The word "sap-sap" literally translated from Laotian means "delicious delicious." SapSap owner Alex Hanesakda strives not only for good taste, but for community outreach as well. Hanesakda learned the ...

Back in May, we wrote about the booming Laotian food scene in North Texas. In our survey of the biggest Lao restaurant market in North America, we noted that one more new kitchen – Khao Noodle Shop – ...

SIOUX CITY -- The intoxicating aroma of Laotian cuisine filled the Marquee as area cooks gave a sneak peek of some of the dishes that will be featured at the second annual "Let's Get Lao'd" food ...

Lao food is slowly but surely gaining recognition thanks to restaurants like Mekong Cafe and Vientiane Noodle Shop, along with young Lao entrepreneurs like Alex Hanesakda of SapSap and chefs like ...

It started with Bida Manda, which opened downtown in 2012. Next year, Bida Manda’s owners, Vansana and Vanvisa Nolintha, will open another Lao restaurant, Luang Prabang, in The Dillon in the Warehouse ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

Sheatfish, a type of wild catfish found in the Mekong River, is traditionally used in this curry — one of several traditional recipes preserved in “Traditional Recipes of Laos,” a cookbook containing ...

A lvis Huynh pretty much always knew he was queer, the same way he pretty much always knew we wanted to be a chef. The 31-year-old has taken winding and introspective journeys in both his identity and ...

The Lao Mango Salad at Khao Noodle Shop is a new dish at the two-year-old Laotian restaurant.(Jason Janik / Special Contributor) According to Condé Nast Traveler, Laotian food is one of Texas' most ...

Asian Street Eats, the only food truck in Reno serving Laotian food, reminds us that culinary practices often cross borders, that eating doesn’t always follow a map. Consider Laos, the only ...