David Thompson
Nahm Restaurant
Jarrett Wrisley
Soul Food Mahanakhon Restuarant
Vichit Mukura
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok Hotel
The values of Thai food have been physically and spiritually consumed throughout the world. Thai food is produced internationally in both commercial and private food spaces. The gastronomic and agriculture process regarding Thai food is promoted globally by the Thai government and directed under a policy called “Thai Kitchen to the World”, a policy that is aimed at generating exports for the country. However, when confronted with globalization, culture, innovation and technology is dynamically selected by Thai food entrepreneurs. The sharing of Thai gastronomy in the world context is thus an interesting issue.
(Presented in the 2012 Asian Food Heritage Forum: Harmonizing Culture , Technology and Industry, 20-21 August 2012, Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel, Bangkok, organized by Institute of Thai Studies, Institute of Asian Studies, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Chinese Dietary Culture Institute, Zhejiang Gongshang University, and Ministry of Culture, Thailand)