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Food in Chiang Mai 2

January 4, 2026
by James Geier
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2026 Thailand

Thursday 01 January 2026 Happy New Year! Let’s eat dinner! [This is the second of two food-related blog posts.] As I said, I eat food every day…every day. And while I am here in Thailand, I eat Thai food most days. A question I was often asked after my first few winters in Chiang Mai —when I first spent a month or more here—and is still asked: “what does the food there look like?” The […]

Western Food in Thailand

December 26, 2024
by James Geier
2025 Thailand

Friday, 27 December 2024 Western meals in Chiang Mai, Thailand I am often asked why I eat western-style food while I am in Thailand. The answer is simpler than you might think: because it tastes so good. There is a difference in the food chain in Thailand and at home in the U.S.A. Here, the distance from the farm to your plate is very, very short. The egg I ate for breakfast might have been […]