“What is here is everywhere, what is not here is nowhere”

Asia Here!

Returning from nine months of travelling in Asia I realized what everyone kept telling me when I first embarked on this journey: “You will never be the same once you’ve been to Asia.” At the time I thought stubbornly I couldn’t change anymore than I did in Europe - a new language, a new dish and maybe a strange habit or two. But lo and behold, I returned with this whole pre-fabricated notion of myself eternally altered. I’m nothing that I thought I was and now I feel I can be at peace where ever I am. The Indians taught me the real meaning of their favorite saying sab kuch milega (everything’s possible) and the Thai taught me more about meditation and how to be one with the universe. I learned the medicinal value of cuisine to balance those internal wild fire-breathing dragons in me and practiced a wide variety of cooking techniques local to these areas. The result are these recipes and all the natural material (spices and tea) in which you too can create these rich, scrumptuous dishes. Please enjoy this little piece of Asia I am sharing with you!

Chok Dee (cheers and good luck)