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Communal Dinners

Group of friends enjoying a dinner gathering around a kitchen island.

 

Good Food. Good Company. A Good Cause.


These occasional dinners are hosted in my home in Port Washington and bring six guests together over a family-style Thai meal,

with each evening supporting a local charity. You don’t need to know everyone at the table. You don't need to know much about

Thai food. Curiosity, an appetite, and a willingness to share are a good place to start.


The Food


Each dinner features a changing selection of dishes chosen to be enjoyed together. Expect dishes from different regions of Thailand,

with different flavors, textures, and levels of heat. It's a family style meal rather than an à la carte menu. Please discuss allergies or

dietary restrictions with me before confirming your place. I’ll be straightforward about what I can and cannot accommodate.


The Evening


Allow approximately 2½ hours to eat, talk, and settle in. You’re welcome to bring wine or beer; water and a nonalcoholic option will

be provided. The table is limited to six so I can give the cooking and the people around it the attention they deserve.


The Giving


Each seat carries a minimum donation of $150  which is 100% passed along to the evening’s selected local charity. I cover the food costs and receive no payment.

The beneficiary will be announced before you commit, along with a little about its work.

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Sample Menu

Pomelo Salad (Yam Som O) 🌶️

Pomelo, shrimp, toasted coconut, peanuts, fried shallots, lime, roasted shallots, garlic & chilies, fish sauce, palm sugar, tamarind, and makrut lime leaves.


Green Papaya Salad (Som Dtam) 🌶️

Papaya, long beans, cherry tomatoes, dried shrimp, chilies, garlic, palm sugar, fish sauce, lime & peanuts.


Dry Pork Curry (Khua Kling Moo) 🌶️🌶️

Minced pork, lemongrass, chilies, galangal, turmeric, garlic, shrimp paste, makrut lime & fish sauce.


Clams with Nam Prik Pao (Chili Paste)🌶️

Little neck clams stir fried with a paste of Thai chilies, garlic, coriander roots, lemongrass and Makrut lime leaves in a sauce of chili paste, fish sauce, oyster sauce, palm sugar and orange. 


Stir-Fried Eggplant with Thai Basil (Makheua Yao Pad Tao Jiao) 🌶️

Japanese eggplants stir-fried with minced chicken, Thai chilies, garlic and Thai basil in light & dark soy sauce and fermented soybean paste. 


Stir-Fried Cabbage with Garlic & Fish Sauce (Ka Lum Plee Pad Nam Pla) 


Stir-Fried Rice Noodles (Pad See Ew)

Homemade rice noodles wok-charred with Chinese broccoli, pan-seared chicken, egg, garlic, light soy, black soy, oyster sauce and fish sauce. 


Dessert

Kanom Krok (Crisp and Custardy Coconut Pancake)

Makrut Lime Ice Cream

Fresh Fruit

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