Experience the diverse food traditions and culture of Laos with this very special four-course meal for two at Bida Manda in downtown Raleigh.  Lao cuisine is a flavorful marriage of Thai, Vietnamese, and Chinese cooking refined by French technique. The owners named their popular restaurant Bida Manda (the Sanskrit ceremonial term for father and mother) to honor their parents in Laos who instilled in them their love of food and its power to bring people together.