Sticky Rice on Sunday, 3/3 at 6PM

I know the GNR's are going on right now and everything but I'm craving some Thai food and have never been to Sticky Rice. I'll probably bring some beers to go with. For now I'll cap it at 10.

1. fropones
2. laikom
3. Teresa
4. thaiobsessed
5. thaiobsessed+1
6. AlekH
7. BR
8. boudreaulicious
9. GAF
10. petite_gourmande

Sticky Rice is my favorite spot for a big group thai dinner, should be fun, I can't wait!

I'll be sure to bring some interesting beers too.

Count me and Teresa in.

laikom wrote:Sticky Rice is my favorite spot for a big group thai dinner, should be fun, I can't wait!

What about Aroy?! Heresy!

Luckily, there is room in my stomach for both. Looking forward to another go-round with the huge menu at Sticky Rice!

Oooh, yeah, I'm in (+1)

yes please

I'm in too - thanks

Hi,

It's been a long while since I did the Thai thing -- I'd like to attend.

Regards,

I'll join as well.

I'd like to join!

Everyone who's posted here is included. I've started the wait list now.

If there's overflow for this one, there might be a crowd going the following Tuesday:

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=37001

Hi,

I think this is a terrific dinner idea and many have chosen to attend.

I will back out of this dinner to meet with Dmnkly's friend on Tuesday instead. I hope you understand.

Regards,

I'd like to join the wait list please.

Cathy2 wrote:Hi,

I think this is a terrific dinner idea and many have chosen to attend.

I will back out of this dinner to meet with Dmnkly's friend on Tuesday instead. I hope you understand.

Regards,

That is so very nice of you, I was hoping someone would meet him for lunch!

laikom wrote:

Cathy2 wrote:Hi,

I think this is a terrific dinner idea and many have chosen to attend.

I will back out of this dinner to meet with Dmnkly's friend on Tuesday instead. I hope you understand.

Regards,

That is so very nice of you, I was hoping someone would meet him for lunch!

Hi,

Thanks ... it is for dinner, because I would have a hard time making lunch.

Regards,

Can you waitlist me, please? Thanks!

Very excited for this dinner! Set up a preliminary menu with the help of laikom trying to target about $30pp total. Check it out here. Hope everyone's hungry!

Looks like a proper feast.

Hi there - I won't able to make it tonight. petite, you're in!

fropones wrote:Very excited for this dinner! Set up a preliminary menu with the help of laikom trying to target about $30pp total. Check it out here. Hope everyone's hungry!

LMAO! 35 dishes for 10 people is an awesome plan. Have fun tonight!

=R=

ronnie_suburban wrote:

fropones wrote:Very excited for this dinner! Set up a preliminary menu with the help of laikom trying to target about $30pp total. Check it out here. Hope everyone's hungry!

LMAO! 35 dishes for 10 people is an awesome plan. Have fun tonight!

=R=

Haha, thanks, working on paring it down now. Also, don't forget it's BYOB tonight. I plan to bring a few beers

fropones wrote:Haha, thanks, working on paring it down now. Also, don't forget it's BYOB tonight. I plan to bring a few beers

Funny, I was looking at the list and thinking you might need multiples of some of the singles. More than two sticky rice for 10 people for example. But, as my motto is Nothing says excess like excess, I might not be the best one to comment.

Either way, terrific menu, looks to be an exceptional time.

a lot of things ( like more rice ) can be added on the spot when we run out. we are working on widdling the list down. for only 10 people I can't think of any dish that would require doubling.

Love the mega Google doc pre-order list! Great way to get us stoked and more pro-active menu planning.

Thanks to Mark and Matt for organizing and ordering another fun event!

Echoing last night's sentiments, the appetizers (especially the quail that Mark didn't get a taste of) and salads were standouts. The bonus stinky bean replacement dish was delish as well, do you remember the name and key ingredients for re-ordering purposes? The fish curries were not as successful though.

Again, thanks for another fun adventure!

Not much to add to BR's recap in the main thread. Great meal, better company and impressive ordering--what more can you ask for??? I'm especially appreciative of the fact that no one was trying to take pictures since with all of those dishes coming out in quick succession, that would've gotten old quick Only exception would've been the picture of our gracious and efficient server upon receiving the ordering spreadsheet prepared by Laikom and Fropones--a photo of the look on his face would've been a wonderful way to remember a fun night.

There was some talk of a Thai favorites pot luck down at our end of the table and I think this would be a lot of fun--bring your favorite dish(es) from the various Thai spots around town or your own kitchen--a true thai taste-off! I think we should do it--just have to find a night. Stay tuned!

I want to thank fropones for organizing the dinner and for all the dining companions. And I am a great believer in "ordering power." However, I think that there is a downside and that was evident at Sticky Rice. We had some 35 dishes in under 90 minutes. On the plus side, we did gain a sense of the menu. However, I like to think about my food. I want to consider a preparation and taste several bites to see how it develops. On my plate dishes mashed together and everything was coming so rapidly that I missed any deliberate consideration. Sometimes less is more. I felt that having half as many dishes would have provided twice as much culinary pleasure. Sticky Rice was incredibly efficient, some of the dishes were amazing and most were very good (IIRC!), and the company was LTH-licious.

The quail started the meal, and it may have been the best: that could have been coincidence or perhaps not. The durian ended the meal, and it did remind me why I love properly made durian pudding.

It takes a special type of person to be able to enjoy 35 dishes in a row. GAF's description of the experience was very accurate, I doubt anybody is able and accurately critique the entire meal. It is a totally different way of looking at a restaurant, but if I were to rethink the ordering strategy the only thing I'd change would be more Quail. They have a huge and outstanding menu, and in helping set up fropones' first meal here, we both wanted to really explore that aspect of the place!

In my opinion, of the 35 dishes there were only a couple that were lackluster, but I've already read other people raving about them so even then it is a matter of taste. How many other restaurants could you pick 35 dishes, some of them at random, and come away with this many amazing bites? Probably not many.