Anthony Bourdain drinking raw pigs blood soup and other guts of animals

[quidnunc]

. Uncle Rats is on the hiway heading away from airport plaza, it's kind of hidden so keep a good eye out for it.

Is that the same highway as the one heading towards airport plaza?

[junglechef]

Same hi way but different side so next time you want to be sarcastic, as there's nothing I enjoy more than a wiseass (takes one to know one), you might want to think first other wise you'll just come off as an ass

[quidnunc]

Same hi way but different side so next time you want to be sarcastic, as there's nothing I enjoy more than a wiseass (takes one to know one), you might want to think first other wise you'll just come off as an ass

Thanks for the name calling. Without it, I wouldn't know I'd been zinged. And not just by anybody but by someone who "did go to the same culinary school as Anthony B. and have shared many of the same experiences separately, if you know what I mean. I've seen his shows and read his books and am a fan, especially of his show "The Layover". So purely as conjecture I feel we most likely feel similarly on many food subjects.." Wow, it's virtually like being on a receiving end of a riposte from the great man himself. But, if you want to be even more like him, you might try losing some of that sense of self-importance.

Edited June 7, 2014 by quidnunc

[CobraSnakeNecktie]

That would be an interesting tour company theme.

Drive people around to eat exotic meals and drink moonshine.

End up at the night safari for Tiger nuggets wrapped in bacon.

Call it bizarre foods Chiang Mai etc.

Does it already exist?

[junglechef]

If you join us Cobrasnake it might just catch on (sans the tiger nuggets thank you very much). It actually would be fun to having a group (not as organized as a club) that does progressive dinners, any themes or whatever people want. It's like foodie bar hopping!

[junglechef]

Very informative article of the some of Northern Thailand's raw food and it's health risks with great pics

http://munchies.vice.com/articles/northern-thailands-raw-food-movement-involves-blood-and-guts/

[JimmyTheMook]

Lot's of ladyboy action for Bourdian and his poser NYC Thai restauranteur sidekick in this Chiang Mai episode.

$17 bucks for a 35 baht khanom jin nam ya ????

http://www.pokpokny.com/menu/main_menu/

[Diplomatico]

Lot's of ladyboy action for Bourdian and his poser NYC Thai restauranteur sidekick in this Chiang Mai episode.

$17 bucks for a 35 baht khanom jin nam ya ????

http://www.pokpokny.com/menu/main_menu/

I would hope that included all of the alcohol they were drinking too. One thing about that show, he's not afraid to partake to the point of even slurring his words a bit.

[quidnunc]

Lot's of ladyboy action for Bourdian and his poser NYC Thai restauranteur sidekick in this Chiang Mai episode.

$17 bucks for a 35 baht khanom jin nam ya ????

http://www.pokpokny.com/menu/main_menu/

Why exactly is he a poser? Because the price of his food in a NYC restaurant is a lot higher than in Thailand? That makes him a fake somehow?

[Diplomatico]

Lot's of ladyboy action for Bourdian and his poser NYC Thai restauranteur sidekick in this Chiang Mai episode.

$17 bucks for a 35 baht khanom jin nam ya ????

http://www.pokpokny.com/menu/main_menu/

Why exactly is he a poser? Because the price of his food in a NYC restaurant is a lot higher than in Thailand? That makes him a fake somehow?

Having watched the show, I thought that guy was kinda lame myself. I can't really explain why - because he obviously had some knowledge of the food and the culture - just seemed like maybe it wasn't very recent, maybe? I dunno. Just a feeling I had.

[quidnunc]

Lot's of ladyboy action for Bourdian and his poser NYC Thai restauranteur sidekick in this Chiang Mai episode.

$17 bucks for a 35 baht khanom jin nam ya ????

http://www.pokpokny.com/menu/main_menu/

Why exactly is he a poser? Because the price of his food in a NYC restaurant is a lot higher than in Thailand? That makes him a fake somehow?

Having watched the show, I thought that guy was kinda lame myself. I can't really explain why - because he obviously had some knowledge of the food and the culture - just seemed like maybe it wasn't very recent, maybe? I dunno. Just a feeling I had.

