"Chicago deserved a place where Thai cuisine could be celebrated in a different way, where it wasn't just limited to cheap take-out or cheap eats," says Chanita Chayaluk of her locally sourced wine bar TAAN.
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Lettuce Entertain You Opens a Restaurant Exploring Southeast Asia in River North with Thai Dang of HaiSous
Daniel HautzingerCrying Tiger ranges as far afield as Hong Kong and the Philippines, with a core focus on Thai and Vietnamese dishes, including ones you might be surprised to find in touristed River North.
Lao Der Is Chicago's First Sit-Down Lao Restaurant in Over a Decade
Daniel HautzingerTwo lifelong friends from Southeast Asia have opened Chicago's only sit-down Lao restaurant in Irving Park in order to share the food they grew up with and learned from their families.
An Upscale Thai Restaurant in Evanston Born Out of a Decades-Long Friendship
Daniel HautzingerSam Rattanopas and Mina Sudsaard met while children in Thailand, and now co-own NaKorn in Evanston, where they serve upscale Thai food.
