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Mum Aroi

Mum Aroi, web site, 5892 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA (Baileys Crossroads area), 703-671-4222 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Restaurantji | Annandale Today] This place has the same chef as the former Duangrat’s Oriental Food … Continue reading

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Thai Treasure

Thai Treasure, web site, 330 Maple Ave. West, Vienna, VA, 703-272-3683 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | TripAdvisor | Ylp] A surprisingly good mom and pop right on Rt.123. Shows that Vienna dining is still vital … Continue reading

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Duangrat’s Oriental Food Mart

Duangrat’s Oriental Food Mart, 5888 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041, 703-578-0622 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Ylp] Previous review 3. Lara Lee, Coconut and Sambal: Recipes from my Indonesian Kitchen. Yes, I have been … Continue reading

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Lessons from the Washington, D.C. dining scene

Can One Chef’s Approach to Global Fine Dining Catch on in Washington D.C.? Contrary to what many people will insist, it’s now possible to eat excellent Mexican food, including tacqueria-style tacos, in D.C., Northern Virginia and nearby Maryland. But this … Continue reading

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Esaan Cuisine

Esaan Cuisine, web site, 1307 Old Chain Bridge Rd, McLean, VA, 703-288-3901 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [TripAdvisor | Don Rockwell | Ylp | McLean Connxn] Another phenomenal northern Virginia restaurant, this one is food from Northeastern … Continue reading

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Kao Sarn Thai

Kao Sarn Thai, web site, 6795 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church, VA, #12, inside, in Eden Center, 703-992-7440 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google+ | TripAdvisor | Ylp] This mom and pop is one of the very best … Continue reading

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San Francisco dining

Mandalay was the best Burmese food I’ve had, probably ever (NB: I’ve never been to Myanmar). Get the noodle dishes and soups, not the meat-based curries. In the Richmond neighborhood. Angor Borei is very good Cambodian, I enjoyed the pumpkin … Continue reading

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Baan Thai

Baan Thai, web site, 1326 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 202-588-5889 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | TripAdvisor | City Paper | Ylp | Don Rockwell] Regional Thai cuisine, from four different parts of the country, … Continue reading

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The true competition has arrived, just ask the Thai Delicious Committee

Hopscotching the globe as Thailand’s prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra repeatedly encountered a distressing problem: bad Thai food. Too often, she found, the meals she sampled at Thai restaurants abroad were unworthy of the name, too bland to be called genuine … Continue reading

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Thai Taste by Kob

Thai Taste by Kob, FB, 11315 Fern Street, Wheaton, MD, 301-942-0288 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Zagat | Washingtonian | Don Rockwell | Ylp] A Thai street food place, excellent quality. The whole fish in chili sauce … Continue reading

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