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 ...

There’s no substitute for the low tables and frenetic energy of Thai restaurant Holy Basil, but it’s possible to re-create some of chef Wedchayan “Deau” Arpapornnopparat’s culinary magic at home. At ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

2024 F&W Best New Chef Wedchayan “Deau” Arpapornnopparat is creating expertly rendered classics alongside sensational genre-bending dishes that signal the future of Thai cuisine at Holy Basil in Los ...

Matthew Kang is a correspondent for Eater. Previously, he was the lead editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. He has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los ...

In natural and plant medicine circles, holy basil is revered as the Mother Medicine of Nature, the Queen of Herbs, and the Elixir of Life. Find it at your local nursery. After slumbering patiently on ...