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Yep, Brokeback Panang. I know, it sounds like some Thai restaurant in Wyoming. But I think the phrase sort of sums up my most recent out-about-town moment.
My date and I went to the Gateway Theater in Fort Lauderdale, on Sunrise Boulevard just a few blocks west of the Galleria Mall. My fave place to catch flicks, for sure! It has that older, more classic feel to it and the popcorn is good and the screens are wide. (At some theaters, the screen looks so small you may as well be home watching a high-def TV!) But anyway, that is not a problem at the Gateway. This is an old-fashioned movie house and it is just fun, as far as I am concerned.
So we saw Brokeback Mountain and she loved it (she is an actress, by the way, a member of the Screen Actors Guild, so she will be voting for Best Actor and other SAG awards soon). I loved it too, straight though I totally am! Brilliant acting and direction, we both thought. To call this a "gay cowboy movie" is dismissive and a disservice to a subtle, nuanced film. (I know you are not reading this for an online version of Ebert and Roeper, but we say "Two big thumbs up!" anyway.)
And after the film it is the "what should we do, what should we eat" kind of thing. Because in this part of town, there are many options. There's Il Mulino, Heart Rock Sushi, Monster Subs, Sukhothai and more, all within a half block of the Gateway. Then nearby at the Galleria, there's Seasons 52, Capital Grille (and coming soon PF Changs), plus more great choices across the street. So this is a wonderfully eclectic part of Broward, relaxed and funky and upscale, all at once.
We ended up at Sukhothai, definitely one of the best and most established Thai places in the county. For us, Panang Pork and Cashew Chicken with white rice, which we shared of course. I've had a lot of Thai food and my date is a genuine foodie but we both scarfed down this stuff, the flavors subtle and nuanced.
A bit like the movie we'd just seen, in some ways, I guess. Brokeback Panang, by way of Fort Lauderdale's Gateway area. Not a bad way to end the week.
My date and I went to the Gateway Theater in Fort Lauderdale, on Sunrise Boulevard just a few blocks west of the Galleria Mall. My fave place to catch flicks, for sure! It has that older, more classic feel to it and the popcorn is good and the screens are wide. (At some theaters, the screen looks so small you may as well be home watching a high-def TV!) But anyway, that is not a problem at the Gateway. This is an old-fashioned movie house and it is just fun, as far as I am concerned.
So we saw Brokeback Mountain and she loved it (she is an actress, by the way, a member of the Screen Actors Guild, so she will be voting for Best Actor and other SAG awards soon). I loved it too, straight though I totally am! Brilliant acting and direction, we both thought. To call this a "gay cowboy movie" is dismissive and a disservice to a subtle, nuanced film. (I know you are not reading this for an online version of Ebert and Roeper, but we say "Two big thumbs up!" anyway.)
And after the film it is the "what should we do, what should we eat" kind of thing. Because in this part of town, there are many options. There's Il Mulino, Heart Rock Sushi, Monster Subs, Sukhothai and more, all within a half block of the Gateway. Then nearby at the Galleria, there's Seasons 52, Capital Grille (and coming soon PF Changs), plus more great choices across the street. So this is a wonderfully eclectic part of Broward, relaxed and funky and upscale, all at once.
We ended up at Sukhothai, definitely one of the best and most established Thai places in the county. For us, Panang Pork and Cashew Chicken with white rice, which we shared of course. I've had a lot of Thai food and my date is a genuine foodie but we both scarfed down this stuff, the flavors subtle and nuanced.
A bit like the movie we'd just seen, in some ways, I guess. Brokeback Panang, by way of Fort Lauderdale's Gateway area. Not a bad way to end the week.
posted by LauderBLOGGER at 3:49 PM
Hi Lauderbloger .. I like your blogs alot! I tried the Gateway idea and it was a very fun nite out. Thnx!! Keep up the great blogs!!
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