Pesto sauce, tulsi tea, Thai soup - basil is used in many culinary creations but we are not really sure if we should use the holy basil from the plant in our homes or get the other kind, known as ...

At the end of 2020, a red neon sign spelling the words “Holy Basil” appeared over a takeout window in a downtown food hall still under construction, and Thai dining in Los Angeles tilted slightly on ...

“I feel like our menu is so different because LA allows you to do it,” chef Deau Arpapornnopparat says of the dishes he’s serving at Holy Basil, the free-spirited Los Angeles Thai-food sensation that ...

When my olfactory and gustatory senses become satiated with the summer flavors of Italian basil, I seek more exotic herbal stimulation. That's when I turn to another enchanting, complex, sultry member ...

Many Asian dishes require adding Thai basil. Replacing the herb with European basil isn't a good idea. Bernd Diekjobst/dpa If your recipe calls for Thai basil, you may be tempted to skip it and use ...

The fragrance of Thai chiles, fish sauce, from-scratch curry paste and wok-fried meat and seafood wafts from a small alcove in an Atwater Village shopping center, drawing throngs of customers. The ...

Atwater Village is about to get some new Bangkok-style Thai street food this year, and right on the neighborhood’s main drag. Holy Basil, which has found success in Downtown operating as a fast-casual ...

Known for his utterly personal Thai cooking, Wedchayan “Deau” Arpapornnopparat launched Holy Basil during the pandemic with his wife, Tongkamal “Joy” Yuon, who manages the restaurant's operations and ...

Initially, a pop-up was posed as a one-off. “We started Holy Basil as a pop-up, not even to test the market,” he said. “We just wanted to do something with Thai cuisine, really presenting dishes we ...

Many Asian dishes require adding Thai basil. Replacing the herb with European basil isn't a good idea. — Photo: Bernd Diekjobst/dpa If your recipe calls for Thai basil, you may be tempted to skip it ...