As Calgary grows, global representation within our restaurant landscape is growing, too, but some cuisines remain more well-represented than others. We don’t, for example, have a huge number of Portuguese or South American restaurants. Another country that hasn’t seen a lot, or much of any, culinary action here in Calgary is Laos, though that’s changing thanks to a new restaurant called Kin Dee Street Kitchen, specializing in Laos-Thai food.

Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asian, sandwiched in the middle of an oblong doughnut formed by Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and China. Unsurprisingly, its food resembles that of its neighbours, albeit with some unique and quite tasty characteristics.

Kin Dee was founded by three sisters who have long been part of the city’s food in

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