Nahm restaurant was open 6 – 7 months ago with much fan fair and some problems. The restaurant is the creation of Australian chef David Thompson who had written “Thai Food.” (It was a Thai cook book, almost like a dictionary of Thai cuisine, the first of its kind; You know the one with the pink cover.) Not too many Thais took notice of this when the book came out and didn’t realize it was an Australian Chef who had written the book to claim the beachhead of authority on Thai cuisine since the book was in English and most Thais don’t read anyways. Thais perceived that our eating culture is only an art and no science is involved and are very content to allow Westerners to represent our culinary heritage. The only time that Thais took notice of David Thompson was when this restaurant was opened in bangkok, Continue reading ““Nahm Restaurant” at the Metropolitan Bangkok” »
