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Lao Der is a casual Irving Park restaurant with excellent Lao and Thai dishes like khao piek sen, nam khao, and gai yang.

Last week, Stacy Seuamsothabandith took a victory lap around the United Center on the Blackhawks’ Zamboni. She had nothing to do with the 4–2 loss to the Canucks, but rather was receiving a figurative ...

Food is a tangible and accessible way to understand and connect with different societies. One chef has led the movement to bring traditional food from her home country of Laos to diners across the ...

Bob Somsith’s culinary journey has taken him from cooking as a child at his mother’s side in Laos, to corporate catering gigs interspersed throughout his career as an accountant, to a six-year stint ...

Two restaurants recently opened within the West Side Bazaar's international food hall at 1432 Niagara St. A Lao-Thai restaurant and soul food restaurant join the lineup of immigrant-run food kiosks ...