{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Waz Wu","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog","title":"Laut, Union Square - Waz Wu","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KRgoFPauZ8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/21\/laut-union-square\/\">Laut, Union Square<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/21\/laut-union-square\/embed\/#?secret=KRgoFPauZ8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Laut, Union Square&#8221; &#8212; Waz Wu\" data-secret=\"KRgoFPauZ8\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/photo-42.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":1280,"description":"Last Tuesday, I visited Laut for a reunion dinner with some college friends. I don&#8217;t know what took me so long to visit this place. It&#8217;s conveniently located in Union Square, and the food is right up my alley. Be still, my little Singaporean heart! I didn&#8217;t think a reservation would be necessary, but it&#8217;s good thing I made one for our table of six. This place was packed on a Tuesday evening. Very popular and lively spot for after work. Laut offers a solid selection of southeast asian cuisine at very reasonable prices. This place earned a Michelin star a few years ago (2011, I think), making it one of the first Malaysian restaurants in NYC to earn a star. It continues to be ranked a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The menu is huge, and all of my favorite Malaysian, Singaporean, and Thai dishes were on there. We sipped on yummy hard Thai iced teas ($10) as we perused the menu&#8230; It was tough deciding what to order, but in the end, I had to go with the curry laksa. If I had to eat just one southeast asian dish for the rest of my life, it would have to [&hellip;]"}