Thai Food and Cooking

At J's Noodles Star Thai, rice dishes also shine

In A Federal Case, I'll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard -- south to north -- within Denver city limits. I'll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I'll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here's the report on t ... More >>

Guess where I'm eating tom yum goong?

It's a good thing that the tom yum goong, a tart and spicy Thai seafood soup, was on the money, because the service -- stoic and uncomfortably unfriendly -- definitely wasn't, and nor was the chalky panang curry, ordered "Thai hot" and arriving inexplicably milder than the pot of rice rice that acco ... More >>

Cooking with Pete and Barb Marczyk: Coconut-curried chicken soup

Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them and cook up a feast. Pete and Barb have exactly one ... More >>

Vegan Thai coconut soup for a warm appetizer on Meatless Monday

Need an appetizer to impress some guests -- or just to tickle your own tastebuds? This vegan Thai-style coconut soup (adapted from a recipe in Forks Over Knives: The Cookbook) is smooth, complex and satisfying. You can buy mung bean sprouts at the store, or sprout them yourself -- but then you'll ne ... More >>

Thai Monkey Club doesn't monkey around with its food

Phat Thai doesn't need to be authentic, just good

Denver's five best Thai restaurants

Denver may have an abundance of Thai restaurants, but most of them serve food that's a far cry from what you'll actually find in that country, one of the best in the world for eating. If you know where to look though, you can find a handful of restaurants turning out wickedly hot curries, vibrant pa ... More >>

Thai Gold opens in Golden

Lori Midson​Jim Abajian and his wife, Patsorn, made their first connection over Thai food: they met at the Thai restaurant she ran in Washington, D.C. where Jim was a frequent customer. So when they moved to Golden, it didn't take long for them to spot a gap in the market. "We realized that Go ... More >>

Utumporn Killoran takes her cooking inside at Thai Street Food Restaurant

Slide show: Thai Street Food Restaurant photos

Denver doesn't have Thai bike carts, but we do have two Thai mall carts

Michael Rosacci​Joel Warner's post on the Perk Cycle -- the bike-powered coffee cart that was just rolled out by Wash Perk Coffee Shop -- inspired a response from Michael Rosacci, who sent us shots of Thai street carts that included a full-blown kitchen on the back of a motorbike. Along with h ... More >>

Thai Flavor curries favor with reviewer Laura Shunk

The Panang curry is a hot item at U.S. Thai

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 >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Tom yum goong from Thai Flavor

Lori Midson​ No. 75: Tom yum goong from Thai Flavor When it comes to Thai cuisine in Denver, US Thai gets all the accolades, and while they're well-deserved, the beloved Thai temple in Edgewater has formidable -- and fierce -- competition, namely from Thai Flavor, a florescent-lit, brightly ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Swing Thai take-away flies high, but dine in for full flavor

​Any real city must have high-quality Thai takeout. Sure, it's nice to sit down and be waited on every once in a while, but the true test of Thai cuisine is how it tastes in your living room rather than the restaurant's dining room. Not only does Swing Thai pass this test with flying colors, ... More >>

Siamese Plate on the Go....directly to jail?

​Last year, the son of the owner of Arvada's Alamos Verdes was rated the Worst Boss of 2009, an honor he clinched with "simply repulsive" behavior with young female employees, according to a lawsuit filed by the EEOC in October. But Opas Sinprasong, owner of several Thai restaurants in Boulde ... More >>

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

Ask the Critic: Where to get a good cart lunch

This week's question is for all you office drones out there, from one of your own: When time is tight and money even more so, what downtown cart serves the best grub in the city?Easy, right? Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs. He has two locations now, one in Skyline Park at 16th and Arapahoe and a new one at ... More >>

Update: Pad Thai on the go ...

Yesterday, I got a very nice note from loyal reader Jason Marsell, hipping me to some killer street food in one of the most unlikely of places.Pad Thai on the 16th Street Mall.I was both intrigued and highly skeptical -- my first blush of overwhelming enthusiasm giving way to some more sober and res ... More >>

Pad Thai on the go...

This just in from observant reader Jason Marsell: There's a somewhat new cart on the 16th Street Mall (at Stout) that's a one-woman Thai food operation, and it's fantastic. I consider myself a Thai food fanatic and her pad thai gai is some of the best in town. I know, I can't believe I'm saying it ... More >>

The Corner Office is one hot hotel restaurant

Once you eat at Thai Lotus, you won't ignore it again

US Thai

This little storefront curries favor with fans of Thai food.

Second Helping

J's Noodles New Thai

Green Light

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

Best Fried Spinach

Yummy Yummy Tasty Thai

Best Thai Curries

Tommy's Thai

Take That!

Yummy Yummy Tasty Thai has all you care to eat -- and then some.

One Night in Bangkok

The new Thai Basil has a way with translation.

Best Thai Restaurant

Thai Basil Asian Fusion

Sprout of This World

A healthy meal at Moongate Asian Grill can be a transforming experience.

Street Dreams

Tuk Tuk takes casual Thai food indoors.

Best Thai Restaurant

Thai Bistro

Best Thai restaurant

Thai Bistro

All Thai'd Up

Two new eateries to feed your habit.

When Bad Things Happen to Good Restaurants

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

Thai, Thai Again

Busara spices things up.

Mouthing Off

How Thai Can You Go?

Mouthing Off

Mouthing Off

Sugar and Spice

Family Thais

Double Jeopardy

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