March 4, 2010
Kick of this Saturday March 6th
MangoMoon Social Hour!
I know many of us are still feeling the chill of Winter. However, I am ready to shake the cold and prepare for warmer weather!
The 2 months I spent in Bangkok have made me long to return to the endless Summer climate that is Thailand. But we all know my heart is here in the kitchen of MangoMoon. In celebration of my travels I have decided to launch a new skewer menu and our own version of a Happy Hour. The aroma of freshly grilled meats and vegetables will transport Social Hour revelers to sunnier days and snow will be a distant memory.
Here are some items from our special food menu (Available Tuesday to Thursday 8:00-10:00): Grilled scallops $2, Grilled baby octopus $2, Sai Klog (Central style sausage) $2, Grilled Shrimp $2, Grilled chicken livers $1, Grilled winter and fresh mushroom $1, Grilled Pork $1, Drink Menu: In addition to $5 red or white wines we will also offer other specially priced beer and cocktails. You will just have to come and see what our bartenders have up their sleeves!
Let’s make MangoMoon Social Hour the bright spot of your week!
Smile! and hope to see you soon.
Moon
December 11, 2009
One of my goals while visiting Thailand is to taste the food Bangkok. I went to Klong Sann Sabb where Pat, my husband, told me how much fun he had with his brothers when they were young. They had all kinds of water play; jump to the water from the coconut tree that stood tall along on bank of Klong (canal), swam for hours, catch fish, and bought noodles ; snack; coconut ice cream from the boats also known as the floating market.
Klong Sann Sabb today doesn’t leave any trace of what I remember it to be. Just like my husband, I also grew up along the canal. I remember the color of clean water, the memory of children running with the long tails boats, and the sound of bell from small boats that sold ice cream or grilled meat on skewers. My most favorite was grilled pork!
Today, the water color has change. Translucent black is new color that comes with unpleasant smell of trash or sewer. No children swimming in the Klong. No floating market in sight! Where are the Children? Are they stuck in the traffic or playing with the new expensive imported toys at modern and fancy shopping malls? Have street vendors replaced the floating market? Do we leave the floating market just for tourist destinations or new form of Thai live museum, or amusement park? Who still lives in the classic Thai houses along the Klong? Are those who still there as old as my parents who love their land and won’t sell for a condo project?
Bangkok traffic jam has become a way of city living. People here seem to accept and get used to it. Speedy- long- tail boats at Klong San Sabb become a popular choice of transportation from the western side of Bangkok to the inner city. There are piers along the banks. The sky rise condominiums grew up in place of coconut tree and classic Thai house. Young people flood in from all over the country to search for higher education and job opportunity that concentrated in Bangkok.
With all the changes that happened over my ten something years absent, there is one thing never changed: Bangkok food is always good. Street vendors have become big part of us.
I enjoy eating everything and meeting with different people at everywhere in Bangkok. Hope to get back to the States with art work from weekend market and local artist, update my table wares for both Chabaa and MangoMoon. Ultimately, create my own work and food that reflects where I come from. Hope everyone will enjoy the fruits of my travels!
