Kalaya's Southern Thai Kitchen: A Cookbook (Hardcover)

Nok Suntaranon

ISBN 10: 0593580877 / ISBN 13: 9780593580875

Published by Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale, 2024

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Hardcover. Bring the bold, spicy, beautiful world of Southern Thai cooking to your kitchen through recipes and stories from the James Beard Awardwinning chef of Kalaya, as featured on Netflixs Chefs Table.Noks Thai cuisine embodies everything shes gone through and everything shes worked for, which means that her dishes are vibrant, personal, and full of flavor. . . . Its clear everything she does is from the heart, and that certainly includes her cooking.Mike Solomonov, on Nok Suntaranon for the TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2025Growing up in the tropical region of Southern Thailand, Nok Suntaranon helped her mother pound the fresh curry pastes she would sell at their local market. But decades later, after making a life in the United States, she returned home and saw that the food had become watered-downsweeter and more geared toward a tourists palate. Her life mission became clear: to preserve the flavors of Southern Thai food as she remembers them and to show American home cooks how delicious, intricately flavored, and doable Thai cooking is.This is the cuisine of her homeland, both balanced and fiery, rustic or refined. From peppery fish sauce-garlic Hat Yai fried chicken to an extra-fresh, extra-herbal green curry to a celebratory turmeric sticky rice with savory coconut shrimp topping, this is Thai food as youve probably never seen it.With easy-to-follow instructions, beginner-friendly tips, suggested recipe pairings, and stunning on-location photography, Kalayas Southern Thai Kitchen allows all cooks to bring a piece of Thailand into their kitchens. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kalaya's Southern Thai Kitchen: A Cookbook (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593580877
• ISBN 13: 9780593580875
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Bring the bold, spicy, beautiful world of Southern Thai cooking to your kitchen through recipes and stories from the James Beard Award–winning chef of Kalaya, as featured on Netflix’s Chef’s Table.

“Nok’s Thai cuisine embodies everything she’s gone through and everything she’s worked for, which means that her dishes are vibrant, personal, and full of flavor. . . . It’s clear everything she does is from the heart, and that certainly includes her cooking.”—Mike Solomonov, on Nok Suntaranon for the TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2025

Growing up in the tropical region of Southern Thailand, Nok Suntaranon helped her mother pound the fresh curry pastes she would sell at their local market. But decades later, after making a life in the United States, she returned home and saw that the food had become watered-down—sweeter and more geared toward a tourist’s palate. Her life mission became clear: to preserve the flavors of Southern Thai food as she remembers them and to show American home cooks how delicious, intricately flavored, and doable Thai cooking is.

This is the cuisine of her homeland, both balanced and fiery, rustic or refined. From peppery fish sauce-garlic Hat Yai fried chicken to an extra-fresh, extra-herbal green curry to a celebratory turmeric sticky rice with savory coconut shrimp topping, this is Thai food as you’ve probably never seen it.

With easy-to-follow instructions, beginner-friendly tips, suggested recipe pairings, and stunning on-location photography, Kalaya’s Southern Thai Kitchen allows all cooks to bring a piece of Thailand into their kitchens.

About the Author

Nok Suntaranon is the chef and owner of Kalaya, a celebrated Thai restaurant in Philadelphia. A former flight attendant, Nok reinvented herself at age fifty to become a James Beard Award–winning chef. Kalaya was named by Esquire magazine as its Best New Restaurant and has topped lists from The Philadelphia Inquirer and Eater Philly. In 2025, she was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People.

Natalie Jesionka is a journalist who writes about food, community, and social impact. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Toronto Star, National Post, Canadian Press, and Forbes. She served as a Fulbright scholar in Northern Thailand and is a Paul and Daisy Soros fellow for New Americans.