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Thailand

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    10 Great Thai Restaurants in Orange County (and Long Beach)

    For this list of ten great Thai restaurants, not only have I included those from Long Beach (a non-OC city that's always been under this paper's jurisdiction), but also some Thai-Cambodian, some Thai-Laotian, and even a Thai-sushi hybrid, because if variety is the spice of life, then why not even mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    KFC in Thailand Issues Apology After Tsunami Facebook Update

    There are times when it would be appropriate for a fast food chicken restaurant like KFC to remind people to pick up a bucket of chicken on a Facebook update. Sometime this Friday, April 20th, when certain segments of the population will get the munchies, for instance, would be quite opportune--and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    R.I.P. Chaleo Yoovidhya, Creator of Red Bull

    ​Chaleo Yoovidhya, the man who created Red Bull, has died in his native Thailand. He was 90 or 88 or 80--sources can't seem to agree. The New York Times obit has a wonderful quote about Yoovidhya, who created antibiotics before concocting the caffeine and taurine-loaded beverage we're al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    This Week In Food: Sushi Documentary, Where The Fuck To Drink? and Beer Nog

    ​ Why yes, that is Vincent Van Gogh's Stary Night made out of salts and spices. Read all about this masterpiece and others in this week's edition of highlights from the blog.

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    5 Funny & Sexy Food Commercials from Thailand

    ​Pick a random country and there will be TV commercials employing humor and sex to sell food. Here's a few of the best from Thailand in what I hope to be an ongoing series of similar posts (YouTube search, don't fail me now!)

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Kinkajou From South America Somehow Winds Up in Santa Ana

    Wikipedia CommonsDon't worry, this kinkajou is yawning.​Just to be clear, a kinkajou is not a sex act performed in the back alleys of Thailand. It's the South American cousin to the raccoon. And one wandering near a Santa Ana elementary school was scooped up in October.After brief stays at county ... More >>

  • Food

    September 22, 2011

    Sutha Thai Kitchen's Salad Days

    [Hole In the Wall] This Tustin Thai restaurant, while delicious, wants to offer more

  • News

    September 8, 2011

    Dave Gibbons Is a Church Misfit

    Newsong was on its way to becoming Orange County's next big megachurch—then its pastor decided to pull back and go small

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    A Secret History of Thai Food in Southern California

    ​By now, any true Southern Californian eats Thai food as part of their regular diet, whether at Thai Nakorn, Bangkok Taste, Siam Taste of Asia, or any of the dozens of Thai restaurants in OC and the hundreds in Southern California. But ever wonder how we became the beneficiary of so much great foo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    No. 75: Roti at Bangok Taste

    ​Welcome to the Weekly's list of our 100 Favorite Dishes for 2011! Tune in every day until we get to número uno! Now, on to the latest entry. . . Thai Nakorn rightfully gets all the praise for local Thai, but I still find myself more often at Bangkok Taste because it offers rarities even Thai Nak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Starfish Opens Today in Laguna Beach

    Starfish​Nancy Wilhelm's Starfish opens today at the Albertsons plaza in Laguna Beach. As I said in an earlier post, if the name sounds familiar, she's the woman behind Tabu Grill and David Wilhelm's former wife.

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    On The Line: Brent Palmer of Mesa, Part Two

    Photo by Amy Kaplan​Part two of On The Line provides a little more insight on Mesa's Brent Palmer. Learn what he really thought of the restaurant's infamous unisex restrooms and how influential Thai cuisine is. Stay tuned for Thursday's finale as our chef breaks down a recipe. To view part one, cl ... More >>

  • Film

    May 26, 2011

    'The Hangover Part II': Bros Roofie-ing Bros

    Didn't we already see this movie?

