When Anajak Thai opened in 1981, most people who walked into the Los Angeles restaurant weren’t familiar with Thai cuisine. They just thought it was spicy Chinese food, said Justin Pichetrungsi, the ...
As a food writer, I often grapple with the concept of culinary authenticity. Few of us can travel the world, a la Anthony Bourdain, to explore a culture's culinary heritage at its source. Most of us ...