Long chims david thompson shares his nahm dtok muu aka grilled pork thai salad recipe with gourmet traveller. In 2010, he opened a second branch of nahm in another hotel belonging to the como hotels group, this time the metropolitan. Thai food by david thompson, 9781862055148, available at book depository with. David thompson thai food hardcover thailand cooking history nahm michelin star 5 out of 5 stars. Australian chef david thompson is leaving the michelin. The authors london restaurant, nahm, received a michelin star in 2002. Nahm was recently awarded a michelin star in bangkoks inaugural year of the guide. The complete series list for wilderness david thompson.
David thompson to leave nahm in bangkok to focus on new. The 20 best food books from 20012017 food the guardian. The second book by the australian chef and owner of bangkoks renowned nahm restaurant is too heavy and takes up too much counter space. Authentic recipes, vibrant traditions by david thompson hardcover. The australiaborn cook, who has been in thailand for more than 30 years, will focus on his work exploring and protecting the history and legacy of thai food through his group, aylmer aaham, which he cofounded in 2014. A perfect dinner with outstanding kitchen and perfect service not cheap bit worth the amount we have paied we will come again. David thompson has 620 books on goodreads, and is currently reading rediscovering americanism. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. For the last five years, the restaurant has also ranked in the top 10 in asia in the annual san pellegrino and acqua panna lists. What i love about this book is the way it is so uncompromising. A perfect dinner with outstanding kitchen and perfect service not. Thai food by david thompson, 9781580084628, available at book.
David thompson is an australian chef, restaurateur and cookery writer, known for his skill and expertise in thai cuisine. Thompson has also written a book, thai food, a comprehensive account of thai cuisine, covering its history and role in society, as well as numerous recipes and menus. Ananda everigham speak to chef david thompson, the man behind the food in nahm restaurant in bangkok on their secret to scrumptious and nonpretentious thai cuisines. Renowned chef david thompson first went to thailand by mistake. Thompson is one of the bestknown and bestregarded australian chefs on the international finedining scene, and it was nahm that brought him acclaim outside australia. If you dont know who david thompson is, this book is a great introduction to the man and his deeds. Thai food maestro david thompson returns to the sydney restaurant scene with. Nahm first opened in london in 2001, but the australian chef and cookbook author david thompson opened the bangkok outpost in 2010 inside the. After nearly two decades, david thompson is leaving nahm, the restaurant he founded with como hotels.
A book of rare depth and complexity, demanding and exotic. Fastforward to today, and in addition to nahm, the finediner in bangkok that is. David thompson is an aussie that has created a little controversy along the way. Seven months later nahm gained a michelin star, making it the first thai. Michelinstarred chef david thompson shares his passion for the unique style of. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. If you have not had the pleasure of traveling throughout the kingdom, this provides a good baseline to help understand the origins of the many thai recipes in the book. In july 2001 he opened nahm, in londons halkin hotel.
He received a michelin star for his thai restaurant in london and now has his second nahm. The book opens with several pages discussing thai history, culture, society, and regions of thailand. Chef david thompson will run his last service at nahm in bangkok on monday 30th april, ending his 18year relationship with como hotels, where the restaurant is located. Wilderness series in order david thompson fictiondb. See all books authored by david thompson, including scorsese on scorsese, and curry cuisine, and more on. The chef at nahm is the australian david thompson, regarded by some as the greatest thai chef in the. Thai food, by david thompson, is a huge and comprehensive 674page thai cookbook. Thompson received a lifetime achievement in 2016 for changing the. David thompson books list of books by author david thompson. San francisco chef now heads the acclaimed nahm in bangkok. His latest book is called thai street food and it is a collection of his favourite 100 recipes of the street.