Friends of mine from the UK are coming to CM for a week in early November. One is an already-skilled private chef and would like to advance her knowledge of Thai cooking during her stay here - so she's looking for a 1-1 tuition day session or two with an appropriately qualified chef tutor who speaks reasonable English.

Does anyone have any thoughts as to where she might be able to arrange this? It's obviously in a different league from the usual 800/1,000 baht Thai cookery classes and would cost significantly more - she expects that. Maybe a good quality restaurant that is only open for dinner - and would consider a daytime tuition session in their kitchen?

Thanks in advance for any useful suggestions.

Just a thought..

She should locate a place where she likes the way the food is cooked. Inform the chef that she is indeed a qualified chef and ask if she could join in for a day or 2, ya know a thing between chefs.

Professional courtesy.

My son is a Cordon Bleu chef and has made some "deals" with others to work for a few days to learn ( one was a chef who worked for Marco White, the guy who made Gordon Ramsey cry..)

Great resume builder!

Just a thought..

She should locate a place where she likes the way the food is cooked. Inform the chef that she is indeed a qualified chef and ask if she could join in for a day or 2, ya know a thing between chefs.

Professional courtesy.

My son is a Cordon Bleu chef and has made some "deals" with others to work for a few days to learn ( one was a chef who worked for Marco White, the guy who made Gordon Ramsey cry..)

Great resume builder!

Thanks for the useful idea - just wondering whether the kitchen going at full steam would allow much time for chef-to-chef connection........ which is why I was thinking outside of normal hours i.e. daytime as a separate paid-for session without the demands of customers getting in the way - you know what you guys are like!

For a bit of fun some years ago I went to

www.thaicookeryschool.com

and it really was good fun. Demo, cook eat, demo, cook eat you know the sort of thing. They also advertise an advanced cookery course that may be suitable. The friendly Thai owner is married to an English lady and there are no communication problems.

I have now forgotten everything I learned because the wife won't let me near the kitchen

(Edit : correct speeling error.)

For a bit of fun some years ago I went to

www.thaicookeryschool.com

and it really was good fun. Demo, cook eat, demo, cook eat you know the sort of thing. They also advertise an advanced cookery course that may be suitable. The friendly Thai owner is married to an English lady and there are no communication problems.

I have now forgotten everything I learned because the wife won't let me near the kitchen

(Edit : correct speeling error.)

Thanks a lot for the recommendation, Sam - I've relayed it to the lady concerned and we'll see if it fits the bill for her. The Master Class menu's certainly look the biz to me - but I'm no chef!

Friends of mine from the UK are coming to CM for a week in early November. One is an already-skilled private chef and would like to advance her knowledge of Thai cooking during her stay here - so she's looking for a 1-1 tuition day session or two with an appropriately qualified chef tutor who speaks reasonable English.

Does anyone have any thoughts as to where she might be able to arrange this? It's obviously in a different league from the usual 800/1,000 baht Thai cookery classes and would cost significantly more - she expects that. Maybe a good quality restaurant that is only open for dinner - and would consider a daytime tuition session in their kitchen?

Thanks in advance for any useful suggestions.

You could try here

Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai , Cooking school

Yours truly

Kan Win

You could try here

Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai , Cooking school

Yours truly

Kan Win

Wowwwww.......... Recession? What recession?

Food looks mouth-watering - but nothing compared to how eye-watering those room rates are. Does anyone actually pay that? I've obviously led a very sheltered life.........

You big Cheap Charlie - you call that expensive.... between B19,000 and B113,000 per NIGHT on the Mae Rim - Samoeng Road. You call that expensive? ... pocket change, lol....

Now that food wants to be good!