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Southeast Asia

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Photos: Five Points Jazz Fest, 5/19/12

    This past Saturday, the annual Five Points Jazz Festival returned to its namesake historic district with performances from a slew of acts like Carmen Sandiem and Aakash Mittal, among others, spread out across six stages all along Welton Street. Our own Nick Callaio was on hand for the fest and broug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Thai Monkey Club swings into Golden

    Kong Phom, a native of Thailand who has been in the States for thirty years, doesn't waste time: It took just a few months after he opened Thai Monkey Club, a curry and noodle parlor, on South Broadway last year to ink a deal on a second spot.

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Photos: New Saigon, the subject of this week's review

    New Saigon is one of the oldest Vietnamese restaurants in Denver, and its kitchen is one of the most comprehensive, turning out not just pho, but hundreds of dishes from Vietnam's culinary canon. For this week's review, I stopped by the restaurant that's been under the same ownership for 25 years, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    A 16th Street Mall vendor gets a permanent home at Thai Street Food restaurant

    For six years, Utumporn Killoran has been peddling Thai curries from a cart on the 16th Street Mall. And her recipes, culled from her native Isaan Province in Thailand, have gained her such committed fans that they're willing to wait in line for an hour just to wolf down her lunches.

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Thai Monkey Club opens in Baker on Saturday with a buy-one-get-one-free special for a week

    ​Real "Thai spicy." That's what owner and Chiang Mai native Joy Phom promises at Thai Monkey Club, opening on Saturday at 102 South Broadway, in the Baker neighborhood. To celebrate (and bring more folks through the door), she's offering a buy-one-get-one-free special up to $10 that's applicab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Dancing Noodle Thai Cuisine takes a summer time-out

    ​Dancing Noodle Thai Cuisine, the family-run spot we named Best Thai Restaurant in 2010, is closed until Thursday, July 21, while the couple that owns it is on sabbatical in Thailand. And that's ultimately good news: Once Dancing Noodle reopens, its commitment to authentic Thai fare should be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Taste of Thailand goes garden-to-table with Garden Blossoms soup

    Jenny AnThe homegrown flowers in the Garden Blossoms soup are edible. ​Noy Farrell doesn't use pesticides in her garden. The chef/co-owner of Taste of Thailand uses ladybugs and beer instead. The ladybugs eat the insects that try to devour her greens and herbs, and a shallow bowl of beer attra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Vietnam Grill goes for a liquor license

    ​Vietnam Grill has been slinging pho and spring rolls from its Federal Boulevard strip mall spot for a few years, but now the eatery is hoping to add alcoholic pairings to the menu. The restaurant just applied for its liquor license, and if all goes according to plan, it'll add beer, wine and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    The five strangest foods I've ever eaten

    Mark MangerPeanut butter soup, fufu and bone-in, skin-on goat: not actually so weird.​My first trip to African Grill and Bar for this week's review was a thrill ride because it offered a chance to explore a cuisine with which I'd had no previous experience and an opportunity to eat something s ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 17, 2011

    Thai Flavor curries favor with reviewer Laura Shunk

    Mark MangerPeanut butter soup, fufu and bone-in, skin-on goat: not actually so weird.​My first trip to African Grill and Bar for this week's review was a thrill ride because it offered a chance to explore a cuisine with which I'd had no previous experience and an opportunity to eat something s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Eat like the Thai: family-style...and with a fork

    ​Without exception, during every visit I made to Thai Flavor for this week's review -- and during the lunch I ate at US Thai Cafe for this week's Second Helping -- I overheard at least one table ask for chopsticks. I'd venture a guess that those diners thought they were being respectful, eatin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Review preview: Thai Flavor

    Mark Manger​Over the course of my life in Denver, I've eaten a lot of mediocre Thai food, putting down bowls of curry and plates of pad Thai that were edible -- but forgettable -- up and down the Front Range. But this winter, after I returned from Southeast Asia, where I'd eaten nothing that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    One chapter book reviews: Missing in Action: A Family Saga, chapter six

    ​As far as fictional characters go, there is maybe no archetype so boring as the Hero, that figure of unwavering nobility and poise. Whether that hero is deftly vanquishing foes like Superman or valiantly overcoming adversity a la Odysseus, the construct is the same: The Hero represents the Da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Stupid ad of the week: Champ Thai Drink Co.'s working man

    Not this kind.​Thankfully, foolishness is a worldwide phenomenon. Otherwise when we would see another culture's advertising on the internetz we might feel all dumb by comparison and end up sending them angry emoticons in their comment boxes -- because we all know Emoticon is the universal lang ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2011

    Boulder restaurateur Opas Sinprasong will do time for exploiting workers

    Daily Camera​Last October, Opas Sinprasong -- a Thai national who once owned Siamese Plate, Siamese Plate on the Go and Sumida's in Boulder and Louisville -- pleaded guilty to harboring illegal aliens and failure to pay taxes. Yesterday he was sentenced: The restaurateur will do time, pay a h ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 3, 2011

    Ba Le serves authentic banh mi and more

    Daily Camera​Last October, Opas Sinprasong -- a Thai national who once owned Siamese Plate, Siamese Plate on the Go and Sumida's in Boulder and Louisville -- pleaded guilty to harboring illegal aliens and failure to pay taxes. Yesterday he was sentenced: The restaurateur will do time, pay a h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    100 Favorite Dishes: Larb nua from Taste of Thailand

