In January I detoured to Melaka Kitchen in Elk Grove for a quick lunch. Two months old and in soft opening at that point, the roti menu alone made it worth the drive.
When I was in town in November, my friend who had lived in Singapore before was raring to take me to QQ Kopitiam.
A friend tipped me to the July opening of Bac Lieu in the La Lengua neighborhood. A few days later I had a chance to try it myself during the soft opening. The menu has Vietnamese dishes not oft...
One more Laotian-Thai eatery for my lunch stop in August 2018. One of my favorite dishes in the Lao pantheon is Kao Pik. Here the handmade chewy tapioca-rice noodles in chicken broth were topped sl...
Nyum Bai, the tiny Cambodian restaurant opened last year in Fruitvale and has been earning accolades from the get-go. 'hounds have been following La Cocina alum, Nite Yun, from her early pop-up day...
After watching the progress on this new restaurant every time I drove south on 19th Avenue in recent months, I headed to Guilin Rice Noodles House for lunch on getting the word that it had opened. ...
On visits to Fresno, I've always made a point to seek out Hmong food. This past October, I checked out this small market. A variety of Southeast Asian snacks and prepared foods are packed up, ready...
In early March I dropped by the then two-month old Golden Prawn for a solo lunch. It's an offshoot of Fremont's popular Kyain Kyain. Cash only at the time, the ornate wedding stage of the previous ...
Thai Spice opened in Cloverdale a couple years ago. The owners previously operated the other Thai restaurant in town. I had noticed these friendly folks vending at the Friday Night Live food fair. ...
The legendary Guilin rice noodles (aka Guilin mifen) originated 2,200 years ago during the Qin dynasty. Guilin (pronounced Kwei-Lin) is a city in China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, which is ...
Do any of you know where I can buy fresh flat wide rice noodles, near federal way WA?
Unfortunately my area does not sell fragrant or aromatic Rice Noodles only regular Rice Noodles. Nevertheless having bought Kewra Water (due to being unable to get hold of Pandan leaves), Saffro...
Finding Xian Taste closed on Boxing Day, I walked a few doors away in the same shopping mall to Cloudland Rice Noodle. Unfortunately, it was closed as well. The only menus posted were for specialty...
I've searched through several CH posts and read through several "authentic" Pad Thai recipes. I'm left confused about the best way to soak the ban pho (rice noodles). I've seen directions that ca...
This GuangZhou icon, with history dated all the way back to 1958, once vowed not to open up a branch outside of China. Seeing a number of their peers with famous and marketable name brand making a ...
Tonight I stopped by Chromatic coffee on my way home and noticed Yum Noodles a few doors down. What a happy find! Yum Noodles specializes in the flavors of Changsha (Hunan province) and offers a va...
' Green ' Lemon Grass S.E Asian Cuisine ( 9425 Leslie St., Richlane Plaza ) This under the radar and frequently ignored S.E Asian eatery might not offer the most authentic dishes from that...
So I was wondering what people thought of this Chopsticks and Marrow blog post about his current favorite noodles in Queens. Opinions of the listings or what maybe would you add as one or more othe...
Hey All, I was looking for a couple of recommendations at either the New World Mall Food Court, or New York Food Court. Especially the latter. It can be quite confusing what to choose! I know there...
This will be my second attempt at making Pad See Ew. My first was OK< but what is really lacking is the slight browned edge on the noodles that I adore! My first attempt the noodles fell apart and ...