Royal King Elephant Thai Lao Sausage
Somehow, the world seems to agree on certain culinary traditions. Gladly, sausage is one of them. Surprisingly, Southeast Asia isn’t a part of the world that gets enough love when it comes to stuffed...
Sanook Soi 38 Kao Kha Muu
Just when my interest in food trucks was starting to wane (again), I stumbled upon Sanook Soi 38, a yellow Thai street food truck with cartoon elephant logo that parks along clifftop Palisades Park,...
Pok Pok LA Baby Back Ribs [CLOSED]
The transformation of L.A. Chinatown is now in gear, and Chef Andy Ricker is playing a key role. The Portland-based chef, who spends considerable time in New York, Thailand, and now L.A., debuted a...
Luv2Eat Thai Bistro Pork Larb
At Luv2Eat Thai Bistro in Hollywood, Phuket natives Noree Pla and Fern Kaewtathip, previously with Hoy-Ka Thai Noodle, serve flavorful comfort food. The Cherokee Plaza space isn’t much to look at, with mismatched tables...
Rodded Pan Fried Stewed Beef with Basil
Substitutions and modifications politely declined? That increasingly prevalent policy is foreign to Danny Komenkul, third generation restaurateur at Rodded. At a recent dinner in his family’s democratic Thai Town restaurant, where the name translates...
Lum-Ka-Naad Pork Spare Ribs
Alex Sonbalee hails from northern Thailand and wife Ooi grew up in the south, thus the preponderance of regional specialties on Lum-Ka-Naad‘s sprawling menu, which touts over 150 options. The couple still runs a...
