Galanga Thai Cuisine

Galanga Thai Cuisine

My husband and I have a Friday night Thai food ritual. Each week, like clockwork, our cravings for Thai lead us around town, trying new places and revisiting old standbys.

Galanga Thai Cuisine is a favorite of downtown Tacoma dwellers and workers. Its central location and consistently quality, flavorful food brings customers back again and again. A recent visit to Galanga sealed the deal as one of my favorite Thai restaurants in Tacoma.

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End of January Food Events

End of January Food Events
  • Tacoma Shift Happens 2013
    January 28, 1:30-8 p.m. Free to attend. Over 100 local businesses, nonprofits, artists and food vendors. Cash bar. Last year, there were lots of delicious food vendors with samples galore and products for sale.
  • Cooking Classes – Bayview School of Cooking
    — January 24, 6-8:30 p.m. An Egyptian Sojurn with Mitra Mohandessi. Learn to cook salab, baba ganoosh, samak bi tahina and basbousa. $45. To register, call 360-754-1448.– January 28, 6-8:30 p.m. Acqua Via with Chef Will. Learn to make oysters and champagne, cream of artichoke soup, chicken saltimbocca with a local chef. $50. To register, call 360-754-1448.

    — January 29, 6-8:30 p.m. Le Carnaval de Mardi Gras with J. Craig Morris. Learn to cook oyster loaf, gumbo and traditional king cake. $45. To register, call 360-754-1448.

  • Cooking Class – Bella Kitchen and Home
    January 24, 6 p.m. Thai Cooking with Pranee Khruasanit Halvorsen. Learn to cook Thai favorites and enjoy a family-style dinner and wine pairing. $85. Register online.
  • El Gaucho Toast of Tacoma
    January 25, 7-10 p.m. $95 per person, including tastings from local wineries and signature El Gaucho bites. Call 253-272-1510 for reservations. Wineries include:
    Woodward Canyon, Long Shadows, Dusted Valley, Sparkman Cellars,
    Mark Ryan, Beresan, Cavu, Balboa, DeLille Cellars
  • Morso Harvest of the Sea Dinner
    January 31, 6:30. Five course menu paired with wines. Dungeness crab, Penn Cove mussels, Ahi tartare, macadamia-crusted mahi mahi, and flan with blueberry compote. $59 per person, excluding tax and gratuity. Call 253-530-3463 for reservations.