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    k'ya Street Fare as Strong (and Strange) as Ever

    The non-po' boy po' boy​A couple of weeks ago, I hosted a guest speaker at Cal State Fullerton who stayed at the Hotel Menage in Anaheim. After his lecture, we invited students for a post-lecture eat at k'ya Street Fare, which we reviewed way back in 2009. I had never been, but remembered Edwin li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Anthrax's Scott Ian to Skip Touring Due to Birth of First Child

    ​Scott Ian, Anthrax's rhythm and lead guitar player, just announced he's not going to be touring with the band he formed 30 years ago due to the upcoming birth of his first child. He said, "This decision to miss these shows was a deeply personal one. I co-founded this band July 18, 1981, and for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    ¡Ask a Comida Critic! Which Thai Restaurants are Authentic Thai, and Which are Americanized?

    ​From my cousin Plas:We love that Thai place (Win Thai). Do you consider that "American Thai" or "good Thai."Ah, Win Thai Cuisine in Anaheim: across the street from Norms, behind a car wash, in the Thai Corner section of Anacrime--and the first restaurant I ever reviewed. The place sells its pinea ... More >>

  • Film

    December 23, 2010

    Ten for 2011

    The year 2010 is old news. Here are 10 to watch out for in 2011

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    ¡Ask a Comida Critic!: Non-Pho Beef Tendon Dishes?

    ​From a close friend:Recently been enjoying beef tendon only pho. Looking to kick up the tendon experience. Have you had any beef tendon salads in OC? Looking for that Chinese dish, but hopefully there are variants in other ethnic foods.Ah, tendon: that slippery, tender band that Asians adore, L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    ¡Ask a Comida Critic! Anything Good in the Anaheim Hills Area?

    ​Asked via Facebook, but I'm paraphrasing:So, I have a dear friend whom I'm taking out to dinner. It has to be around Anaheim Hills, though. Any recommendations? Can't be too expensive!

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Five Foods First Eaten Out of Desperation

    Certain foods are obviously tasty just from the look; ripe strawberries, rice and rabbits all look delicious. Certain foods don't look delicious, but are close enough to delicious-looking food to understand how humankind got started eating it; bitter melon, cow's milk and Seville oranges fall into t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Wacky Snacks: Crispy Snack - Anchovy Fish

    Edwin Goei​Name: Crispy Snack Anchovy Fish Origin: Thailand Found at: 99 Ranch, Irvine Cost: $2.99 Ingredients: Anchovy, Palm Oil, Salt, Sugar, Sesame, Sodium Metabisulfite.

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Mickey Mouse Justice for Mom Who Wanted to Bring Kids to Disneyland

    An Australian mother of four daughters who planned to bring her brood to Disneyland to celebrate her release from detention in Thailand for stealing a bar mat was denied a U.S. visa so the trip has been scrubbed, reports today's Herald Sun. Annice Smoel, 36, of Melbourne, hoped a visit to the Magic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    Gustavo's Top Five Drinks of 2008

    Hint to restaurants: you'll get in my better graces if you offer great, non-alcoholic drinks. Beverages rank high on my palate, and I'll never forget the banana soda offered by a long-gone Honduran restaurant. Here, then, were my favorite drinks of the year.1. Maker's Mark, neat, at Memphis at the S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Thai Food: Endangered

    Reuters had an enlightening article today about how in Thailand, authentic Thai food is endangered because of "changing tastes wrought by globalization." And most lamentably "culinary shortcuts (that) have ended up changing Thai flavors, and placing some dishes in danger of extinction altogether." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    The See & Sprout Project

    If your shiny new camera has permanently replaced your dust-collecting old digital  point-and-shoots, consider donating them to a  good cause while simultaneously supporting the arts. Founded by Stacie Krajchir, along with tsunami orphans from Thailand, the See and Sprout Project is an int ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2008

    This Week in the OC Weekly

    If your shiny new camera has permanently replaced your dust-collecting old digital  point-and-shoots, consider donating them to a  good cause while simultaneously supporting the arts. Founded by Stacie Krajchir, along with tsunami orphans from Thailand, the See and Sprout Project is an int ... More >>

