Why this night

Dara cooks the food of Chiang Mai rather than the food people expect from a Thai menu. Nothing is toned down.
Charcoal, not gas
Everything that can be grilled, is.
Hot, genuinely
He will not adjust it. He will warn you.
Fish sauce throughout
Vegetarian needs a week of notice.
Dara
Dara Sok
Northern Thai, charcoal only, no substitutions. Dara pounds every curry paste by hand and will tell you why the machine version tastes flat.