While we can't knock the institution that is Skyline Chili—which has a venerated burrito of its own—Lalo is the one that stole our hearts.. Oklahoma: Taqueria Sanchez, Oklahoma City.

and serving delicious food compels me to explore the origins of this concept of "Thainess.” That's the performance that Thai people do to uphold ideas of Thai culture and cuisine that have nothing to do with the actual experiences of Thai people..But how did there get to be so many Thai restaurants in America, with diners having such limited knowledge of actual Thai people?

Gastrodiplomacy..Here's the Difference Between Hawai'i's Local Food and Hawaiian Food, Plus How Spam Fits Into All of It.A Recipe for Culinary Ubiquity.

Gastrodiplomacy, also known as culinary diplomacy, involves a country using food as a means of globalizing and gaining international influence.This was something Thailand was particularly skilled at.

In 2002, the Thai government launched the Global Thai Program, a diplomatic initiative with the aim of increasing the number of Thai restaurants worldwide.

The state provided training programs, grants, and information to Thai investors who wanted to open restaurants abroad.and scores of utility knives for the rest of the tasks I come up against.

On top of that, I’m often testing new knives for work (like the recent.Bobby Flay x GreenPan set.

, which I really liked).Believe me: I have two magnetic knife racks and they’re both completely full.