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Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Apr 15, 2020
Grill your way through the pandemic

Leela Punyaratabandhu’s new cookbook Flavors of the Southeast Asian Grill is a remedy for isolation.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Leela Punyaratabandhu, Flavors of the Southeast Asian Grill: Classic Recipes for Seafood and Meats Cooked Over Charcoal, Thai food, shesimmers.com, Southeast Asia, COVID-19, coronavirus, Barbecue

Blogs, Bleader Aug 18, 2017
Dill magazine promises a serious exploration of Asian food

U of I sophomore Shayne Chammavanijakul has launched a gorgeous publication that looks beyond ginger and lemongrass.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Food & Drink, Media, Dill magazine, Shayne Chammavanijakul, Leela Punyaratabandhu, Jibek Jolu, Asian food, Thai food, noodles, Hakka Thai, pad thai, Tippy Jeng, Vincent Vichit-Vadakan, Robyn Eckhardt, Pat Tanumihardja

Best of Chicago, Reasons to love Chicago Jun 22, 2017
Why you should buy groceries on Argyle and Devon

It costs more to live in a city as large and diverse as Chicago, but these international markets help you get your money’s worth.
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: Reasons to love Chicago, food, groceries, international groceries, ethnic markets, Fresh Farms, Patel Brothers, Argyle, Devon, Hoa Nam, Tai Nam, Viet Hoa, Whole Foods, Jewel-Osco, Chiu Quon Bakery, Sukhadia's Sweets and Snacks, bun mam, lap kai, sinigang na baboy, Indian, Pakistani, Southeast Asian, south Asian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, Leela Punyaratabandhu, mint, cilantro, pork belly, basmati, shrimp

Blogs, Bleader May 10, 2017
Leela Punyaratabandhu, author of Bangkok, talks street food, real Thai food, and shares a recipe for crispy water spinach salad

A Q&A with the foremost authority of Thai food writing in English.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Books, Food & Drink, Food Chain, Leela Punyaratabandhu, Thai food, SheSimmers, Simple Thai Food, Bangkok, crispy water spinach salad, yam peak bung krop, street food, TAC Quick, Andy’s Thai Kitchen, Rainbow Cuisine

Blogs, Bleader Feb 12, 2016
What to order at Chicago's new and notable regional Thai restaurants—translated menus included!

Under-the-radar Tom Yum Cafe and Paula's Thai Kitchen offer "secret" and late-night menus.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Thai food, Paula's Thai Kitchen, Tom Yum Cafe, Immm Rice & Beyond, Spoon Thai, Rainbow Cuisine, Taste of Thai Town, Arun's, @shesimmmers, Leela Punyaratabandhu

Blogs, Bleader May 6, 2014
A sneak peek at Leela Punyaratabandhu's Simple Thai Food

A recipe for sweet dry curry of pork and long beans, aka phat phrik khing
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Cooking, Food Chain, Food & Drink, She Simmers, Simple Thai Food, Leela Punyaratabandhu, pork, phat phrik khing, curry

Blogs, Bleader Mar 25, 2014
Add the scent of wild water-bug love to your dips and sauces

Thai maeng da na, or water-bug pheromone, is a seasoning for southeast Asian dips and sauces.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, maeng da na, ca cuong, water bug essence, Leela Punyaratabandhu, Thai food, Vietnamese food, She Simmers, Andy Ricker, Pok, Pok, Simple Thai Food: Classic Recipes from the Thai Home Kitchen, jaew, laab, cha ca la von

Blogs, Bleader Sep 9, 2013
Burmese mystery dip

Here's what to do with kyan ka, if you ever find yourself bored with pork rinds.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Cooking, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Burmese food. Thai food, nam prik noom, kyan ka, Global Gardens Refugee Training Program, Pak Suan, Leela Punyaratabandhu, shesimmers, Chiang Mai

Blogs, Bleader Feb 25, 2013
Gussied-up tom yam with duck breast and cracklings

A fog cutter, gussied up with duck breast and cracklings
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Cooking, Food Chain, Food & Drink, duck, tom yam, Thai food, nam prik pao, SheSimmers, Leela Punyaratabandhu, Mike Sula on cooking

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Oct 24, 2012
Recommended
Andy's Thai Kitchen: sweet, hot, and funky

Andy Aroonrasameruang, formerly of TAC Quick, continues to make uncompromising Thai food accessible
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Thai food, Andy Aroonrasameruang, TAC Quick, Leela Punyaratabandhu, Andy's Thai Kitchen, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Dec 9, 2011
Cooking with cannabis: boat noodles

Is a traditional Thai noodle soup really seasoned with marijuana?
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: The Reefer, Weed Week, Food Chain, Food & Drink, marijuana, cannabis, Leela Punyaratabandhu, SheSimmers, Thai food, Weed Week

Arts & Culture, Culture Vultures Sep 1, 2011
Culture Vultures: James Fritz, The Four Desires, and the Forest Preserve District

In-the-know Chicagoans tell the Reader what they're watching, reading, and seeing
- By Asher Klein
- Tags: Culture Vultures, Brandon Weatherbee, You, Me, Them, Everybody, James Fritz, Battlestations, Mia Park, Family Devotions, Four Desires, yoga, Rod Stryker, Leela Punyaratabandhu, Shesimmers, Forest Preserve District

Blogs, Bleader Jun 27, 2011
Win $1,000 for your best Thai appetizer

Leela Punyaratabandhu of SheSimmers is hosting a Thai cooking contest
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, She Simmers, Singha beer, Leela Punyaratabandhu, Thai food, Bill Daley, David Hammond, LTHForum

Best of Chicago, Food & Drink Jun 23, 2011
Best food blog written by a linguist

SheSimmers.com
- Tags: Food & Drink, The Reader's picks, SheSimmers.com, Leela Punyaratabandhu

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Jun 16, 2011
A few of food writer Mike Sula's favorites

From royal pies to end-of-the-world banana jerky, 2011 has been good so far
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Art Jackson, Pleasant House Bakery, Leela Punyaratabandhu, SheSimmers.com, Golden Pacific Market, Aroy Thai, LTHForum, Sudjai Nakyaem, Whiskeyfest, Jim Beam, Costco, River Valley Ranch & Kitchens, isot, ufra biber, HarvesTimes Foods, Duchesse de Bourgogne, Monk Cafe's, Rodenbach Grand Cru, Ommegang Zuur, Goose Island's Madame Rose, Tom Korder, Harvestime Foods

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