Kin Shop is notionally a Thai restaurant. (Kin means “to eat” in Thai.) But it isn’t a Thai restaurant, really. Kin Shop is instead an American restaurant that serves food prepared using Thai flavors, a restaurant that nods at Thailand respectfully, and uses its cuisine to fine effect. more →
Duck laab, fried pork and oyster salad, stir-fry of aquatic vegetables, squid-ink soup, red-curry duck, red-onion congee.
Interpretation trumps tradition at this Thai eatery. more →
Pork and oyster salad, bone marrow, Massaman goat, steamed red snapper.
The most annoying aspect of Top Chef is the underlying implication that the show is creating the great chefs of the future. In my experience, the reality is quite different...The shining contradiction is Harold Dieterle, the first season's winner. more →
Harold Dieterle brings haute technique and Western touches to the traditional Asian cuisine. more →
Roasted marrow bones with roti, massaman braised goat, galangal ice cream.
