Thai Food in America Enters an Adventurous New Era
A slew of restaurants are taking the popular cuisine in surprising directions. Think fries and cheesesteaks over noodles and curry.
New York’s Thai Diner offers its riff on a cheesesteak
Source: Thai DinerThai food around the world is undergoing its biggest changes in decades. There are still plenty of curries and noodles to go around. But a new generation of restaurants and cafes are looking beyond the classics to put unique twists on everything from chicken tenders and banana pudding to barbecue, cheesesteaks and cheesecake.
“I don't know what happened in the last year, but there was some sort of crazy explosion,” said Ann Redding, sitting with her husband and fellow chef Matt Danzer in a back booth of Thai Diner, their celebrated downtown New York restaurant.