SANTA CRUZ >> Per capita, Santa Cruz County seems blessed with more than its share of Thai restaurants, most of which have very similar menus. In order to stand apart, local Thai places therefore need ...

Gordon Ramsay always has something to say to others when they cook, so it almost seems like poetic justice that he struggled to make this classic Thai dish.

Pad thai is made by stir frying thin flat rice noodles in garlic, chai poh (Chinese sweet-salty preserved radish), dried shrimp and tofu, with a sauce made of fish sauce, tamarind paste and palm sugar ...

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. The chances of a Thai person choosing pad thai as their favorite Thai dish are rare. In a vast and dynamic culinary ...