Local Eats: Achalee Thai - Greenville, NC

Chicken WIngs Achalee serves up some great dishes with always fresh veggies. One of the best parts about getting food here is that their veggies are never overcooked. (at least the three times I've been) I thought I'd just post up a quick little post about some of the dishes that Em and I really have come to like.

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Recipe: My Thai Style St. Louis Ribs

When St. Louis style ribs go on sale at Whole Foods, you can bet we're gonna buy some and make these Thai inspired ribs. Unlike traditional, fall off the bone ribs, these ribs are cooked in about 30 minutes and take a bit more than a knife and fork to eat.

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Recipe: Poor Man's Jjao (is that how you'd spell it?) - Thai Style Dipping Sauce

There is a grand plan for all these recipes in a row. This is a sauce that goes will with many grilled means and especially well with tomorrow's recipe. This version of jjao is my cousin Kun's recipe. Trust me, make it and store it for a few days and you'll be cooking up protein just to use this sauce.

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Citrus Thai - Seattle, WA

Pad Thai
Our day in Seattle seems to be one big blur in my memory. As we were wrapping up a live podcast and driving back to the Paramount Theater, un-loading, getting to a photo shoot, followed by an interview, I realized it was almost 4 o'clock and none of us had eaten any lunch. I knew there were plenty of restaurants in the vicinity and found the closest one and gave it a shot. I lucked out again.

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Local: Thai China Buffet - Durham, NC

This is my favorite spot to get some Thai food in Durham. Why you ask? Well first off it's right next to me practically. More importantly, I've been to this establishment after hours and watched the employees sit around a bucket of veggies and hand pick the best pieces and trim the rest of them. That kind of attention to detail does not go unnoticed.

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