When Noi Sithideth leaves his corporate accounting job at 3 p.m., he heads straight to his new restaurant, Banh Lao & Thai Cuisine in Kenwood, which opened May 22. For the rest of the evening, ...

Lao food is slowly but surely gaining recognition thanks to restaurants like Mekong Cafe and Vientiane Noodle Shop, along with young Lao entrepreneurs like Alex Hanesakda of SapSap and chefs like ...

ORANGE – When Xay Phengsy was growing up in Laos, her mother taught her how to make kao poon, a traditional noodle dish served with coconut milk and curry broth. Now Phengsy, who immigrated to the ...

The Louisiana Laos New Year Festival, hosted by the festival board and Wat Thammaratanaram, will take place April 3-5, ...

Coast Thai-Way is set to open by early summer 2026, bringing Lao-Thai cuisine, natural wines, and bold Southeast Asian ...

It took more than two years for Moukdala Phommanilath's grandmother to let her touch the food she cooked at EE-Sane Thai-Lao Cuisine. Now, the 36-year-old granddaughter is following the footsteps of ...

Night has clanged down on City Heights like an emergency curtain at a movie theater. It’s easy to get lost in this gloom once you’re out of the #7 bus, but, just past Happy Bubbles Car Wash, I spot ...

North Coast Highway 101 is getting a serious flavor boost. Coast Thai-Way, a new Lao-Thai restaurant from Stella ...

At times spicy and bitter, salty and pungent, herbaceous and sour — Lao food is intensely delicious. Thum mak hoong, or papaya salad, is a fundamental dish in Lao cuisine, with as many variations as ...