Also, former Astros farm hand Logan Gilbert just smashed a ball off the right field wall in SF.
Against not the Astros, the Os and Kremer look fucking awful. Down 7-4 in the bottom of 3.
Are you going to watch the Rockies play too for the masochistic joy of watching them be abused by very average teams?
Not here to yuck your yum, but pace yourself brother.
I think Thai food in Australia is like Mexican food in the U.S. itās the best youāll get outside the country of origin. But there are some decent Thai restaurants in Houston. Not Thailand good, of course, but still good.
Thatās what my wife says tooā¦what thai places do you like in houston?
Thereās a place up here near me in Spring called Four Regions which I like. Thereās another one Downtown but I canāt remember the name. Back in the 80s there was a little house on Westheimer, around Chimney Rock, I think, which was fantastic. My dining out these days is limited.
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Me neither. His fastball still has enough velocity with that arm slot to get outs. And at least when he was wild, it was out of the zone.
Will check out Four Regions. If you recall others id love to hear.
I just had nothing better to do before I remembered I needed to go to HEB and my PS5 offered up free medicore baseball, so channeled in inner Bluto Blutarski and said WHY NOT?
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What was the place down around Telephone Rd, with the owner who reminded you of the āsoup naziā from Seinfeldā¦best Thai food I ever had outside of Thailand
Kanomwan, or something like that?
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Back from HEB and itās 10-6 Giants in the 5th.
If you like authentic Thai food, visit Street to Kitchen in east Downtown Houston near the Dynamo stadium on Harrisburg Street. Itās a relatively new, upscale Thai spot, but you will not have a bad meal there. Just make sure to make a reservation as itās a smaller place, and the female chef (who is from Thailand) won a James Beard award in 2023. I used to work with her husband at an advertising agency in Houston, and he runs the front of the house and handles the drink menu. They originally met in Thailand.
Some menu highlights are their garlic chive pancakes (these are a must have appetizer), green vegetable curry and drunken noodles. But, pretty much anything on the menu is good.
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I was obsessed with Nit Noi when I went to Rice back in the 90ās. I imagine itās long gone and long surpassed by now.
Nit Noi closed in 2020. The ownerās children opened Street Food Thai Kitchen on Cavalcade.
I have a few thoughts to share. First, I find Thai food outside of Thailand to be the best traveling food anywhere. By that I mean if itās good, then itās pretty close to what youād get in Thailand. Mexican food in the US (or anywhere else) is never, ever anywhere close to what you get in Mexico. I donāt care how good it is or how few white people are ever around. Itās just not the same thing and itās not close. Thai food is different. You wonāt get the range of dishes or any of the really weird stuff, but at a good Thai place the experience is strikingly similar to eating in Thailand.
I too have noticed that Asian restaurants in Australia are routinely outSTANdig. And Iām not talking about the places in the various (ubiquitous) concentrations of Asian businesses, which of course are always great, Iām talking about random places out in the unremarkable suburbs the analog of which in the US you would have to be out of your damn mind to eat in unless you like your food to condescend to you. My friends tell me that Australians simply do not put up with crap food. Maybe, you know, they do have Hungry Jackās, but I canāt remember being disappointed in a meal there, ever. And Iām easy to disappoint.
My Adelaide friends like a nearby Thai place (excellent) and a nearby Chinese place (also excellent). The Chinese placeās menu lists the lamb dishes under the heading āLump,ā so for my friend and me obviously lamb has become lump in every day conversation. Enough lamb is eaten by Australians that we are able to disconcert a satisfying number of people on an ongoing basis.
I havenāt been there in years, but when I was a semi regular, Vieng Thai on Long Point was about as good as it gets. I believe theyāre still open but I have no idea if itās still as good or in fact any good.
I went to Kanomwan with a group once and I was ready to order so I did not realizing that no one else was ready. They took their time. Curry Nazi brought me my food and I had no choice really but to eat it, so I did and I was finished before anyone else had been served.
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The best thing they had was the pad thai
Melbourne and Adelaide are the Australian cities i go to every tripā¦wife has family in both. You are right about ālump,ā the misses can correctly guess where the lamb is from (Colorado, new Zealand, or oz) and they eat heaps of it.
There is great mexican food in texas, but by no means reliably good. Ive lived in mexico city, which has many (most? all? its so vast people who have lived there generations are novices) of the regional cuisines represented. Also lived in chihuahua city, where the burrito is king. And traveled quite a bit too. Almost never ate a meal at home.
Im going to vieng thai today. Thanks in advance.
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I have been to street to kitchen and i thought it was great. More importantly, my wife really liked it too. She thinks it could stay open in Melbourne, which might be her highest praise.
I like everything about the placeā¦atmosphere, service, food. I will definitely be going again and introducing others.
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I just saw your earlier post that Street to Kitchen is pricey and self important, and Iād agree with that. Itās definitely an upscale Thai restaurant with some quirks.
My wife and I both love their food, and itās our go-to spot for big occasion dinners, like our anniversary, birthdays, etc. We live near Katy, but Iām happy to drive into town to eat there from time to time. It doesnāt hurt that I get to see and support my friend, Graham, too. The only drawback is they still need more parking.
I originally discovered the restaurant when I was Houston Public Libraryās social media manager and saw a Houston Press article spotlighting them and the James Beard Award. I started driving there for lunch when it located in a tiny place near a gas station a few blocks away from its current location. Then, I introduced my wife to the spot, and she was hooked. Because of their green curry, she is now obsessed with curry, and itās something she wants to eat all the time.
Other places in the area Iāve been are Folk Thai near Travis and Walker, Khun Kay on Montrose and Nua Thai on Louisiana.
Folk thaiā¦that is new to me. Much appreciated.
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Adelaide gets a bunch of shit from people from bigger, better known cities, but I think itās great. There are two fantastic wine producing regions right there, a perfectly lovely beach a tram ride from the CBD, and the city has most everything youād want and still remains manageably sized. My friends are from Brisbane and they decided Adelaide was home decades ago.
On the other hand, Melbourne is my favorite English speaking city anywhere. If they would let me live there, I would, immediately.
Let us know about Vieng Thai.