Wednesday
29th saw a great blogger dinner hosted by
Parea, the Alderly Edge
pan-Asian restaurant owned in part by Chantelle Heskey (World cup
footballer Emile's wife).
A
group of about 8 bloggers met in Parea, which is decked out in
foliage-themed wallpaper with plenty of mirrors adorning the walls,
keeping the venue brightly lit. We were soon seated while
oriental-inspired trip-hop flowed quietly out of the wall speakers,
and were served a series of succulent small dim sum plates including prawn
hargau, pork dumplings, spicy peas in pods (mange tout with an
appealing kick), Korean steak, salmon teriaki (referred to as
'saki'), bowls of sesame rice, plain and salt-and-pepper chips, lamb
rendang (a far-eastern tagine-style dish, and a favourite), tempura
veg (deep fried courgettes and other greens, known as Japanese but
actually inspired by 16th-century Portuguese cuisine).
We
had the choice of using knives and forks, but I surprised myself with
my handling of chopsticks. (If you ever wondered why Chinese rice
seems stickier than Italian or Indian, it's so it can be eaten with
these. Gets challenging when you're down to the last few grains
though!)
Another
great event organised by Go PR and Events.
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