Villa RockStar

DINING WITH THE STARS

Dining at Villa RockStar has been dubbed 'Dining with the Stars', by a lot of famous people who stayed there. They may be referring to the starlight night, the 5 star quality of the food or just the fact that they are eating with each other. We don't know which one as famous people never fill out the guest questionnaire provided. An anonymous vote by show of hands between the 3 villa Directors was a unanimous deadlock tie. So we emailed Buddha to arbitrate. The answer is that Chef Pong – mastermind of the kitchen at Villa RockStar, is a RockStar Chef. This was the response from Chef Pong ....

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

A famous Rocker once said: 'If you don't eat – you die'. This has been scientifically proven to be correct. What they intentionally left out the text book is advice on how to eat like a Rock Star and not a Chump Star. The World Association for Food Le Excellence (WAFFLE for short) rejected our own submission, based the fact that 99% of villa renters don't have access to RockStar food and publishing it would start a revolution, crash markets worldwide and cause global warming to become warmer.

But we don't care.

That's how we roll ☺

INVITATIONS FROM HOLLYWOOD

Chef Pong has extensive experience as head chef in swanky restaurants in both in Thailand and Europe. This is not your average Thai Villa Chef. They are nice, but Chef Pong's wide range of culinary delights was enough to get him invited to go on that TV show TOP CHEF – as a judge. He was due to replace that bald guy, but we wouldn't allow him the time off. Proceed to the next column for Chef Pong's response to this news ...

MASTERMINDS

The point is - we promise that the quality of the food at RockStar - you are unable to get at any restaurant in Phuket for the same price. In fact several upscale reso's near the villa charge 3 times the price, but they are our friends so we can't name names. If our prices are not better than your own home city, we suggest don't tell anyone or this might lead to a housing shortage in your area. It's all about balance. Recently Chef Pong was invited to be guest speaker at a Mastermind conference. The topic was "Quantum culinary equilibriums in the year 3000".

FUN AND GAMES

In addition .... you get to custom design your dinner with Chef Pong Mastermind himself. You can watch the cooking first hand sitting around the mightily expensive imported Viking kitchen in comfort, while having a cold beer and chat to Chef Pong. Feel free to ask questions but be specific - otherwise it's like asking David Beckham how he plays soccer. If you are lucky, you might even get to toss a fried egg or stir the veggies.

Anyway, here is the menu ....

Bon Appetite (it means Rock on)

RockStar Breakfast

Chef Pong will prepare a custom breakfast each day for you. Just tell Chef Pong the night before what you like and he will buy all the ingredients fresh from the markets. Expect a full breakfast cost per person to be about $6 USD per head. Here are some suggestions in case your brain itself is fried from a big night out.

Western

Fresh fruits, Muffin/Cake, Yogurt, Cereals
Eggs
(Scrambled, over easy, plain omelette)
Bacon/Sausage or Turkey Bacon/Sausage
Toasts (Jam, peanut butter, Nutella)
Fruit juice, Coffee, Tea, Chocolate milk

Traditional

Fresh fruits, Muffin/Cake, Yogurt, Cereals
Plain crepes/pancakes
(Bananas, jam, peanut butter, Nutella, maple syrup)
Bacon/Sausage or Turkey Bacon/Sausage
Toasts (Jam, peanut butter, Nutella)
Fruit juice, Coffee, Tea, Chocolate milk

Asian

Fresh fruits, Muffin /Cake, Yogurt, Cereals
Rice soup with pork or chicken
Chicken, shrimp or vegetable fried rice
Fried Egg / Fried Thai omelette
Fruit juice, Coffee, Tea, Chocolate milk

RockStar Dinner

The maximum variety of dishes you can choose for the group, per meal is this:

Thai food

Two starters
3 different main courses
1 dessert

European Food

1 starter
2 different main courses
1 dessert

Chef Pong is flexible depending on what the dishes you choose and if he’s in a good mood – it might be possible to order an extra starter or main course.

If there is anything outside the menu that the whole group would like to eat, ask Chef Pong if he can cook it for you.
Menu price is market cost of food + 20% shopping/service fee.

Thai-food Appetisers

Vegetarian Springrolls
Chicken Satay (grilled skewers) served with a peanut sauce and traditional condiments
Yum-Nua (Spicy salad with grilled slices of tenderloin)
Som Tum Thai (Traditional papaya salad served with sticky rice)
Tod Man Kung (Deep fried Shrimp cakes) served with sweat & sour chili sauce

Thai Main Courses

Tom Yum kung (Sour and spicy lemongrass soup with shrimps)
Tom Khla Gai (Classic Thai soup with coconut milk and chicken)
Stir Fried Beef with Oyster sauce
Stir Fried Chicken Cashew nuts
Stir Fried Pork Sweet & Sour
Stir Fried Pork with Garlic & Pepper
Fried Rice with choice of Pork, Chicken or Shrimps
Fried Noodles with choice of Pork, Chicken or Shrimps
Chicken Paneng Curry
Beef Masaman Curry
Fried Pork with chili and Thai basil
Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables

Western choices

Starters

Smoked Norwegian Salmon on Garlic Toast with Horseradish Cream
Bruschetta Pomodoro
Swedish Shrimp Salad on Toast (Toast Skagen)
French Onion Soup with Bread Croutons and Gratinated Cheese
Creamy Tomato Soup
Mixed Green Salad with choice of Lemone or Vinaigrette Dressing

Main Courses

Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken Breast
Smoked Norwegian Salmon in White Wine & Dill Cream
Oven Baked Marinated Salmon Fillet with Leek in Cream White Wine sauce , Pressed Potatoes
Marinated Chicken Breast served with rosemary gravy and roasted garlic potatoes
Marinated chicken Breast served with Blue Cheese Sauce and Mashed Potatoes

Meat

Pork Medallions
Fresh Australian Tenderloin
Fresh Australian Ribeye (Entrecôte)
Meat dishes come with choice of Potatoes and Sauce

Sauces

Creamy Green Pepper sauce- Red wine Sauce (Sauce Espagnole) Sauce Bearnaise - Blue Cheese Sauce - Mushroom Sauce - Garlic Butter

Potatoes

French Fries - Mashed Potatoes - Pommes du Gratin
(Potatoes,Garlic,Spices,Cream,Gratinated with Cheese)
Minimum 4 Persons: Pressed Potatoes

Pasta

(Choose your pasta and your sauce)
Pasta Types
Spaghetti Penne Tagliatelle Linguine

Pasta Sauces

Bolognese Carbonara
Arabiatta (Chopped Bacon with Garlic and spicy Tomato Sauce)
Bianco (Mixed Seafood in White Wine, Lemon and Olive Oil)

Chefs Recommendation

Ask Chef Pong about these. They are gonna rock your knockers ☺

Chateau Briand Provencale Minimum 2 Persons
Live Phuket Lobster a'la RockStar
Minimum 2 Persons.

Desserts

Vanilla Ice Cream served with homemade hot chocolate sauce and whipped cream
Lemon Sorbet - Chocolate Cake with whipped Cream
Homemade Tiramisu. Minimum 4 persons and please notify Chef Pong 1 day ahead
A true wonder, made with imported ingredients.

These people are villa renters who don’t have a chef, hunting for fish.