Category: Cooking Classes

Courageous Kitchen – Cooking Thai to Support Youth!

by paul@chowtraveller.com | Dec 20, 2019 | Cooking Classes, Things I Am Doing!

Folks who are interested in learning how to cook Thai food have several cooking school options to choose from in Bangkok. A lover of Thai food, I’ve taken a few myself. But if you want to experience the ingredients from local market to plate AND provide direct...

Learning at Issaya Cooking Studio: Day 2

by paul@chowtraveller.com | Jun 21, 2017 | Cooking Classes, Things I Am Doing!

I had another amazing day learning to cook Thai food at the Issaya Cooking Studio. (Check out my first day!) This time I was the only student so I had a private lesson with Nat (the instructor). There are definite benefits to living in Thailand because during the...

Learning at Issaya Cooking Studio: Day 1

by paul@chowtraveller.com | Jun 19, 2017 | Cooking Classes, Things I Am Doing!

Learning to Cook at Issaya Cooking Studio: Day 1 I had such an amazing time today learning to cook Thai food at the Issaya Cooking Studio at Central Embassy! I first made a spicy green papaya salad (Somtam) with salted egg–why am I not making this everyday? I...

Learning at Tamarind Cooking School (Luang Prabang, Laos)

by paul@chowtraveller.com | May 26, 2017 | Cooking Classes, Things I Am Doing!

During a recent trip to Luang Prabang, Laos (a full article on that adventure here), I had an opportunity to learn how to create a few typical Lao dishes through the Tamarind Cooking School (official webpage). Note: Tamarind is actually a restaurant that also happens...