Mario's Annual Curry and Ice Cream Social
Mario told me it was inspired by a movie called "Bubble Boy," a 2001 remake of John Travolta's 1976 "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble." One of the characters in the movie is Pushpop, an Indian ice cream man. As Mario tells it, Pushpop has an ice cream truck that sells both ice cream and curry because "everybody loves ice cream. And curry!" To commemorate the bringing together of ... well, of foods that everyone likes, Mario created the Curry and Ice Cream Social!
The spread
Mozza balls, olive tapenade, tiny tomatoes, and basil
Roast chicken in curry spices, the only non-vegan dish here aside from the mozzarella balls in tapenade
Cucumber salad
Cantaloupe salad
Seaweed salad
White tofu, with fried curry
Mario is such an amazing baker--here's his pumpkin bread
My plate, also showing Mario's mom's amazing handmade tortillas, and some pumpkin curry toward the back
Mario had me buy some rambutans from Trader Joe's on the way in
And he used them and other fruits to decorate his trademark vegan chocolate cake, which was better than ever
The spread
Mozza balls, olive tapenade, tiny tomatoes, and basil
Roast chicken in curry spices, the only non-vegan dish here aside from the mozzarella balls in tapenade
Cucumber salad
Cantaloupe salad
Seaweed salad
White tofu, with fried curry
Mario is such an amazing baker--here's his pumpkin bread
My plate, also showing Mario's mom's amazing handmade tortillas, and some pumpkin curry toward the back
Mario had me buy some rambutans from Trader Joe's on the way in
And he used them and other fruits to decorate his trademark vegan chocolate cake, which was better than ever
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