    Lori Midson​ No. 80: Larb nua from Taste of Thailand. Taste of Thailand chef/owner Noy Farrell, who has been turning out Thai food since 1994 from the kitchen confines of her faithfully crowded restaurant across the street from Swedish Hospital, grows vegetables, berries, herbs and various ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 2, 2010

    Warming trends: The bare-bones Pho Duy provides warm comfort food just in time for winter

    Lori Midson​ No. 80: Larb nua from Taste of Thailand. Taste of Thailand chef/owner Noy Farrell, who has been turning out Thai food since 1994 from the kitchen confines of her faithfully crowded restaurant across the street from Swedish Hospital, grows vegetables, berries, herbs and various ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    New Music from Amazing Twin, the outfit formerly known as Old Radio

    ​Old Radio, a prominent member of the Hot Congress collective and generally excellent band, has finally finished its debut recording. The band is slated to release the new EP, titled New Wives' Tale, this Thursday during Hot Congress's final night of residency at the Meadowlark. You can hear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Dear Lotus of Siam, please come to Denver next

    ​Cafe Society can't get enough of Lotus of Siam. When she was in Las Vegas last week, Patricia Calhoun twice ventured off the Strip to visit the northern Thai restaurant in its original location, a silly strip mall off Sahara Avenue. That was after a strong endorsement from Lori Midson, who o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Siamese Plate on the Go spot gets a fresh start as NaRaYa

    ​Pranom Kiatreungwattana, who goes by "P.K.", and her father had been looking for a spot for a Boulder restaurant for two years when Opas Sinprasong, who'd been charged with human trafficking, left his Siamese Plate/Siamese Plate on the Go spot at 1575 Folsom Street up for grabs. And grab it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Opas Sinprasong, Siamese Plate owner, pleads guilty to treating workers like slave labor

    NaRaYa has replaced Siamese Plate on the Go​I was at Lotus of Siam, one of Lori Midson's favorite restaurants in the world (and she's right -- too bad it's in Las Vegas), eating and catching up on my Westword reading, when I found this report by Michael Roberts on a Thai restaurant group much ... More >>

  • Music

    October 29, 2009

    Steely Dan

    Thursday, October 29, Wells Fargo Theatre, 800-745-3000.

  • Dining

    October 1, 2009

    Taste of Thailand has the cure for the flu -- and the cure for boring food

    Thursday, October 29, Wells Fargo Theatre, 800-745-3000.

  • Dining

    August 27, 2009

    Can Tho Pho is no substitute for Ha Noi Pho

    Thursday, October 29, Wells Fargo Theatre, 800-745-3000.

  • Dining

    March 5, 2009

    More Chinese food, more Vietnamese food - all good news

    Thursday, October 29, Wells Fargo Theatre, 800-745-3000.

  • Dining

    September 25, 2008

    Pho 99 is pho-king great

    Thursday, October 29, Wells Fargo Theatre, 800-745-3000.

  • Calendar

    August 7, 2008

    Spa-Rama

    Indulge in treatments from around the world at Spa Experience Aspen.

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Nut House

    Indulge in treatments from around the world at Spa Experience Aspen.

  • Dining

    March 13, 2008

    Parallel 17

    Holding the line.

  • Dining

    January 10, 2008

    Ha Noi Pho

    At any time of day or night, a meal here is memorable.

  • Calendar

    June 14, 2007

    Ghost Story

    At any time of day or night, a meal here is memorable.

  • Dining

    February 22, 2007

    Old Town

    As new ethnic enclaves appear, the originals die off.

  • Dining

    February 15, 2007

    US Thai

    This little storefront curries favor with fans of Thai food.

  • Dining

    September 28, 2006

    Elvis Lives

    Vietnam House is a rock star.

  • Dining

    September 15, 2005

    Drink of the Week

    Lychee- and Starfruit-Infused Vodka Martini

  • Dining

    July 28, 2005

    Green Light

    Head for the hills -- the hill country of Sapa.

  • Dining

    November 6, 2003

    Drink of the Week

    Head for the hills -- the hill country of Sapa.

  • Dining

    August 1, 2002

    Room at the Inn

    T-Wa has been to hell and back.

  • Dining

    March 28, 2002

    Check, Please!

    Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

  • Dining

    January 17, 2002

    Street Dreams

    Tuk Tuk takes casual Thai food indoors.

  • Dining

    January 25, 2001

    So Pho, So Good

    Bowls of broth and pig knuckles add up to great meals.

  • Dining

    May 25, 2000

    All Thai'd Up

    Two new eateries to feed your habit.

  • Dining

    May 11, 2000

    Good Things Come in Mall Packages

    Saigon Terrace's authentic Vietnamese food turns Colorado Boulevard into Ho Chi Minh Trail.

  • Dining

    September 2, 1999

    When Bad Things Happen to Good Restaurants

    J's Noodles muddles along without its owner at the helm.

  • Dining

    March 25, 1999

    Mouthing Off

    J's Noodles muddles along without its owner at the helm.

  • Dining

    January 15, 1998

    Sugar and Spice

    J's Noodles muddles along without its owner at the helm.

  • Dining

    April 18, 1996

    Miss Saigon?

    J's Noodles muddles along without its owner at the helm.

  • Dining

    April 5, 1995

    CURRY UP

    J's Noodles muddles along without its owner at the helm.

  • Dining

    December 14, 1994

    TONGUE THAI'D

    J's Noodles muddles along without its owner at the helm.

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