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DINING OUT - FEBRUARY 2010
Past President Ken has declared that the next Dining Out destination will be:
MANOLIS GREEK TAVERNA
64 Smith Street, Darwin City (next door to the Commonwealth Bank)
WEDNESDAY 17th MARCH, 2010.
First visit to this restaurant, so roll up. Good well priced and extensive menu.
The marinated octopus salad is a winner.
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Review
PROFILED BY DE GROOTS MEDIA
Manoli's Greek Taverna is a relative newcomer to the Darwin dining scene, but its cuisine carries the taste of ages.
Specialising in traditional mezze style platters (plates to share), Manoli's is a welcoming venue for communal and family meals and celebrations.
The Greek menu has English translations for those unfamiliar with pleasures like makaronia me kota (Greek-style chicken and spaghetti) or kolokithakia (pan fried zucchini with garlic potato dip). Manoli's is fully licensed, family-operated, locally owned and employs friendly Greek waitstaff.
Painted azure and white, with paintings acquired in Greece and touches of seaside flotsam embellishing the interiors, Manoli's offers a social ambience with a Mediterranean feel. A classic appetiser is ftazimo (Manoli's homemade bread) with dips like tzatziki, skorthalia, taramosalata.
Or select from the hot mezedes: meat mezedes and seafood mezedes. There are open yiros, souvlakia, oysters, octopus, spicy meatballs, and more. Vegetarians will feel very at home with plenty of vegie options like Greek-style chickpeas, okra with salsa, haloumi cheese or spinach and fetta spanakopita.
Special mixed meat and mixed seafood platters are available, as are pasta dishes and salads. Don't feel like mezedes? Ask the waitstaff to tell you about Manoli's specials.
And if you make a trip out on Friday or Saturday night there'll even be some live music to accompany your dinner.
Merridy Anne Pugh, December 2009
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MOVIES
Coordinator Dot Chapman will indicate her movie of choice, cinema and time at the 3rd March meeting.
Please try to support this new concept.
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DARWIN TRIPE CLUB FEBRUARY MEETING
TASTY HOUSE CHINESE RESTAURANT
Smith Street Mall, Darwin City on Wednesday 14th April, 2010.
If you wish to join the tres chic crowd and enjoy a fabulous lunch of tripe cooked three different ways with scintillating company then you must phone Peter Pusterla or Eean Thorne.
Got a craving for dumplings in Darwin? It can be easily satisfied with a trip to Tasty House, an authentic Chinese eatery in the heart of buzzing Smith Street Mall. The weekends are particularly jam-packed with patrons taking advantage of the affordable Saturday brunches and Sunday yum cha sessions. However, the a la carte and banquet offerings keep the crowds sated during the week too, featuring everything from spring rolls to barbecued pork to Peking duck, and beyond.
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TOURS
IN RECESS
Because of the build up and the impending wet season, the tour group will go into recess until April 2010.
Suggestions for tours next year will be appreciated.
Ted and Eean wish all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Grove Hill Pics. Click here to see photos of the outing.
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LUNCHEON – POST MEETING
"The Table of Knowledge" has resumed the post meeting luncheon.
Simply join the other members in the dining area of the Casuarina Club, solve the problems of the world, have a relaxed lunch, and enjoy.
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RIB TICKLERS
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A Few More One Liners
1. The difference between an oral thermometer and a rectal thermometer is in the taste.
2. Girls are like roads, more the curves, more the dangerous they are.
3. Money talks - but all mine ever says is good-bye.
4. It is hard to understand how a cemetery raised its burial cost and blamed it on the cost of living.
5. By the time a man realises that his father was right, he has a son who thinks he's wrong.
6. By the time you learn the rules of life, you're too old to play the game.
7. Why do they lock petrol station toilets? Are they afraid someone will clean them?
8. Keep the dream alive: Hit the snooze button.
9. I don't have a beer gut, I have a protective covering for my rock hard abs.
10. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
11. Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot them?
12. We have all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, I know this is not true.
13. Who was the first to see a cow and think "I wonder what will happen if I squeeze these dangly things and drink whatever comes out?"
14. Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
15. Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
16. The difference between in-laws and outlaws? Outlaws are wanted.
17. If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
Wisdom of a Retiree
I've often been asked, "What do you old people do now that you're retired?"
Well ... I'm fortunate to have a few friends who have chemical engineering backgrounds, and one of the things we enjoy most is turning beer, wine, rum,
bourbon, whisky and cocktails into urine.
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