Dinner @ Abell's Kopi Tiam, Manuka

Each year Andrew and I try to visit our local primary school's fundraising fete. We don't have kids ourselves but like to support the community, eat multicultural food, and participate in the silent auctions! What is a silent auction? Businesses donate goods or services, and people make written bids for them, with the highest bidder 'winning' the item. It's a fun way to try new restaurants or (in the case of this year's vouchers) revisit old favourites. This week we had dinner at Abell's Kopi Tiam, a Malaysian restaurant in Manuka, using a voucher we'd obtained through one of the silent auctions at this year's fete. Nice.

We shared:

Beef rendang, char kueh teow, spring onion roti, and rice

and for dessert enjoyed:

Black rice pudding

and

Coconut panna cotta

Delicious! Spicy food is perfect for a chilly Canberra evening.