Maly Buddha, Prague

Chicken Pho . . . awesome . . . good as any in prague . . . especially with the extra chilli & lime we got . . . 8^d . . .

my new candidate for best Pad Thai in Prague . . . 

including pineapple, kiwi, tomato, carrot, capiscum, lime, peanuts, tofu, chicken, shrimp, mint, sweet basil & skunk basil . . . 8^d . . . 

Kiin Thai, Prague, Vinohrady

thai salmon soup . . . very unusual . . . .8^d

chicken wings . . . Big Red liked ém . . . 8^d . . . 

spring rolls . . . . I had some at lunch I enjoyed more, but these were nice . . . 8^d . . . 

this would qualify as a contender for best Pad Thai in Prague,

but it was Voracious Vermicelli . . . glass noodles and prawns sautéed with ginger curry butter. . . not exactly the same thing 

but very close and very good . . .

red  curry chicken . . . the Red Neck . . . pumpkin red curry with lime leave and basil, a side of rice . . . very nice . . . 8^d

the holy basil . . .savory duck fried rice with garlic, basil and spicy soy sauce  . . . ordered thai hot, but ShesSoMoney hadda ask for extra chilli on the side, still . . . as far as authentic & spicy, Siam Orchid still reigns supreme . . . but, good enuff . . . 8^d . . . 

mrs got duck on lentils . . . . lonesome heart in the droll terms of the menu . . . 8^d . . . 

Aromi

amuse bouchee . . . eggplant caviar . . . meh . . . 

Shrimp & Calimari-in-ink starter . . . last time, Mrs said she liked the prawns best . . . this time, she said I should take the extra prawn and SHE would have the calamari . . . it may-have-been just that the calamari was paired better with the wine . . . 

the new palate-cleanser .  . no longer a slushy of citronic goodness, now graprefruit with unchrushed ice chungs . . . taste good but the ice is too much for the old people unwilling to chomp the ice . . . 

we had monk fish with umbrian black truffle in butter/cream . . . 

jeebus this is the good stuff . . . . 8^d . . . 

fried zucchini . . . not as good as the thin slices in creta, but good enough for me . . . 8^d . . . .

urugula salad with a little frizzie in there too . . . 

monkfish in truffle butter plated . . . 8^d . . . 

lemoncelo to finish up with .. . 

Las Adelitas'Tamale Special! Prague.

they call it totopos y salsa rojas, guacamole, y rajas (jalapenos)

3 kinds of tamales, with red or green salsa, rice & beans:

chicken mole, pork with chilli, beef

husks on . . . 

and husks off . . . 

Siam Orchid, Prague, still # 1

tom yam kai . . . best anywhere . . . .not just prague . .  /

pad thai kai . . . oh, it's "ök", just not up to the super category of the curries & soups . . . Noi's better, and still 2nd rank . . . .

ooooh, a little green currie . . . best in prague, and hard to equal anywhere . . . 

Resort Miura, Celadna, Silesia, CZ -- Update to Cerny Omnibus

the ultra modern, ultra cool accommodations . . . 

Art Hotel Miura

Venison in Miura Menu . . . 

click on it to see the readable version above

or the rest-of-the-menu, below

Venison Carpaccio with pickled chanterelles . . . 

tom kar kai . . . rather authentic . . . one of the many wonderful surprises at Miura

Cerny Mother Figure of Family Group . . . .

czech women really are different from, uh, other girls,

in a sort of european wish-they-all-could-be-californian sort-of-way,

if you see how I mean  ..  ..  

Grilled Wild Boar Chops with prunes & buckwheat rissotto 

simple fried chicken

"Duck breast roasted to perfection with pak choi salad, jasmine rice and sesame dressing with coriander and chilli"

"Pan fried chicken fillet, roasted zucchini with buckwheat, olive oil and pea shoots"

chocolate cake with caramel ice cream

cerny baby "climbing the walls" if you see how I mean . . . 

a basqiat. . . lot of art besides the cerny's . . .  hanging around . . .