Next’s Thai Menu Coming to an End

With all of the food and wine heavies in town this weekend for Chicago Gourmet, reservations will be about as easy to get as they are during the National Restaurant Show. I’m sure every seat at Next is taken, as their remarkable Thai menu draws to a close at the end of the month. In case you haven’t been (which I suspect many of you haven’t) or, if you’re going to go at some point over the next week, here’s a brief preview of one of my favorite courses, the som tom (papaya salad) which veers away from the Isan original form in a few notable areas. Aroy.