Press & Media
ROUTES: A CHEF’S PLAYGROUND - S01E01
TASTE OF OKLAHOMA
Chef Chanchaleune Bringing Southeast Asian Cuisine to the Forefront in Oklahoma City
w/ Lacie Lowry, News 9 Morning Anchor
Aired April, 2025
THE 2O24 JAMES BEARD AWARDS
FINALIST NOMINEE
BEST CHEF: SOUTHWEST
Published April 3, 2024
2024 USA TODAY RESTAURANTS OF THE YEAR
Published February 15, 2024
GOZNEY
Danny Does Bedlam Tailgate
w/ Chefs Jeff Chanchaleune & Kevin Lee
Published February 2, 2024
THE 2O24 JAMES BEARD AWARDS
SEMIFINALIST
BEST CHEF: SOUTHWEST
Published January 24, 2024
THE 2O23 JAMES BEARD AWARDS
FINALIST
BEST CHEF: SOUTHWEST
Published March 29, 2023
THE 2O23 JAMES BEARD AWARDS
SEMIFINALIST
BEST CHEF: SOUTHWEST
Published January 25, 2023
PBS
Gallery America
The Food Show
Oklahoma City's Ma Der Lao Kitchen has won national praise for reviving Laotian cuisine.
Aired January 3, 2023
405 MAGAZINE
MA DER MAGIC
By Greg Horton
Published November 1, 2022
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Restaurant List
50 places in America we’re most excited about right now.
By Priya Krishna & staff
Published September 19, 2022
50 BEST NEW RESTAURANTS IN AMERICA
By Bon Appétit Staff
Published September 8, 2022
Published July 2022
MOM’S GAENG PHET GAI (RED CURRY CHICKEN)
GOOD VERSION
GOURMET VERSION
FSR MAGAZINE
The 11 Best New Independent Restaurants
By FSR STAFF
Published July, 2022
SAVEUR MAGAZINE
This restaurant reveals your favorite Thai dishes might actually be Lao.
The sibling duo behind the new Oklahoma City eatery is giving the lesser-known cuisine its due.
By Megan Zhang
Published May 27, 2022
OKLAHOMA TODAY MAGAZINE
Sticking Together
By Ben Luschen
Published May 2022
EDIBLE OKC MAGAZINE
‘COME OVER’ -
Chef Jeff Chanchaleune’s Ma Der Brings A Taste of Home to 16th Street.
By Chef Kurt Fleischresser
March/April 2022 Issue
405 MAGAZINE
MA DER: Plaza District’s Star of Laotian Cusine
By Greg Horton
Published February 28, 2022