LILY's REVIEW

On Sunday it was Date night  :-)  !!!  We went to one of our favourite restaurants in Basel. Lily's!  This pan-Asian restaurant has a simplistic modern design of communal thick wooden tables & benches which encourages communal dining. They serve fresh currys (Indian/Thai), wok, soups noodles & more. It boasts an open kitchen often lit up by fire created by the chefs wok-tossing skills. Lily's keeps a focus on the simplicity of delicious food

In the Garden with my plants

 Lily's Kitchen

 the Ice Teas 

I would certainly recommend either the bright orange thai ice-tea or the deep red hibiscus ice-tea as the ideal thirst quencher.  I tried a lemon-grass ice-tea this time which was also fresh but can't compare to the favourites.  We shared a chicken-satay to start with and I have always found this to be the best in Basel as both the chicken is perfectly seasoned and the peanut sauce is ultra creamy!  We ate it too quickly so I couldn't take a picture.

Pad Thai Gai & Bai Kapao Mains

Hmm beefy smokey taste !

The Pad-Thai-Gai is fail-safe and delicious- it's what I order at Lily's 80% of the time. It is the perfect combination of Rice Noodles, Bio-Tofu cubes, chicken, egg, peanuts, spring garlic, soya beans all fried up in a sweet&sour tamarind sauce and garnished with a handful of fresh coriander.

My ♥ ordered the Bai Kapao: A wok dish composed of beef slices, thai-basil, thai-green beans, cauliflower, chilli & garlic and served with a fried egg on top. Sometime's this can come very spicy but the heat gives it a particular kick. It all came to about Fr.-75 for the two of us which isn't too bad for Switzerland.






THE MOVIE WE WENT TO SEE

We walked back to Gross Basel and watched the 'Tree of Life' in a near-empty cinema which was perfect for the date-mood.  Terrence Malick created a dream-like film packed full of so many beautiful shots leaving you in an awe of relaxation (almost hypnotising). It was very unlike the usual big-buck films that are common for Summer.  I liked that there was a bit of an indie/kult-kino feel to it.

  

P.S  Here's a quick close up of my babies.  my Tomatoes!

getting big !