If you've never been exposed to tasty Thai cuisine, the time to check it out is now. Thai food is known for its spicy, seductive flavors influenced by Chinese traditions, beautifully blended with other cuisines from Southeast Asia including Burmese, Laotian, and Cambodian food. One size does not fit all when speaking about traditional Thai dishes. Vast differences between regions correlate to Read more

Inspired by a trip to a local farmers market, Fresh Tart whips up a quick version of a food-stand favorite: the coconut curry Thai omelet. My son Nathan and I spent our summer Sundays eating our way through Kingfield Farmers Market. We did it last summer too and got in such a fun groove of eating together, visiting with friends, and stocking up on all of our favorite treats for the week. It's Read more

It's raining baby showers around here! We've asked our readers to share their showers with us in our Baby Showers Tips and Pics group. Here's an entry from cakes7873. Two of my girlfriends and I hosted a Thai themed baby shower. It's actually a cute story. The mommy-to-be April actually got pregnant on a trip to Thailand, so she and her huz nicknamed their wee-to-be the "Pad Thai Noodle."  We Read more

It's hard to keep a restaurant that's been open over a decade perennially packed, but Craig Stoll makes it look easy. The chef-owner's flagship restaurant, Delfina, has been open for 13 years, yet remains one of San Francisco's top dining destinations. Stoll and his wife, Annie, have a new Roman restaurant, Locanda, as well as two locations of the absurdly popular Pizzeria Delfina, which was Read more

The Pioneer Woman talks about her Food Network show. — Serious Eats Are farm-to-table restaurants hypocrites for not serving local wine? — Eater In praise of homemade pizza. — Food Republic Must make: zucchini fritters. — Smitten Kitchen Meet the world's weirdest spirits. — The Daily Meal Ten essential Thai recipes to master. — Kitchen Daily Melissa Clark eats bone marrow for Read more

Although I'm not Vietnamese, I grew up eating at plenty of the Vietnamese restaurants that surrounded my Houston neighborhood. But more than 20 years later, I have a confession: even for me, those menus — with their complicated spellings and manifold accent marks — can be pretty darn confusing! But regardless of your familiarity with ethnic foods, absolutely don't let the foreign-looking Read more

In honor of Four Twenty, CollegeHumor has compiled a flowchart to help the day's hungry hordes decide what to eat when they've got the late night munchies. It's pretty funny, although I must argue that they've left some pretty crucial late-night snacks off the list: tacos, Chinese food, Thai noodles . . . the list goes on. Nighttime grazing is the bane of my existence. Although I don't usually Read more

We're in the midst of Spring cleaning, and the first order of business — other than tossing out over-the-hill foods — is clearing the pantry, fridge, and freezer of those one-off items that are still hanging around. Our latest series, Cabinet Cleanout, will focus on using the resources we have on hand, and little else. Last Friday, with the temptation of Thai takeout dangling over my head, Read more

Last night I made an Eastern European-inspired ground sirloin stew with egg noodles, and tonight I'm going to use the leftover beef to make something on the opposite end of the spectrum! I'm craving takeout, but — inspired by my recent successes — I'm going to continue my pattern of preparing Asian foods at home. Spice up the sirloin with the help of minced garlic, lime, and Asian fish Read more

For this week's Sunday night chicken dinner, I can't wait to apply the mainstream meat to a home-cooked Southeast Asian meal. I love preparing ethnic foods at home, and this spicy noodle stir-fry, with its complex flavors, comes together in mere minutes, thanks to quick-cooking (and inexpensive) ground chicken. Craving Thai takeout, sans the grease? For the recipe, read more. Read more