Indian Food
Yesterday was a very long day.
Work like usual 7-3, then from 3-6:45 we were on a field trip.
When we returned to the school it was 7pm, and the board meeting started at 7:30 sooo...we just waited. I got home around 8:30, exhausted and incapable of keeping my thoughts coherent for lengthy stories.
Field trip: To Tandoor, Indian Restaurant in S'ville.
We had set it all up to go at the very beginning of Dec to Taste of India, here in M'ville, but when calling to confirm our unconventional reservation we were told 'they didn't know what we were talking about' and we'd have to either come earlier or much, much later and pay double.
So...we said 'no thank you' and called the other mostly local Indian restaurant. Told them our tale and they were very much willing to outdo their competition.
So Monday, when we called to confirm, the people we had spoken to were also not there, and there was a bit of 'that's not what we do here, and they're not here to confirm that, etc'
Of course, this time we got the names of the individuals we spoke to. ha!
I'll admit no matter where we went it was going to be tricky, and needed special permission, because all the local restaurants have a lunch buffet, and then close for a few hours before reopening for ala carte dinner.
School ends right in that window of time when they're closed.
We can't leave school early for a field trip of this nature without jumping through more hoops than would be worth it.
And to wait around and go later for students who just want to sample the cuisine and decide if they like it to pay full price for meals they know nothing about...doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun. Or the way to get them to come back to the next outing.
Keeping the buffet up and running an extra hour seemed a little ridiculous to me too, so they told us we could come at our off time and they would bring out the types of food that had been on their buffet.
It was really nice actually.
We paid a flat rate per person (except for drinks and tax) just like if it had been buffet style. Each person got a samosa to start, he explained the different types of sauces we could dip them in.
Then he brought out naan. mmmm...naan. Both regular and garlic naan. And our main dishes and rice followed. (spelling so does not count!) chicken masala, paneer, lentils (which I somehow never got), curry yogurt (?) [I missed what it was called but it was yellow and made with curry and yogurt with potatoes in it], and of course tandoori chicken.
At the end we got dessert too. Golabjambu or something. Looked like doughnut holes floating in a honey sauce topped with coconut. I think they were made from some kind of homemade Indian cheese. (which weirded the girls out)
All in all, it was pretty good. I got my sweet lassi to drink, so I really can't complain. And they were all very nice to stay and wait for us and everything.
The students who went to Arabian food night seem to be in consensus that Arabian food is better than Indian food, however.
The board meeting was interesting, but more on that later...maybe.
Work like usual 7-3, then from 3-6:45 we were on a field trip.
When we returned to the school it was 7pm, and the board meeting started at 7:30 sooo...we just waited. I got home around 8:30, exhausted and incapable of keeping my thoughts coherent for lengthy stories.
Field trip: To Tandoor, Indian Restaurant in S'ville.
We had set it all up to go at the very beginning of Dec to Taste of India, here in M'ville, but when calling to confirm our unconventional reservation we were told 'they didn't know what we were talking about' and we'd have to either come earlier or much, much later and pay double.
So...we said 'no thank you' and called the other mostly local Indian restaurant. Told them our tale and they were very much willing to outdo their competition.
So Monday, when we called to confirm, the people we had spoken to were also not there, and there was a bit of 'that's not what we do here, and they're not here to confirm that, etc'
Of course, this time we got the names of the individuals we spoke to. ha!
I'll admit no matter where we went it was going to be tricky, and needed special permission, because all the local restaurants have a lunch buffet, and then close for a few hours before reopening for ala carte dinner.
School ends right in that window of time when they're closed.
We can't leave school early for a field trip of this nature without jumping through more hoops than would be worth it.
And to wait around and go later for students who just want to sample the cuisine and decide if they like it to pay full price for meals they know nothing about...doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun. Or the way to get them to come back to the next outing.
Keeping the buffet up and running an extra hour seemed a little ridiculous to me too, so they told us we could come at our off time and they would bring out the types of food that had been on their buffet.
It was really nice actually.
We paid a flat rate per person (except for drinks and tax) just like if it had been buffet style. Each person got a samosa to start, he explained the different types of sauces we could dip them in.
Then he brought out naan. mmmm...naan. Both regular and garlic naan. And our main dishes and rice followed. (spelling so does not count!) chicken masala, paneer, lentils (which I somehow never got), curry yogurt (?) [I missed what it was called but it was yellow and made with curry and yogurt with potatoes in it], and of course tandoori chicken.
At the end we got dessert too. Golabjambu or something. Looked like doughnut holes floating in a honey sauce topped with coconut. I think they were made from some kind of homemade Indian cheese. (which weirded the girls out)
All in all, it was pretty good. I got my sweet lassi to drink, so I really can't complain. And they were all very nice to stay and wait for us and everything.
The students who went to Arabian food night seem to be in consensus that Arabian food is better than Indian food, however.
The board meeting was interesting, but more on that later...maybe.