  • Food

    July 10, 2008

    [This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Thai This Now: Siam Taste of Asia

    If your shiny new camera has permanently replaced your dust-collecting old digital  point-and-shoots, consider donating them to a  good cause while simultaneously supporting the arts. Founded by Stacie Krajchir, along with tsunami orphans from Thailand, the See and Sprout Project is an int ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2008

    Last Night: Savage Republic at The Press

    By Waleed Rashidi Savage Republic January 12, 2008 The Press Better than: Savage Garden fronted by Fred Savage, that's for damned sure. Download: A live version of "Jamahiriya." Some bands get back together because the money's too good. Others reunite simply 'cause it's supposedly the honorable ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2007

    To Do Tonight - 11/08

    By Waleed Rashidi Savage Republic January 12, 2008 The Press Better than: Savage Garden fronted by Fred Savage, that's for damned sure. Download: A live version of "Jamahiriya." Some bands get back together because the money's too good. Others reunite simply 'cause it's supposedly the honorable ... More >>

  • Film

    August 30, 2007

    Surf City Celluloid

    The SoCal Independent Film Fest goes big

  • Film

    July 5, 2007

    Sad Is the New Funny

    Amusing movies about depressed young men are in at the Los Angeles Film Festival

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2007

    LAFF 2007: Bluey, Da Ba Dee Da Ba Dah

    Raise your hand if you thought Gavin Rossdale of Bush could be a decent actor. Or a decent anything. Yeah, he got his face melted in Constantine, but that proved nothing. But Mr. Gwen Stefani really shows something in HOW TO ROB A BANK, as a pill-popping criminal named Simon (after Simon Le Bon of ... More >>

  • Features

    June 28, 2007

    From Hunter to Hunted

    In his quest to free slaves around the world, Aaron Cohen thought hed seen it all. Then he went to Myanmar

  • Food

    March 22, 2007

    Beware the Larb

    Diho Siams incendiary salads

  • Culture

    February 1, 2007

    John, Long Gone

    A final introspective, before the Sympathy records founder moves

  • Film

    January 18, 2007

    Holy Crap, Did He Just Do That?!

    OnDVD: The Protector

  • Columns

    September 14, 2006

    Letters

    'I guess its just not bad enough that we have a bunch of rich elite dressing up in womens clothes, getting drunk and stoned . . . With articles like yours, who needs government-sponsored propaganda?'

  • Food

    April 13, 2006

    This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

    Goodbye, Ramen. Hello, Thai and Laos Market

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2006

    Look Out Below!

    Mark Taggatz, who identifies himself as the president of a company called Aquentium, Inc., has invited the Weekly to Palm Springs at the end of this month for Media Day-Housing Invention for Disaster Relief. "We will be unveiling our newly developed housing solution for disasters," Taggatz writes. " ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 6, 2005

    So Board With the USA

    Seeking low wages and lax environmental laws, OC boardmakers reluctantly find themselves in Asia

  • Food

    July 14, 2005

    The Asian Persuasion

    Great Asian restaurants, and the Asians (and Chuck Devore) who love them

  • Food

    October 9, 2003

    Suds for Studs

    Devouring beers, babes and board at Karl Strauss Brewery Restaurant

  • Film

    October 2, 2003

    Thankyuhverymuch

    Kavee Thongprechas journey from Thailand to Graceland

  • Unknown

    April 10, 2003

    Butterfly Man

    Kavee Thongprechas journey from Thailand to Graceland

  • News

    December 27, 2001

    Are These Things Just to Be Pissed Upon?

    President Nixon solves your holiday quandaries

  • Columns

    January 11, 2001

    Letters

    President Nixon solves your holiday quandaries

  • Food

    March 16, 2000

    Eat Cheap

    Part Two

  • Features

    February 17, 2000

    Welcome to the T-Zone

    Part Two

  • Food

    August 20, 1998

    High Boss

    Grabbing respect - and good grub - at Thai This

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