I know I’m not really qualified to say this, but I love Vietnamese food. Having spent a total of only three weeks in but a handful of the country’s cities, my exposure to Vietnam’s vast culinary vocabulary is limited at…
Book Review: Communion
Tag: Spice
Book Review: Thai Food/Arharn Thai by David Thompson
I recently came across David Thompson’s 2002 tome, Thai Food/Arharn Thai in our small local library. Not accustomed to finding such exotic content here in the high Rockies, I checked it out without even bothering to flip through a few…
Viet’s Restaurant
Check out the mouthwatering, Vietnamese dishes at Viet’s restaurant the next time you find yourself in Denver, Colorado. Here’s a little sample of what you can expect . . … Continue reading
Recipe: Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad)
The ubiquitous, delicious Thai sour salad. Find it on any street corner or haut venue. This variation from thanks to Blue Elephant cooking school in Bangkok
Best Vientiane Dining without the Fusion
I go to Vientiane for my Francophile palate. The Lao capitol’s coffee culture, fattening naughties like fois gras or cordon bleu, sublimely flaky croissants, and ever-available baguette sandwiches loaded with pate and veggies call me back time and again. I…