Chinese Heaven...

After a long day of packing (redecorating my little flat isn’t quite as simple as I’d first envisaged…) a visit to the newly reopened Mao Tai on the New Kings Road was in order. Over exerting oneself at the weekend deserves a reward in my opinion, and given that Green Fingers is going to be landlord for the next three weeks (yes this could be make or break!) I thought he deserved a thank you too.

Fulhamites are blessed with a fantastic array of delicious eateries, so there’s really no need to leave the Borough – a relief after a stressful day! (When I started planning a face lift for the flat I’d had visions of me browsing Oka Catalogues over glasses of wine in the evenings…hadn’t reckoned on having to completely pack up, lug boxes and move out.)

Anyway back to supper… No Chinese restaurant compares to Mao Tai, although Green Fingers argues that a particular take away gives it serious competition. In my view, I tell him (and you too reader), that there’s nothing more fun than getting dressed up and going to a yummy restaurant with good company – Green Fingers goes silent at this point, realising he’s about to dig a very deep hole if continues this debate.

Anyway, after popping in on some fellow Fulhamites for pre-dinner bubbles (a great way to curb the carb cravings), we arrive at Mao Tai. Feeling a little envious that they were off to Tom’s Kitchen, (another Pashminas and Pearls fave – there she’s often to be found lunching with a girl friend and partaking in a bit of celeb watching), I was quickly picked up by a delicious cocktail and the mouth watering aromas wafting from the kitchen.

And feeling very much at home surrounded by many a girl in her pashminas and pearls, we promptly devoured unbeatable Chinese (the lettuce wrapped duck is quite simply to die for).

A great evening had by all. Didn’t know dining out with one’s landlord could be so fun!