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LOWELL — The city may have the second-largest Cambodian-American population in the U.S. after Long Beach, California, but Lowell was cookbook author Padma Lakshmi’s first stop when scouting locations ...

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I could tell that the chef Thai Kambar was preparing our order, because there was a fierce pounding coming out of the kitchen. It echoed over the peppy Cambodian pop music playing in the little dining ...

Cambodia's cuisine often gets less international attention than Thailand or Vietnam, but Khmer food is just as vibrant and steeped in history and culture. It's shaped by the country's rivers, rice ...

Chef Phila Lorn was not necessarily aiming for “quote-unquote authentic” Cambodian food when he opened Mawn in his native Philadelphia two years ago. So when he approached some Cambodian teen patrons, ...

GREENVILLE — Tony Ream-Hendley wants to use present-day food to talk about the past. In this way, his forthcoming restaurant, Restaurant Angkor, is the chance to talk about his family’s history. It’s ...