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Busting a Food Myth: Wine Really Does Go With Thai Cuisine Jarrett Wrisley

Busting a Food Myth: Wine Really Does Go With Thai Cuisine

A wine dinner at a Bangkok restaurant proves an enigmatic Irishman wrong about the relation of wine to Asian food

A New Restaurant's Biggest Crisis Jarrett Wrisley

A New Restaurant's Biggest Crisis

The owner of Bangkok's recently opened Soul Food Mahanakorn weighs his toughest decision thus far: whether to fire a manager—and risk losing the entire staff

One Month in, a Restaurateur Tinkers With the Machine Jarrett Wrisley

One Month in, a Restaurateur Tinkers With the Machine

Glitches and unending work have weighed on Soul Food Mahanakorn's owner—but his first weeks have all been worth it

The Big Day: After Months of Work, a Restaurant Opens Jarrett Wrisley

The Big Day: After Months of Work, a Restaurant Opens

Not even a flood can stop our first-time restaurateur as he triumphantly opens Soul Food Mahanakorn

Dad at His Side, a Restaurateur Perseveres Courtesy of Jarrett Wrisley

Dad at His Side, a Restaurateur Perseveres

Building a restaurant abroad can seem impossible—but not if your contractor father flies 12,000 miles to pitch in

To MSG or Not to MSG? richardmasoner/flickr

To MSG or Not to MSG?

Monosodium glutamate is everywhere in Asia. But is it the cooking equivalent of steroids? A restaurateur decides whether he wants his chicken to be juiced.

A Restaurateur's First Mate Jarrett Wrisley

A Restaurateur's First Mate

Thanapat "Pat" Chamuangkul is more than a manager. He's a cultural guide for a restaurant owner in a strange land.

The Name Game: A Restaurateur's Struggle Jarrett Wrisley

The Name Game: A Restaurateur's Struggle

A name doesn't matter, or does it? An entrepreneur finds inspiration in other businesses—including "Reggae Chicken."

Thailand's Other Protests: Pro-Sustainable Food Jarrett Wrisley

Thailand's Other Protests: Pro-Sustainable Food

The rural communities that fueled the Red Shirt movement are also calling for an end to industrial agriculture. Slide Show

In Bangkok, Cooking in a Time of Chaos Jarrett Wrisley

In Bangkok, Cooking in a Time of Chaos

Trapped in his house as Molotov cocktails and bullets fill his city, a soon-to-be restaurateur finds solace in food

Spicy, Fishy, Sour: Cooking in Southern Thailand Jarrett Wrisley

Spicy, Fishy, Sour: Cooking in Southern Thailand

How to demystify an in-your-face regional cuisine? Dive into a kitchen and stem 14 pounds of chilies per day. Slide Show

Among Thailand's Failed Eateries, Finding Hope Jarrett Wrisley

Among Thailand's Failed Eateries, Finding Hope

When a budding restaurateur searches Bangkok for a home for his business, imagination sustains him as much as food

Touched by a Chef: A Thai Slow Food Movement Jarrett Wrisley

Touched by a Chef: A Thai Slow Food Movement

How Thomas Keller inspired a student to make perfect frozen desserts—and try to revitalize Thailand's cuisine

A Bitter Thai Cuisine, Seasoned by the Past Jarrett Wrisley

A Bitter Thai Cuisine, Seasoned by the Past

Current events recall northeastern Thailand's difficult history—as does jim jeow, a sauce made with digestive juices

In Thailand's Northeast, Simple, Honest Food Jarrett Wrisley

In Thailand's Northeast, Simple, Honest Food

Like its people, Isaan's cuisine is direct and feisty: enlivened with chilies, herbs, and good humor. Slide Show

A Writer's Risk: The Restaurant Life Photo by Jarrett Wrisley

A Writer's Risk: The Restaurant Life

After sampling street food from Shanghai to Bangkok, the author begins his next adventure: selling it himself.

Sausage-Making on the Mekong River Photo by Jarrett Wrisley

Sausage-Making on the Mekong River

Most outsiders probably don't associate Thai cooking with charcuterie--but they should. SLIDE SHOW  I

Why You Shouldn't Eat Shark Fin Photo by Conveyor belt sushi/Flickr CC

Why You Shouldn't Eat Shark Fin

Not just because of the cruelty involved in catching it. This Chinese delicacy simply doesn't taste good.

How a Village Saved Its Fishery Photo by Jarrett Wrisley

How a Village Saved Its Fishery

A tiny Muslim village in Thailand revived its mangrove trees and brought back its shrinking fish population.

Where Food Drives Out Politics Photo by Jarrett Wrisley

Where Food Drives Out Politics

Even during a tumultuous year, there's one place in Thailand where everything is united: the market. SLIDE SHOW  I

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