Bon appetit: Downtown Skokie cooks up diverse restaurant scene - Skokie Review

Bon appetit: Downtown Skokie cooks up diverse restaurant scene Skokie Review The well-received Tub Tim Thai Restaurant was the first of the ethnic eateries to open on the Oakton Street strip in the heart of downtown. That was about six years ago, and since that time, it has become surrounded by other ethnic fare offered by ... and more »

La Thai Uptown chef to represent New Orleans on "Chopped" - NOLA.com

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La Thai Uptown chef to represent New Orleans on "Chopped" NOLA.com By Brett Anderson, The Times-Picayune Diana Chauvin, chef and co-owner at La Thai Uptown, is heading to New York to appear on “Chopped,” one of the Food Network's more popular cooking-competition franchises. The air date has yet to be set, ...

Tastes of enlightenment - Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney Morning Herald

Tastes of enlightenment Sydney Morning Herald Nahm restaurant manager Troy Sutton says many middle-class Thai people like to come and eat Thompson's food because ''no one is cooking like this any more in their homes''. Thompson is gracious and quick to answer the critics. and more »

Is Columbia Street about to become the new Smith Street? - BrooklynPapers.com

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Is Columbia Street about to become the new Smith Street? BrooklynPapers.com Food wizard Andy Ricker, who last year won a James Beard Award (essentially the Oscars of cooking), will turn a storefront near Kane Street into the East Coast outpost of Pok Pok, a beloved Portland eatery that serves authentic northern Thai street ... and more »

Why cooking skills are the key to healthy eating - BBC News

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Why cooking skills are the key to healthy eating BBC News The students received three hours of training from a chef, before practising cooking some recipes and then their dishes were judged by a panel of professionals. They were trying things they hadn't tried before, like Spanish cooking, Thai food and how ... and more »