A few minutes into my first visit at Banh Somtum, a small Thai-Lao restaurant in the far northwest side, I grabbed extra napkins to dab the beads of sweat about to roll down my forehead. My dining ...

Jeff Chanchaleune, executive chef and owner of Ma Der in Oklahoma City, is considered a pioneer in Lao cuisine in the U.S. Since the 1970s, the U.S. has celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander ...

The crowd at Shady Oak Barrel House on a recent Friday evening noshed on skewers of lemon grass beef and chicken satay, sampled Laotian sausage in banh mi and slurped bowls of khao poon, a chicken ...

Alvis Huynh knows how to streak yeast cells on a Petrie dish, but what he really wants to do is melt your frozen heart with boneless chuck roast, carrots, and potatoes, slowly simmered with lemongrass ...

Singapore is hardly short of Thai restaurants. You can likely find decent versions of tom yum goong, pad kra pao or any of ...

Andi and Dianna Sanesanong opened Nang Nang Lao-Thai in late February at the Crossroads Food Stop, a “cloud kitchen” with 10 local restaurants under one roof. But they only accept delivery and takeout ...

A lvis Huynh pretty much always knew he was queer, the same way he pretty much always knew we wanted to be a chef. The 31-year-old has taken winding and introspective journeys in both his identity and ...

Food is a tangible and accessible way to understand and connect with different societies. One chef has led the movement to bring traditional food from her home country of Laos to diners across the ...

Bob Somsith’s culinary journey has taken him from cooking as a child at his mother’s side in Laos, to corporate catering gigs interspersed throughout his career as an accountant, to a six-year stint ...

LOWELL — On a recent Friday afternoon at Laos Thai Kitchen, Airline Inthyrath — better known as the drag queen Jujubee — is hashing out our lunch order with chef-owner Donna Thoummaraj. The two banter ...

Papaya salads may draw the crowds, but the full menu at this restaurant in northwest Houston reveals the depth of Lao and Thai cooking.