Tamarind Hall

"Before the Showdown and Tamarind Hall, the corner location was Italian restaurant La Pantera Cafe, whose name the Showdown has sprinkled about its new menu." - Caleb Pershan

"Tamarind Hall was the first food venture for Salisa Skinner, a Bangkok-born law school grad turned restaurateur. After she opened the restaurant, Skinner had two children back-to-back, and has decided to devote her attention to them. 'I’m quite heartbroken having to make this tough decision,' she says. Her restaurant and bar —popular for its khao soy, spicy 'knockout' wings, and cocktails — was doing well financially, she says. But Skinner didn’t want to see the quality slip. 'I’m not the kind of person who can do a sloppy job,' she says. 'I can’t not be here all the time.'" - Caleb Pershan