Thread: Intro of self

Hello:

Have been reading and enjoying Teak Door for awhile, so I want to now introduce myself. Really appreciate this excellent source of hands-on information about so many aspects of Thailand from an expat view. And the pictures are terrific.

My home is in the San Francisco Bay Area and have been married to a Thai wife for quite a long time. I have a Thai stepdaughter age 13. I love my family.

We own a popular Thai restaurant which has proved to be very successful. When we started this enterprise, I did not expect how well it would be received. It is packed almost every evening, with many nights having people lined up outside waiting for a table to open up. Lunches are also crowded most of the time. My wife is an excellent chef (with three other chefs assisting her), and we have apparently managed to put together the ingredients to give our customers a good dining experience. I am in charge of the front end of the business (the dining room), wine & beer and the business end of our enterprise. We are always looking for new ideas to try out, so we appreciate any suggestions.

We travel to Thailand about every three or four months, and own a condo in BKK and a home in Nakon Nayok where my mother/father-in law lives. Eventually, when we have decided to not work or get totally fed up with the nasty politics (too many socialists) and other negatives of daily life in America, we'll move over to LOS permanently.

Have a website for our restaurant, but as a newbie, I am unable to post a link to it. If you are inclined, you can visit it at (you will have to type it in your computer) topthaicastrovalley.com
Any feedback is appreciated. Please realize that it is a homemade website made by an amateur (me) so it is not perfect by any means of measurement. I do have my adult son who is a professional in computer things working to improve it, so hopefully it will get better in time. Suggestions on this also much appreciated.

Thanks Teak Door!
Greg

Here you go Top Thai Cuisine.

I know someone who'll do you a spanking website for next to nothing!

Welcome aboard.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I know someone who'll do you a spanking website

i dont think its that kind of place

Welcome Greg.
Glad to hear your restaurant is doing well

Hope you like it here, keep posting

Welcome to the Teak Door

Remember if you nick any ideas from the cooking threads the OP will want a beer (or two)

Originally Posted by GregCV

I am in charge of the wine & beer

I like your style

Welcome

Hi !
I happen to be here trying to post my first thread at the same time as you Greg. Tried to send a quick email to you because I thought it was seemingly unique that I am a cook and we are here doing our first threads together. And the rest of you I think are up late at night if you are in Thailand. I am in New Hampshire right now 2PM. I have been here for over a year after leaving Udon Thani in March 2006. I have to try to make it back (home?Udon) soon !!! Been reading Teakdoor forums for 4 days. Tried to post 2 threads elsewhere on the forums for info on type O (not OA) visas but BAM they keep disappearing after hours of work.
I will post one here asap. Se Wat Dee Krab

Originally Posted by GregCV

when we have decided to not work or get totally fed up with the nasty politics (too many socialists) and other negatives of daily life in America, we'll move over to LOS permanently.

Know what you mean, Greg.
A lot of my family is in the Bay area and they feel the same.
Here's a nice little thread on this forum that might give you comfort!

Originally Posted by friscofrankie

Greg, Welcome to teakDoor man. Now listen; I know you got a restaurant and all that, but I get enough Thai food. What you need to do is head over to Hayward (take your camera), go into Buffalo Bills; order up a pastrami sandwich, some of them Jalapeno poppers (you know the ones; wrapped in Filo dough and BAKED?) and a couple pints of Tasmanian Devil Ale. Take picture or six and post 'em!

That's tantamount to torture for us living here!