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Despite the Thai food trend that seems to be sweeping the nation, we somehow never jumped on the bandwagon. Even though it has been all the rage for the last ten years, we could not get over the. . .stench of pad thai. All our friends kept recommending pad thai so we just wrote off Thai food as a lost cause. That is, until we were dragged to Thai Spice last week.

The thing about Thai food is that it’s supposed to be a party in your mouth. Sweet flavors battle salty. Sour tastes balance the heat from the chili peppers. During a trip to Thailand, the Houstonist didn’t consider a meal successful unless we were sweating from the chili spices and dizzy with the contrast in flavors. Here in our diverse city of Houston, we’ve had some trouble finding unabashed Thai cuisine – flavors that are...

Jagshemash! Borat is a hit. It's getting rave reviews, grossing millions, and definitely the most quotable thing we've seen in ages. But Borat seems to have missed most of the -ist cities, and we were all wondering how the film would have been different if he'd made his way around the world on the -ist tour. In Shanghai, Borat would be observing Inane Learnings of Penis Photos for Make Benefit Glorious Flat World of...

This has been a rough week for your -ist pals, though you wouldn't know it from the great posts all over the network. Plagued with server problems, our tech team (led by the great Neil Epstein) toiled around the clock to solve the glitches as they arose. Seriously, we've said, typed, and thought the phrase "server problems" more in the past week than we have for the last 35 years combined. Why not say it...

If you haven’t noticed, we like lunch. If it weren’t for lunch, we’d probably not make it to dinner. If it weren’t for lunch at Thai Cottage, we’d probably go insane. The food is so good that we almost forget that two people can eat there so well for around $15. Located near the Edwards Grand Cinema on the corner of Richmond and Wesleyan, it’s a favorite amongst the Greenway set. The location affords...