...the folks at Malai Kitchen have supplied me with a photo of their new sugar-cane juicer. Owners Braden and Yasmin Wages now have two of these babies in operation, one in Uptown; the other in Southlake. A third will go in to their Fort Worth restaurant scheduled to open in September...

Yes, it’s true; pork or shrimp would be better on a banh mi. Same goes for pate or a fried egg. Malai Kitchen, however, are experts at making not-meat great. The tofu is fried and dropped onto a baguette with textbook pickled carrots, daikon, cucumbers and a spread of spicy aioli and Sriracha. Herbs file in, too. Banh mi sandwiches, the best ones, have an orchestra of crunch and heat and bursting herbs; Malai Kitchen’s version, with a light fry on the tofu, makes for a symphony.

Malai Kitchen is truly a gem in DFW. With locations in West Village Dallas and Southlake, these folks are consistent in their quest to provide impeccable and modernized Southeast Asian cuisine...

Chef Braden & Yasmin Wages share their recipe for Burmese Grilled Fish and details about their third location opening in Fort Worth later this year.

If you're looking to add some heat to your evening, settle in with the Pepper Smash at Malai Kitchen. With rich, complex flavors from chili-infused gin and fresh-cracked black pepper, this is a cocktail that will awaken your palate...

Malai Kitchen's version of lahpet stays true to its origins while nodding to the difficulty of sourcing fermented green tea leaves in Dallas, Texas. Theirs is a cabbage-based salad laced with...

Amped Up Cuisine on Good Morning Texas. Braden & Yasmin give some great tips and tell some fun stories about their experiences from this year's trip to Tanzania and Mynamar.

At Malai Kitchen in Dallas, the kitchen puts a Thai and Vietnamese twist on dishes, as in its Thai eggs Benedict. Made-from-scratch coconut biscuits are topped with sauteed spinach, Thai basil, grilled shrimp and poached eggs, and a Thai chile hollandaise sauce adds the finishing touch.

The craft beer trend in Dallas-Fort Worth has been ablaze for five-plus years and shows no slack. ... [Malai Kitchen is] a restaurant first that branched out into brewing, with a lineup that includes rice lager and IPA, and what fine beers they are.

Thai & Vietnamese are a natural combination, one that's done well at this Uptown fusion spot. Giant chicken wings in a chili-garlic glaze make for the perfect accompaniment to one of Malai's house-brewed beers, as does the green papaya salad made with candied beef jerky. If you need something more substantial, go for pad thai or the chiang mai noodles, served in a spicy coconut curry sauce.