Who Doesn’t Love Thai Food?
Posted on September 30, 2024 by Ching under Food and Drink.
Well, actually, Brian doesn’t so we rarely (if at all) go to any Thai places together. I usually either have to get it on GrubHub or just go by myself. Recently, I got to check out a couple of Thai restaurants.
A few month ago, my favorite Thai restaurant that I’ve never been to, Chiangmai, opened a location in Andover. I’d actually never been to the original restaurant, which is located on the South side of Wichita. I have only ever eaten their food by ordering through GrubHub and having it delivered to the house. I was so obsessed that, when I was working remotely three days a week, I was ordering Chiangmai at least once a week. I was so excited when they finally opened a location in Andover, which is less than ten minutes from our house.
Of course, Brian isn’t particularly into Thai food so I had to go check it out by myself. Here are some pics.
The other Thai restaurant I recently tried is Tuptim That, next to the Best Buy on Rock Road. I went last month when I took my friend Susie Ternes out for a birthday lunch treat and asked her to pick the location. I was so excited when she chose a Thai restaurant because I rarely ever get to eat Thai food.
Here are pics of the menu to browse a head of time for when you decided to go.
It’s super easy to tell which is Susie’s and which is mine because I always get the same thing every time I go to a Thai restaurant (except for Thai House because I have a different favorite there). I always get the yellow curry with chicken and potatoes. So good!
For dessert we got sticky rice with mango. Sticky rice is like suman, a Filipino dessert thing. I actually have a tough time calling suman dessert because we eat it for breakfast too. Anyway, it brings back memories so it was nice to be able to have it for dessert during our lunch.
If anyone ever wants to go grab some Thai food, hit me up. I know I want to go to Thai Tradition soon because I haven’t been there in ages. Let me know if you want to go and let’s make it happen!
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Social Tap
Posted on September 30, 2024 by Ching under Food and Drink.
The Social Tap Drinkery on the WSU campus is one of our absolute favorite spots. It’s specially nice when the weather is beautiful and you can sit out on the patio and enjoy the sunset. Here are some pictures of some of our favorite things to get there.
You can find more of our faves here.
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Greater Grounds
Posted on September 23, 2024 by Ching under Food and Drink.
There’s a brand new coffee shop downtown that opened earlier this year called Greater Grounds. They don’t have the best coffee but the coffee is pretty good there. What I do like best about this place is the interior decor. It is hands-down the cutest coffee shop in all of Wichita. If you are thinking of going on a coffee date, catch up with a friend, or just a nice new spot to work remotely, you must check this place out! Here are some pics…
The fake trees are not just cute and decorative but they also provide a touch of privacy to each table. So it doesn’t feel like you’re shoulder to shoulder with the people next to you.
Here’s the menu:
Here’s the WiFi password for those who want to do some work:
And a selection of coffee cocktails for after work (or your day off):
This place is THE cutest place to have coffee in Wichita. If you’re not in for a quickie and actually have a bit of time to spare, then go check this place out. At least go now while downtown parking is still free. LOL.
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Las Abuelas
Posted on September 20, 2024 by Ching under Food and Drink.
We recently discovered a new lunch spot super close to work. It’s called Las Abuelas and is located on Central. It’s kind of a hole in the wall and, unless you’re specifically looking for it, you probably wouldn’t even know it’s there. It’s my new favorite spot for #tacotuesday. Here are some pics!
We’ve yet to go on a different day because we really like their tacos. The best part is the tacos are only $1 each on Tuesday so it’s a way better deal than our previous #tacotuesday spot (Rain Cafe) which had tacos for $1.50 on Tuesday which is also a really good deal. We’ve talked about going on a different day so we are not tempted to get tacos because we really want to try their other dishes too. It’s just hard to pass up a good deal. LOL.
They usually have a bunch of delicious pastries in the pastry case too but, as I am creature of habit, I always end up getting flan. It one of my favorite desserts of all time and they make it really good there.
We really need to expand our horizons because they have so much good food on display and on their menu. Maybe this next week is the week that we actually order something different. Stay tuned!
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Mini Tournaments at the Pickle Club
Posted on September 17, 2024 by Ching under Community, Pickleball.
It’s been a while since I’ve written about my pickleball exploits so I figured it was time. I’m giving you a break from all the restaurant and food posts for a bit. To be fair, there’s not really much to report on the pickleball front as I am currently on my tournament sabbatical year. Unlike in the past when I was sharing my pickleball adventures from the nearly weekly pickleball tournaments I was playing in, I’m barely even playing recreationally these days. However, since we are putting together another mixed doubles mini tournament at the Pickle Club in a few weeks, I thought I should share the results of the series of mini tournaments that we held over the summer.
Here are the some pictures of the winners from all three events…
July 6 – Men’s Doubles
- 1st – Matt Dutton and Derek Pruett
- 2nd – Dan Chocron and Steve Alvarez
- 3rd – Kyle Manny and Joshua Schott
July 27 – Mixed Doubles
- 1st – Susie Ternes and Ryan Kellenbarger
- 2nd – Julie Pauly and Zach Nguyen
- 3rd – Lena Quach and Fin Tatum
August 24 – Women’s Doubles
- 1st – Lacy Waugh and Lori Belew
- 2nd – Anna Le and Lena Quach
- 3rd – Jen Tiano and Monica McGehee
For all three of these events, we limited sign ups to six teams max because there are only two courts at the Pickle Club. There would be way too much waiting around otherwise. The format was round robin pool play plus single elimination bracket with a bonus third place game for the losers of the semi-final round.
Round robin games were one game to 11, win by 1 (to limit the wait). Each team played all the other teams so each team got five pool play matches. The single elimination bracket play format was best 2 of 3 games to 11, win by 2. Everyone got lots of play. All results were sent to DUPR after the event so the events are great for building up your match history and DUPR rating reliability.
These tournaments are a great value and specially since you get to pick your own partner (unlike the InPickle Nation mini tournaments that we have weekly). It a slightly different flavor. Anyway, highly recommend grabbing a partner and joining us for this one. Registration will open this weekend on the Pickle Club website.
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