Pok Pok

Author(s): Andy Ricker

Asian

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 at home: that it's too spicy for the American palate or too difficult to source ingredients. Fifty knockout recipes for simple and delicious Thai dishes range from Grilled Pork Collar with Spicy Dipping Sauce and Iced Greens to Andy's now-famous Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings. Including a primer in Thai techniques and flavor profiles, with tips for modifying local produce to mimic Thai flavors, "Pok Pok "makes authentic Thai food accessible to any home cook.


Product Information

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, Pok Pok Noi, and Sen Yai in Portland, and Pok Pok Ny and Pok Pok Phat Thai in New York City. Andy and his restaurants have been featured in "Food & Wine," "Saveur," and "Bon Appetit." He splits his time between New York and Portland, OR.

General Fields

  • : 9781607742883
  • : Ten Speed Press
  • : Ten Speed Press
  • : 0.567
  • : September 2013
  • : 267mm X 203mm
  • : United States
  • : November 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Andy Ricker
  • : Hardback
  • : Nov-13
  • : 641.9593
  • : 272
  • : 100 Colour Photos