I am not going to make my own tonight...making the bruschetta was enough although I still need to toast the crostini.

I ordered the garlic bread. I put the salad and the bread in my trunk. I got about 10 minutes from the restaurant and the wonderful garlic smell was in my car...heavenly but making me hungry so I pulled over and put the top down.

we drove to fetch Souvla for my spouse - mediterranean fast casual in sf that was closed since middle March. They reopened today and were very popular. I declined and I’m grilling.

lamb gyros pita
new roasted potatoes
frozen Greek yogurt with sour cherry syrup

The rest of us:
cheeseburgers on roll-ppang
evergood hot link
johnsonville spicy sausage
sauerkraut
potato salad (deli)
mustards
crisps

cantaloupe melon balls

future ice cream dessert for me

I can’t believe you drove a closed convertible in the first place!

possibly Thai. It's noon and I'm already thinking of dinner

The obsession this city has with Thai food baffles most visitors. It's even stranger because there isn't that large of a Thai population.

Haha...A) it was really hot and B) I had just taken a shower and didn't feel like getting all greased up with sunscreen--that's why the top was up.
I can't believe that you passed up lamb gyros for cheeseburgers. Spouse sounds like she knows where to eat.

I’ve had good Thai in MEL last year. There seem to be quite a few Asians living in Australia that I’ve seen during my visits. I guess if people want Thai food, restaurants will provide it.

There's heaps of Asians, but not many Thais as compared to Vietnemese, Chinese, Malaysians, Koreans.

No doubt you can get some of the best Thai food anywhere in Australia.

It's just strange how this obsession with Thai food started, because in most places ethnic foods start where there is a large ethnic population catering to itself that then gets more widespread appeal. I guess people went to Thailand and wanted it when they got back.

I do prefer Vietnemese over Thai. A trip out to Cabramatta will get you some of the best Viet food in the world.

I guess by the same token, I'm surprised how few Greek restaurants there are in Sydney. Loads of Turkish places running the length of fine dining to hole in the walls, lots of Balkan restaurants but few Greek places.

Marinated some prawns in some chimmichurri we had in the fridge and served it with a nice salad. Nice way to end our weekend.

Shrimp on the barbie.

I seem to recall that the Thai government actively paid Thai emigrants to open Thai restaurants far and wide, in order to spread the culture and get people interested in visiting Thailand.

It worked on me! I love Thai food.

Don’t you have AC and a hat during open convertible driving in the sun? I guess it’s ok to close the convertible during rain.
We have such a wealth of food at home that it was EV- for me to get Souvla. I’m happy for my spouse to have what they want and to drive out for it. I already know what’s in the fridge, and some meats have limited shelf lives :-)
the cheeseburgers were for our child - I enjoyed the yummy sausages!

Ooh this sounds like a fun truth or urban legend. I love Thai food but primarily spicier things and curries. I’m not a thai salad type of person. That said, even though my 1988 Bangkok visit was enough, I loved The Hangover movie with Zach saying Thighland and of course “Bangkok’s got him” pretty nonstop. I love that series.

I don't have the top down all the time. I don't want hat hair or it making my head hot or have to worry about a hat flying off. And I would still have to put sunscreen on my arms and legs. I am pretty careful about the sun. But I do love the top down...especially on longer drives. The route home from the restaurant was on a small road that is full of big shade trees.

This. I'd always opt for the gyros...

That sounds like a tasty urban legend. I certainly never heard that happening in Australia. Ironically, the most famous Thai chef in Australia is a white Australian guy. His husband is Thai and he was taught by his husband's mother how to cook Thai. He ended up being the first chef to get a Michelin Star for Thai food.

Larb is a pretty damn spicy salad. Most of the time they detune the heat.

My cousin was visiting from overseas and I took him to Thaitown here in Sydney, which is much more "real" and he couldn't deal with the heat. But he had no problem in with the spice at a local Thai place just down the road.

Detroit-style pan cheese pizza
thin cheese pizza with red onion & black olive
meatballs in marinara sauce
penne with olive oil & parm
Bucatini pasta
fresh angel hair pasta
cucumber spears

brownies (Trader Joe’s box mix)
bonus ice cream for me - Robbins cherries jubilee & Ben/Jerry’s vanilla

Not judging by any means, but you guys certainly have big dinners!

How dare you! Why, I never!