Subject: Bangkok

• Pop Quiz

  October 25, 2007

• Best Thai Restaurant

  Bangkok Place

  September 26, 2002

• Dancing with Dinosaurs

  The natural science museum sheds its stuffy image

  May 8, 2003

• If You're Gonna Be Extradited, It Might As Well Be For Selling Fake Viagra

  Randy Gonzales can be proud, indeed: He is the first man ever extradited to the United States for selling fake boner pills. Top o' the world, Ma!!!! Gonzales was sentenced today to 20 months in federal prison without parole for selling fake Viagra and Cialis over the Internet. Agents seized over 75,000 pills worth more than $776,000. His HQ was in Bangkok, capital of the League of Middle-School Humorists (Interplanetary HQ is on Uranus). That's not the only great place name involved, tho

  November 21, 2008

• American Potluck

  April 14, 1994

• Thai One On

  June 2, 1994

• Sticking to Tradition

  August 29, 1996

• News of the Weird

  January 20, 2000

• Thai Café

  One of the oldest Thai restaurants in town is also one of the most consistent

  December 27, 2007

• Red Basil Thai Fusion Cuisine

  New York Thai

  July 26, 2007

• Hogwarts Holiday

  July 27, 2006

• Message Bored

  Hollywood ho-hum horror keeps ripping off the best, turning out the worst

  February 8, 2007

• Thai Hot Hubris

  Like your Thai food hot? Be careful what you wish for!

  November 23, 2006

• Some Like It Hot

  And they could be in for mild disappointment at Nidda Thai

  August 10, 2006

• All You Need Is Larb

  The food can be great at Sabai Thai, as long as you order the right dishes

  November 24, 2005

• Thai High

  Do you want your dinner "bong-hit hot" or "acid-flashback hot"?

  March 17, 2005

• Jaa Rules

  Martial arts sensation Tony Jaa makes the most of his screen debut

  February 10, 2005

• Anarchy in da USA

  Looking for the true spirit of the Ramones? Try going to an underground hip-hop show.

  December 16, 2004

• Steak and Peanut Butter

  Lemongrass Cafe: A hip Bellaire spot with a hit-or-miss menu

  October 14, 2004

• Capsule Reviews

  Our critics weigh in on local theater

  August 5, 2004

• Capsule Reviews

  Our critics weigh in on local theater

  July 29, 2004

• Capsule Reviews

  Our critics weigh in on local theater

  July 22, 2004

• Bogotá's Best Birds

  Don't cook tonight! The first of a three-part series on summer takeout

  July 22, 2004

• The Meat Market

  Photogs and reviewers cruise each other at the Meeting Place

  April 1, 2004

• Man Eating Mermaid

  Erawan Authentic Thai Cuisine

  October 9, 2003

• Bangkok on Everything

  Terry Allen's lost post-Vietnam-era soundtrack re-emerges decades later

  September 11, 2003

• Identity Crisis

  Mary Cutrufello's leaving makes us wonder: Is your band a Krogers, Randalls or a Fiesta?

  September 5, 2002

• Get on the Bus!

  Now serving a sagging NoDo scene: a swanky new party on wheels

  July 4, 2002

• Creative Interpretations

  Vindication comes a year after "Agent 307" prevented Mahotella Queens from performing at I-Fest

  April 18, 2002

• Thai Raid

  In America, Thai dishes are being toned down. The Thai government wants to step in to stop it.

  March 28, 2002

• A Punk Looks at 50

  Billy Idol's mind is still the devil's workshop

  July 5, 2001

• The Thais That Bind

  A culinary trip down the Mekong

  June 14, 2001

• Where the Home Fires Really Burn

  Vung Thai Cafe serves the food your mom would make -- if she were Thai

  February 15, 2001

• Brave Nuevo World

  Last in a six-part series

  December 21, 2000

• The French Connection

  Part 5 in the six-part history of Tex-Mex

  November 23, 2000

• Mate and Match

  Chess gives a dated but dramatic look at cold-war pawns

  November 9, 2000

• The Authenticity Myth

  The Mex-Mex issue

  October 26, 2000

• Combination Plates

  Legendary restauranteur Felix Tijerina mixed Mexican food and Texas politics

  August 31, 2000

• Pralines and Pushcarts

  A six-part history of Tex-Mex

  July 27, 2000

• Cambodian Queen

  Yani Keo flies under the radar of most Houstonians. But if you're a refugee or an Asian-American leader, you know how important she is.

