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So just what is it that makes Thai food special? Most likely it is the combination in each dish of the four basic flavors -- sweet, sour, salty and spicy. Over the centuries, Thai cooking has borrowed freely from the culinary arts of China, India and Malaysia, blending these different influences to create something that is truly unique. While Thai food has a reputation for being spicy, in reality most dishes are not. The spiciness varies by region, and central Thai cuisine, the most commonly encountered variety, is probably the least spicy of all.

Jagshemash!

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 a few more times, just for fun? For example, SFist is sure the San Francisco Chronicle wishes they could blame server problems for this error. But this San Francisco man that appeared on "The Daily Show" is, sadly, no glitch in the system.

One of my closest friends is in town this week. I haven't seen her in about a year, and I've really missed her. One of the reasons for that is that she was always the one on whom I could depend for a culinary adventure. A meal with her can often be an "experience." I'm not the only one who feels that way. So when she announced she'd be in town, another friend (Alexis, of Peep brûlée fame) arranged a ten-course Thai banquet for several people at Erawan Thai Cuisine, at 23rd and Sansom.

Phillyist just heard that three West Philadelphia / University City standards are donating all receipts from dinner tonight towards the American Red Cross. The restaurants are Dahlak, an Ethiopian joint located at 4708 Baltimore Ave, Laotian restaurant Vientiane Cafe at 4728 Baltimore Ave, and Abbraccio, which serves up Italian cuisine at 820 S. 47th St. (just south of 47th and Baltimore).