Pok Pok

Food and Stories from the Streets, Homes, and Roadside Restaurants of Thailand [A Cookbook]

Author Andy Ricker and JJ Goode

Foreword by David Thompson

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A guide to bold, authentic Thai cooking from Andy Ricker, the chef and owner of the wildly popular and widely lauded Pok Pok restaurants.

After decades spent traveling throughout Thailand, Andy Ricker wanted to bring the country's famed street food stateside. In 2005 he opened Pok Pok, so named for the sound a pestle makes when it strikes a clay mortar, in an old shack in a residential neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Ricker's traditional take on Thai food soon drew the notice of the New York Times and Gourmet magazine, establishing him as a culinary star. Now, with his first cookbook, Ricker tackles head-on the myths that keep people from making Thai food…

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October 29, 2013

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ANDY RICKER worked in restaurants all over the world before settling in Portland, Oregon, where he opened his first restaurant, Pok Pok. He has since gone on to open Whiskey Soda Lounge, Noi, and Lat Khao in Portland, and Pok Pok and Wings in New York City. He has been featured in Food & Wine,Saveur, and Bon Appetit. He splits his time between New York and Portland, OR.

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JJ Goode has co-written many cookbooks, including the New York Times bestseller Pok Pok with Andy Ricker, the James Beard Award–nominated State Bird Provisions with Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, and the James Beard Award–winning Eat a Little Better with President Obama’s White House chef and senior policy advisor for nutrition policy, Sam Kass.