There are upwards of 450 Italian style restaurants in Bangkok alone and the Thais I meet are more interested in pushing Latin fare than their own. Maurizio believes there are many similarities between Thai and Italian cooking, "not in taste or flavours but ...
I had been frowning in concentration, reducing coconut cream to just the right consistency for a Thai green curry ... all the assistants were training to run their own restaurants. Suddenly our trip felt like responsible tourism; a million miles from ...
Thailand is home to a huge variety of both ... But no matter where you are, if you enter a good restaurant you are sure to find at least one good catfish dish on the menu. One taste and the reason for this fish's long reign as a favourite is obvious.
Because Thai Basil is so small -- we're talking four tables inside, three outside -- and doesn't take reservations, Stacey and I made sure to be at the door of the Capitola restaurant when ... you're missing a taste-texture-temperature treat.
The serving size was, of course, too big for a Thai diner ... pleasantly light in taste and texture. Adding a lively Irish-bar mood to the place is the live band, which plays traditional music from 8:30-11pm on Fridays. The restaurant becomes a very ...