Tag: Thai food

In October, Chai Yo will be transformed into Nan Thai Buckhead, “expanding the reach of what the legacy brand has provided for 20-plus years,” DeeDee Niyomkul explains. Nan Midtown will continue to serve its authentic Thai dishes like lobster pad Thai and Gang Nuea (panang curry slow-braised beef short ribs) with Nan Niyomkul at the helm.

Chefs Parnass Savang and Rod Lassiter, the co-owners of Talat Market in Summerhill, were recently named Best Chef: Southeast finalists by James Beard Foundation. We chatted with them about what the nomination means, how they got to this point, and how they're staying true to their restaurant and vision.

A collection of hospitality veterans have banded together to try something new. Ivan Raintung (Mulan), Bell Chabchit (Osha Thai), chef Santi Buaphaeng (Silom Thai), and executive chef Varee "Nam" Somanee (Blue Elephant Thai in Bangkok), along with Erny Liauw and Praim Siribothi, have taken over the former Chin Chin space on Howell Mill Road and turned it into a trendy spot for dining and imbibing.

An expanded version of the Thai stall from Chattahoochee Food Works is the first restaurant to open in Newport’s redeveloped Historic Hotel Row downtown.

Slated to open in late February near Zakia, Snap will serve more than 10 varieties of seafood flown in daily. Expect cold-water lobster, both East and West Coast oysters, snapper, Thai crab cakes, prawns, scallops, and more