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    May 15, 2012

    Larb Salad: From Laos, With Love

    Not the prettiest sounding word to American ears, you could call larb (pronounced "lawb"), the meat salad originating in the country of Laos, by its "street" name: Lao-style, or Laotian-style, salad. No matter what the moniker, this meat-minded, fresh, and spicy salad, regarded as the national dis ... More >>

  • Music

    January 26, 2012

    Dengue Fever Finds a Second Home in Cambodia

    Not the prettiest sounding word to American ears, you could call larb (pronounced "lawb"), the meat salad originating in the country of Laos, by its "street" name: Lao-style, or Laotian-style, salad. No matter what the moniker, this meat-minded, fresh, and spicy salad, regarded as the national dis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Dengue Fever: "It Doesn't Matter...They Don't Know What the Hell We're Saying Anyway"

    Imagine wild organ swirls, rolling surf licks and jazzy party horns coupled with angular and decidedly eastern melodies, plus a sultry singer who shifts between English and her native Cambodian dialect. That's just a fraction of what shapes Dengue Fever's original sound. The band discovered its ca ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 10, 2011

    Pete's Thai Cuisine: Bold Flavors and More from a Longtime Valley Thai Chef

    Imagine wild organ swirls, rolling surf licks and jazzy party horns coupled with angular and decidedly eastern melodies, plus a sultry singer who shifts between English and her native Cambodian dialect. That's just a fraction of what shapes Dengue Fever's original sound. The band discovered its ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Cafe: Sekong By Night

    ​Lord knows Phoenix has various varieties of Mexican comida in spades. Need an Asian cuisine fix? We've got that too. Sushi? Check. BBQ? You know it. Pizza? Some would say we have the best in the country. Yet there's one thing we really haven't had until now: Cambodian food. Sekong By Night, ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 5, 2011

    Sekong by Night Brings Cambodian Cuisine to Phoenix

    ​Lord knows Phoenix has various varieties of Mexican comida in spades. Need an Asian cuisine fix? We've got that too. Sushi? Check. BBQ? You know it. Pizza? Some would say we have the best in the country. Yet there's one thing we really haven't had until now: Cambodian food. Sekong By Night, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    New in Phoenix: Thai E-San

    ​Remember when we were complaining that there weren't enough Asian restaurants in downtown Phoenix? Well, now there's one more. It's called Thai E-San and--if the menu is anything to go by--it looks like it might just do the trick. Thai E-San (translating to "North of Thailand") provides a s ... More >>

  • Film

    December 25, 2008

    In Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood Finds Salvation

    ​Remember when we were complaining that there weren't enough Asian restaurants in downtown Phoenix? Well, now there's one more. It's called Thai E-San and--if the menu is anything to go by--it looks like it might just do the trick. Thai E-San (translating to "North of Thailand") provides a s ... More >>

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