Thai Food, Zin, and Blues on Tuesday
July 10, 2008 · Print This Article · Written by Shana
Almost every other Tuesday, my friend Amy who works at Papapietro Perry Winery and I have a routine of stuffing ourselves silly on Thai food from Thai Orchid Cuisine and then heading over to enjoy the music on the plaza. We meet up after work and devour tofu yellow curry, vegan pad Thai, fried tofu in basil sauce. Afterwards we find our blankets in the plaza and await the rest of the Papapietro Perry crowd to join us (including winemakers and owners Ben Papapietro and Bruce Perry).
Shortly after we arrived, Councilmember, Mike Maguire announced the new HealdsBAG promotion that the Healdsburg Chamber was doing to reduce the amount of plastic bags that are wasted each year. Pretty exciting!! As for me, I already use my own canvas bag (my over sized purse) when I walk to Anstead’s or Safeway. The Chamber was selling canvas bags for $3 and green mesh bags for $1, but they quickly sold out, so I didn’t get one.
Then the music started. The Volker Strifler Band playing their bluesy rock was good distraction from the one hundred degree weather. Many forgot about the heat and managed to dance in the crowd. Another friend mentioned that she saw them at the Last Day Saloon a few weeks ago and they have “some great rhythms to dance to.”
I drank Zinfandel in the shade, laughed with good people and celebrated the halfway mark of the Tuesdays on the Plaza. I look forward to more Thai food and watching Johnny Rawls next week.
I got a bag! Great idea.