David thompson thai recipes

Authentic Recipes, Vibrant Traditions

David Thompson

If Pad Thai and a comforting bowl of curry are all you know about Thai food, prepare to have your mind blown.

Michelin-star chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author David Thompson will take you to the streets. To eat.

David thompson thai recipes

And it’s sublime.

Should you look for this book at your local bookshop or library, it will definitely be shelved in the cookbook section. But it’s really a coffee table travelogue that also happens to feature expertly written recipes.

A monster of a book at almost 6 pounds, the pages are packed with gorgeous photos of Thai people and dishes and ingredients in colorful Thai markets. And the writing! The prose has the urgency of a traveler who fell in love with the place but also has deep knowledge to impart.

In short: It will make you want to travel to Thailand immediately.

The heart of this book — and the mecca for street food in any Thai city or town — is the market: cacophonous,