Thai This

Vancouvers hottest temple of Thai food, Maenam,
just refreshed its menu (and our cocktails) as we pulled up our chairs
for a sneak peek.

Still on are the crispy, battered B.C. Golden Mantle oysters ($8), lest
there be riots in the mean street of Kitsilano. We recommend the hot and
sour Sloping Hills pork soup ($16 for two), the Jungle Curry of sable
fish ($14) and the perfectly balanced Burmese Curry ($13).

With refreshing cocktails like the lamyai with gin, cilantro and kaffir
lime, and modern bamboo walls, we predict this temple will draw the
faithful.

Maenam, 1938 W. Fourth Ave., Vancouver, 604-730-5579, www.maenam.ca