Though soy sauce is commonly believed to be of Asian origin, linguists have unearthed its true Iberian beginnings by decoding the hidden Spanish translation. Celebrate international interweavings of flavor with today's Groupon to OM Restaurant & Lounge in Cambridge. For $85, you get a Southeast-Asian-inspired dinner and cooking lesson for one (a $170 value), which includes the following:
- Dumpling-making class with chef Patricia Yeo, held on Monday and Wednesday
- Four-course, prix fixe dinner
- Sake tasting
Acclaimed Executive Chef Patricia Yeo inventively mingles modern American entrees with Southeast-Asian street fare amid striking Nepalese décor at OM Restaurant & Lounge. During a special dumpling-making lesson, chef Yeo guides approximately 10 aspiring cuisiniers as they fold fillings, such as Korean beef and uygur-style lamb, into pot stickers as puffed-up as the cushion of a pillow-fighting champion. Afterward, a four-course prix fixe dinner pairs with a flight of sakes to reward patient taste buds. While the dinner menu changes frequently, dishes may include spicy tom yam broth with cod and crab or a savory hash fashioned from duck confit. Surrounding the dining area, doors intricately carved with Buddhas and floral arabesques fashioned by the Newar people in the ancient Nepalese tradition keep vagabond dishes from running away with the spoon. Downstairs, the OM Restaurant's lounge feasts ears with weekly live entertainment.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Movie-Theater Snacks
Most Hollywood scientists agree that modern movies are so suspenseful that if you don't distract your mouth with a delicious snack, you may perish from overgasping. Protect your health with these common cinematic concessions:
• Popcorn: Made by injecting regular corn—one kernel at a time—with a hypodermic full of nitroglycerin, these partially exploded seeds must be lubricated with a hot thimble of liquid butter to prevent them from embedding themselves in the esophageal lining.
• Sno-Caps: You can make your own Sno-Caps at home by running a moistened sponge over individual chocolate chips and then shaking them up in a ziploc bag full of sprinkles.
• Soft Pretzels, Nachos, Hot Dogs, Chicken Fingers, and Pizza: Responsible parents know that even though you're going out for dinner after the movie, some kids are dinner-hungry right now.
• Mike and Ikes: Fat- free, gluten-free, and completely kosher, these rhyming fruit-flavored candies are rumored to be named after former U.S. presidents Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower and Michael "Mike" Jordan.
• Individual Cookie-Dough Bites: Yet to be tested on human theater patrons—will you be the first to dare try this futuristic feat of treat?
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