Taken at Cafe Freddo

Taken at John Wiley & Sons

Taken at John Wiley & Sons

There was a surprise gift waiting for me when I got home today. For our 15th Wedding Anniversary my beautiful and spectacularly gorgeous wife had bought me a pair of Star Wars/Adidas Trainers.

Totally geeked out and caught the 'unboxing' on camera so you can share it with me.

Enjoy. But, no touching!

Meal at Chaing Mai Kitchen, OxfordInbox 0 minutes ago Show details Robin Mayfield to Robin Due to one mundane reason after another it was quite late by the time we got to the middle of Oxford last night. Hungry and tired I proposed to Nikki that we grab a McD's head back home and watch a movie. Well, she wasn't having any of that and suggested we head towards Chaing Mai Kitchen.

We hadn't been there for about five years when a couple of friends were having a leaving party before heading back to the the States. Since working at Chaing Mai as waiter about 17 years ago I have had a place in my heart for Thai food that has been disappointed at nearly every opportunity to eat at a Thai restaurant. Lamb curry (Maasaman?) is about my defacto dish in most places as that is usually palatable to excellent - depending in equal parts on the quality of the food and my emotional state.

Chaing Mai doesn't do Lamb curry, being a purist Thai place (apparently, Thai's hate lamb considering it too pungent).

What it does do - and I hence heartly recommend - is the best Pad Thai, the awesomest Pork with Long Beans (#32) and the clon-donking-est Mieng Gai (#1). They also do the sublime Fried Trout in Red Curry sauce, but Nikki doesn't think she likes it so we only get it when with friends.
See - http://www.chiangmaikitchen.co.uk/mainmenu.html

Chaing Mai is housed in the old police house off the high Street down a really narrow alley. The sort that are - for good reason - almost extinct from the UK. The venue gives it an oddly cosy feel, with the uneven stairs and exposed window frames and floor boards.

We sat down at 9 and were eating at not more that 9.15. It was marvelous. I cannot remember the last time I made nearly rude noises enjoying my food. Sounds of satisfaction eminated from our table (not that we would have been noticed due to the large party across from us making a fair hulabaloo).

A thoroughly enjoyable meal was finished off with a pleasant conversation with the Thai waiter on the restaurant's history (apparently sold 5 years ago, but still has the same head chef). The off to the car with full tummy and a wife happy that she knew what would calm her grumpy husband.

I commend this eatery to the reader!

http://www.chiangmaikitchen.co.uk

Thought this article was an excellent write up of the current state of mobile HTML5 vs Native apps and the move towards Hybrid apps by Jeff Whatcott of BrightCove. Well worth a read and going through the links.

 

http://blog.brightcove.com/en/2011/11/html5-and-rise-hybrid-apps

 

Essentially, Jeff is arguing the case for the BrightCove AppCloud platform that provides a framework to distribute HTML5 apps to native mobile platforms. But, in doing so he gives a good overview of the current state of affairs in the mobile app space.