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HOH WOK CLUB: Little Lotus

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Join me, Wok Star Eleanor Hoh at my upcoming HOH WOK CLUB gathering (it’s a sorta Asian supper club) at Little Lotus, Saturday Sept.17…Great way to meet people who share the love of food and always a lovely way to spend an afternoon.
Little Lotus is such a cozy Japanese & Indonesian Tapas restaurant in downtown Miami. They opened not that long ago, you can read my restaurant review. They’ve been featured on ABC, Ocean Drive, Urban Daddy, Daily Candy, New Times, Miami Herald, etc.

If you are my newsletter subscriber, you had first dibs getting in before I made this event public. You can subscribe in the right side bar. Anyway, CALL NOW because there’s only 38 seats for this event, details below. Well, I don’t know what the last count was.

WOW! What a GREAT DEAL for 38 lucky people on a first come, first served basis!

Sat. September 17, 12:30pm – 2:30pm
$25 incl. tips and tax. Drinks not included, cash bar, separate check.
Little Lotus Restaurant, downtown Miami
Here’s the lowdown:
1. Call 305-533-2700 and ask for manager, Andi
2. Mention Wok Star Event: Sept. 17
3. How many in your group? They will try and accommodate you as best they can but it’s a tiny restaurant, so you may not sit together. It’s a good time to meet new people!
4. Prepay with your credit card
5. Provide your email AND telephone number (this is ESSENTIAL in case there’s last minute announcements and we need to get hold of you.)
The team, Andi, Chef Nyoman, Sari and Chef Michael helped me create this exotic and tantalizing menu with dishes from Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia. I know you’ll LOVE it and want to go back and try more dishes from the talented chefs. And if you can’t make this gathering, you can always go on your own and tell them Wok Star sent you.
Here’s the incredible 5 course menu we put together for you!

Appetizers

– Salmon Bola: Baked Salmon with seaweed salad.
– Crispy Bok Choy: Deep Fried Chips with garlic sauce.

Second Course
– Beef Rendang: Indonesian Stewed Beef, slightly sweet.
– Gado-Gado: Indonesian Steamed Vegetable Salad with peanut sauce dressing (see photo)

Crispy-tuna-paratha

Third Course
Crispy Paratha Tuna: Japanese/ Malaysian Pizza Style with sweet onion sauce.

Ayamlaksa

Fourth Course
Laksa Ayam: Malaysian Chicken Curry with coconut milk and rice noodles

Dessert-bananasushi

Dessert
Natalie Portman: banana wrapped with sushi rice deep fried, topped with coconut flakes and served with wine glaze sauce and fresh strawberries.

Look forward to seeing you there!
Wok Star Eleanor
Explanation of HOH WOK CLUB.
 

HOH WOK CLUB – Indomania, August 16

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HOH WOK CLUB – INDOMANIA, August 16

My first HOH WOK CLUB gathering after a few year’s hiatus was at Indomania for an intimate sit-down Rijsttafel, you can read about it here. It was such a huge success we are having a second one Monday, August 16.
Take a look at our Facebook pages for more photos from July 12 Feast, Jen’s food shots were great, mine were a bit dark. Apologies, the photos from Aug.16 Feast are not worthy to post, I only had a little clip on light. Chef Ineke made more than 12-dishes, adding a delicious tender squid in curry coconut sauce, banana leaf corvina and cabbage wrapped meatballs.
Indomania hosted a fantastic dinner party at Miami River Wall and got videotaped by Fox Style File TV! I’ve also provided other reviews for Indomania and useful links, so do take a look.
Rijsttafel is a ‘rice table’ with lots of delectable dishes, full menu below. Chef Ineke created this special 12-dish Rijsttafel to give guests a little taste of Indonesia.

Example of Rijsttafel at Indomania

Growing up in Hong Kong, I remember my mom’s Malaysian dishes which are very similar to those from Indonesia, so I am thrilled to find this charming restaurant in a low key part of Miami Beach.
After many visits to Miami, Chef Ineke and husband Pieter from Holland were finally able to realize their dream and open their own restaurant. They designed their restaurant as if it was their own dining room: small and cozy with intriguing Indonesian photographs on the walls and batik tablecloths.

Daughter, Isabel (an English teacher who lives in Holland
visits every year & helps out as well as enjoy some sun.

I think there’s going to be a shrimp or fish dish and also noodles to replace one of the rice dishes, so be open to menu changes.
Please note: If you have food related allergies, strict dietary requirements, religious restrictions; are salt sensitive, vegetarian, pescatarian, or vegan; don’t like your meat cooked medium rare, or are pregnant: these gatherings are probably not for you.

Great way to meet people, I’ll introduce you, meet and mingle. So have a drink and yummy snacks. Just a warning, they’re very addictive, so don’t fill up, lots of food to come.
Chef Ineke’s 12-dish Rijsttafel Menu:
Krupuk: shrimp crackers
Shrimp wontons with sweet, chili dip
Emping with peanut sauce
Chicken satay on skewers
Salad with French beans, cabbage and beansprouts

SAMBAL GORENG TELOR: eggs in spiced sauce
BEEF RENDANG: braised beef in thick coconut/chilisauce
MALAYSIAN CHICKEN CURRY
Cabbage wrapped meatballs
Squid in coconut curry sauce
Banana Leaf wrapped corvina with kaffir lime leaves
SAYUR LODEH: mixed vegetables in coconut broth
ATJAR KETIMOEN: pickled vegetables
NASI PUTIH: steamed white rice
NASI GORENG: fried rice
SERUNDENG: fried coconut and peanuts
SAMBAL OELEK: spicy sauce
RUDJAK MANIS: fresh fruit of pineapple, apples, mangoes
SPEKKOEK WITH COCONUT ICE CREAM, spiced, layered cake.
RSVP & PREPAYMENT DETAILS:
Mandatory reservations and prepayment will be on a first come, first serve basis as seating is limited to the first 32 lucky guests. I believe there are already 13 taken, so you’d better hurry.
Call Indomania 305-535-6332 and mention HOH WOK CLUB, August 16: 7pm.
Leave your name and telephone number plus the number of guests in your group so they can call you back.
Plse provide your email so I can send out confirmations and any last minute details.
$32 total includes tax and tips.
There will be a Cash Bar.
PARKING:
Indomania is on 26th off Collins, on right going south.
FREE street parking after 6pm, open lot tween 26/27 in the middle of the block.
Make sure you do NOT park in residential areas or your car will be towed and very expensive to retrieve.
Look forward to seeing you there…
P.S. If anyone wants to make Beef Rendang or Indonesian food at home, Pepy has a wonderful blog with tons of recipes to help you. It’s so much work, I’d rather just go to Indomania and enjoy it.