When it was an impromptu table of four for dinner at Mad Charcoal, the man was thrilled. This meant that he could go to town with the sharing plates to fill four stomachs. It was great catching up with the friends too. Conversation with them is always a hoot.
SO MANY PLATES ARRIVED> MANY MUCH FOOD. There were pork ribs, ikan kurau, octopus, beef brisket, 800g of côte de boeuf steak! Then there were sides and carbs of an easy mash and pasta, plus ratatouille and corn. I really liked that corn! The man had taken a bottle of hot sauce along, and totally loved having it to go along with the meats.
We brought along an easy bottle of red (from Château Lauduc), and also had pints of Archipelago Belgian witbier from the drinks stall. Of course we had plenty of iced water too. Grilled items are so greasy in the tummy if we don't wash that down with sufficient H2O.
Our dinner was punctuated by the occasional wafts of incense and acrid smoke from the burning of joss paper, and bits of ashes. AIYOH. This is still mid-way through the lunar Seventh Month. That's the only problem with sitting outdoors and in non-air-conditioned venues in the evenings. Hmmmmph. Ah well. At least for tonight, it stopped periodically till the next human utilized the stretch of burners.
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