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    Good Food

    Food of Bangkok

    In 2008, Leela Punyaratabandhu started her Thai food blog, “ She Simmers ,” in memory of her mother, whom she credits with her love of food and home.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Aug 21, 2018 • 1 min read

    In 2008, Leela Punyaratabandhu started her Thai food blog, “She Simmers,” in memory of her mother, whom she credits with her love of food and home. Last year Leela published her second cookbook “Bangkok: Recipes and Stories from the Heart of Thailand,” a culinary love letter to her hometown. Find Leela’s recipe for braised chicken in coconut-galangal cream sauce on our blog.

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    Thai food, from Bangkok to SoCal
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    2. 11:17Food of BangkokYou’re reading this
    3. 21:50Market Report: Lemongrass
    4. 29:03'Drinking Food of Thailand'
    5. 38:59Jonathan Gold on Jitlada
    6. 43:06Thai food in Los Angeles
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    The full episode

    2 of 6
    Thai food, from Bangkok to SoCal
    1. 0:00Hawker Fare
    2. 11:17Food of BangkokYou’re reading this
    3. 21:50Market Report: Lemongrass
    4. 29:03'Drinking Food of Thailand'
    5. 38:59Jonathan Gold on Jitlada
    6. 43:06Thai food in Los Angeles
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