  April 13, 2000

• Storming The Beach

  However shallow, Leonardo DiCaprio delivers a baptism of blood

  February 10, 2000

• News of the Weird

  June 10, 1999

• Fish Tacos of the Gods

  Whatever did we do before there was Berryhill Hot Tamales?

  March 24, 1994

• Lotsa Pasta

  Just emigrated from New Orleans, Semolina's international noodles are trendy and copious -- but only intermittently scintillating

  February 3, 1994

• Sweet Carradine: Five Great Moments From His Career

  It must be hell out there for a Hollywood actor. Not only is every role dissected by fans and eviscerated by critics, but no aspect of your personal life or fashion sense is left unexamined. And you'd better hope you die in as unexciting a manner as possible, lest your demise generate greater notoriety than your actual career.Don't believe me? When I say "Vic Morrow," do you think Cimarron or "helicopter?" Does the name "River Phoenix" bring to mind A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon or the V

  June 5, 2009

• A Cafe Bites Nibble

  Photo courtesy of Bangkok RoomRed spider roll, one of many animal-inspired rolls on the menuJohnny Huynh is part of the family that owns Singha Thai, which has been serving the west side of town several years. Now he's part of new downtown venture Bangkok Room (914 Main, 713-658-0950). "Everything is made fresh to order," he says. "We decided to do Thai and sushi together, since nobody is really doing this downtown, so you get more of a choice. In many sushi places you get poor quality sushi for

  June 17, 2009

• $13 at Asia Market

  Photo by Mike Giglio​ Where: Asia Market, 1010 W Cavalcade St., 713-863-7074 What $13 gets you: Thai food should leave you full, refreshed and feeling like you got way more than you paid for. Thirteen bucks at Asia Market gets you clear sinuses and more than enough food for two. Best served from tiny roll-carts and enjoyed from flimsy plastic tables along crowded, smoggy streets, in our opinion at least, Thai food never seems right at fancy restaurants. Thankfully, at Asia Market, the sm

  August 3, 2009

• No Reservations: Thailand

  When Anthony Bourdain and his crew visited Thailand in April, Bangkok was in political upheaval. This week's episode of No Reservations opened with flickering images of soldiers, protesters and smoke, with Bourdain admitting, "I don't know what to say about Thailand. I don't know how to make sense of what we saw here." What followed was an hour of great television that didn't just capture this tense moment in the country's political history but also the unbelievable day-to-day moments that ma

  August 18, 2009

• Trying To Connect With Houston's Burmese Community, Via John Glenn

  Photo by Mike Giglio​I threw a football at a refugee and demanded to know where she lived.Her voice wavered, and her answer was hard to hear. So I leaned over and cupped my hand to my ear, waving the hand in a circle first, like Hulk Hogan trying to rile a crowd. Apartment 1212, I finally made out.I made the class repeat after me: "I live in apartment 1-2-1-2."On a July night in an apartment complex in southwest Houston, the makeshift classroom was full of Burmese. It was the first of a new a

  September 2, 2009

• Chef Chat: Kay Soodjai of Khun Kay Thai Café

  ​Kay Soodjai and her sister-in-law Supatra Yooto opened the Golden Room in Montrose 27 years ago. Last year they replaced the venerable Golden Room with Khun (Madame) Kay Thai Café (1209 Montrose), with a fast-casual concept and less expensive meals. Supatra, who describes herself as more of an "old-fashioned" Thai cook, offered some translation assistance as Kay was interviewed. How did you get started in the restaurant business? I worked for Chinese and Thai restaurants in Houston, Chi

  November 10, 2009