Talk about … eating at Phu Thai in Wellington

Many times during your workday you need to make small talk. People often think small talk is unimportant, yet it ‘oils the wheels’ of your working day. Usually you need to keep small talk ‘small’, but sometimes you want to develop it into a longer conversation. What are you going to talk about? Food is always a popular topic.

The other week I had  lunch at Phu Thai to help farewell a group of professional writers from Thailand. Everyone’s eyes grew bigger as dish after dish of colourful food was brought to our table. I had a special dish of Pad Thai which had rice noodles with tofu and spring onions. This sounds very plain but it had delightful subtle flavours that brought it to life. With fresh salad on the side,  lemon and orange slices to squeeze over the noodles, and plenty of fresh coriander, the whole dish was delicious. This was a great introduction to Thai food. Phu Thai is on the corner of Vivian and Tory Street in Wellington.