menu is condensed to a cardboard fold-out and there seem to be less options per “meat”. I noticed that the Pad Thai has changed to “Royal Pad Thai”, consisting of various mock meats and “shrimp”. I didn’t order it, so I didn’t ask if the shrimp were vegan. Next time.

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Down, but not out: twenty-eleven makes way for twenty-now

Sleepy cats: Dozing into twenty-nowIt’s amazing how the last post was written in October 2011, but work has been crazy-busy.

The first half of the year was really good, however, mostly focusing on the preparation and execution of my first garden. But my energy for writing was fading. Then I got really discouraged and pissed off at how the winner of a Vida Vegan Con giveaway was chosen without any explanation as to why or how. Shortly after, I finally lost my blogging mojo right at the beginning of Vegan Mofo; a task I half-heartedly took on but knew I wouldn’t complete.

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