Well, I took his recommendation for restaurants in Chiang Mai here from a newspaper interview and they were all great. He knows northern thai food.

[Diplomatico]

Lot's of ladyboy action for Bourdian and his poser NYC Thai restauranteur sidekick in this Chiang Mai episode.

$17 bucks for a 35 baht khanom jin nam ya ????

http://www.pokpokny.com/menu/main_menu/

Why exactly is he a poser? Because the price of his food in a NYC restaurant is a lot higher than in Thailand? That makes him a fake somehow?

Having watched the show, I thought that guy was kinda lame myself. I can't really explain why - because he obviously had some knowledge of the food and the culture - just seemed like maybe it wasn't very recent, maybe? I dunno. Just a feeling I had.

Well, I took his recommendation for restaurants in Chiang Mai here from a newspaper interview and they were all great. He knows northern thai food.

Fair enough.

[jaideeguy]

That would be an interesting tour company theme.

Drive people around to eat exotic meals and drink moonshine.

End up at the night safari for Tiger nuggets wrapped in bacon.

Call it bizarre foods Chiang Mai etc.

Does it already exist?

Great idea, but it would be a smart to have anyone brave enough do do it to take an anti parasitic and maybe antibiotics before and after and have them sign a waiver of non responsibility to the 'tour company' and for sure, make sure they have designated drivers.

[JimmyTheMook]

Lot's of ladyboy action for Bourdian and his poser NYC Thai restauranteur sidekick in this Chiang Mai episode.

$17 bucks for a 35 baht khanom jin nam ya ????

http://www.pokpokny.com/menu/main_menu/

Why exactly is he a poser? Because the price of his food in a NYC restaurant is a lot higher than in Thailand? That makes him a fake somehow?

Having watched the show, I thought that guy was kinda lame myself. I can't really explain why - because he obviously had some knowledge of the food and the culture - just seemed like maybe it wasn't very recent, maybe? I dunno. Just a feeling I had.

Well, I took his recommendation for restaurants in Chiang Mai here from a newspaper interview and they were all great. He knows northern thai food.

Is it your first trip over as well ?

A bowl of khanom jin should not be $17 (544 baht) anywhere.

[junglechef]

A current review from today (June 10 in USA) of Pok Pok

http://ny.eater.com/archives/2014/06/pok_pok_restaurant_review.php

IMHO as I haven't eaten there I have no personal opinion.

The cost of rent is slightly higher in NYC than CM as well as labour and many other costs that aren't even a factor here such as kitchen sanitation requirements (hands sinks with rounded corners in exact maximum distances from each other for an example), insurance and don't forget taxes and licenses which all must be factored into the menu prices. So one cannot compare a restaurant check of the same dish from there and here without also calculating the real costs involved.

For anyone interested in the progressive dinner I've mentioned I am taking no responsibility whatsoever for your well being, not recommend for the weak of stomach.

I'm personally not familiar with a newspaper interview with Andy Ricker (but would love to read it if the poster would generously supply a link) but I'll repost a link to an article about a progressive food adventure he took a journalist on here.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/travel/in-chiang-mai-a-chef-traces-his-menus.html?pagewanted=all

After reading it I went to each of the restaurants and enjoyed them all, some for the food, others more for the experience. I've suggested that the TV progressive dinner also include a few of these as well as anywhere we decide as a group to try.

Here's another article about Andy Ricker in our own Citylife Chiang Mai magazine from this month where he discussed "retraining his palate" and continues that he "recreate dishes simply by tasting them". This is a very interesting write up if you care for his persona or not (like someone else we know??) as it deals with some interesting subject.

[junglechef]

So I forgot to link the Citynews CM article.

http://www.chiangmainews.com/ecmn/viewfa.php?id=4068

Funny coincidence that not 30 min after my previous post this morning Andy Ricker contacted me and we chatted.

Hopefully next time he's in town he'll join us on a restaurant jaunt around Chiang Mai.

Edited June 11, 2014 by junglechef

[arunsakda]

I always miss this episode, it was supposed to be broadcast today at 11AM

But pre-empted by MH 17 continuos coverage.

Edited July 19, 2014 by arunsakda

[junglechef]

You can always download it (I tried to attach it to this post but file is too big)