About this Event
Nat Thaipun is an exciting local TV chef, barista and new author. The third generation of her family to be in kitchens and restaurants, Nat burst on to the culinary landscape winning Masterchef Australia Series 16 in 2024 weaving her bold and exciting take on traditional Thai cooking into every dish she presented.
Fast forward a year (and after time in a number of fine dining kitchens) Nat is about to release her debut cookbook, a rich and evocative book on Thai food, filled with a wide range of dishes, familiar and unusual, traditional and contemporary, but all delicious.
Nat grew up in regional Victoria where her parents ran a popular Thai restaurant. Immersed in kitchens and hospitality, it was perhaps inevitable that she found her way to cooking professionally although perhaps by not the most traditional route.
Her debut book is an authorative yet approachable collection of Thai dishes that fit right into the Modern Australian culinary landscape. Recipes are grouped by ingredient and technique and the techniques are well explained often with step-by-step photography. Riffs and out-takes on traditional dishes are scattered through the book together with helpful asides.
This is a very enticing and we think rewarding book. If you like Thai flavours you will be hungry just looking at it. And if you already cook Thai style food, there is a lot that will extend your skills and adventures in the kitchen.
Beautifully shot by David Loftus, this is an extremely interesting modern monograph on a complex and beautiful cuisine.
We are very much looking forward to chatting with Nat about her bold, brilliant and evocative food that is deeply rooted in her Thai heritage.
Please join us on Thursday 30th October for a wonderful discussion. As usual tastes from the book will be served.
Tickets are limited.
FAQs
Can I buy/order a signed copy of Thai: anywhere & everywhere?
Copies will be available for signing and purchase on the night - $50. If you can't attend we can organise to post signed copies to you. Postage (tracked & insured): Victoria $9.95; Australia wide $14.95; overseas we'll quote.
Can I bring a copy I bought elsewhere.
We would prefer you didn't. We subsidise these events and selling books makes them sustainable. If you must bring a book you purchased elsewhere, please consider supporting our business and the event by buying something else in store.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
If you haven't visited the bookstore for a few years, please note we have moved to the northern side of the Queen Victoria Market. Our address is 115-121 Victoria Street (next to A Shed)
We recommend public transport.
The 19, 20, 57 (Elizabeth St)and 55 (William & Peel St) trams go past the Queen Victoria Market and run frequently. We are in the Free Tram Zone and are a short 50m walk from the Elizabeth St Queen Victoria Market stop and the Peel St Queen Victoria Market stop. Melbourne Central and Flagstaff railway stations are two blocks away. There are currently works on the tram lines in Victoria St. They should be finished before the event, but do check with the PTV Website
If driving, there is plenty of metered parking on Queen St near the corner of Victoria St. There is also limited parking on Victoria Street outside the store.
Is my registration/ticket transferable?
Yes - to another person - just have them present your ticket on the evening.
What is the refund policy?
Tickets are not refundable.
Weather and Venue - please note.
Our shop is a small intimate venue. If the weather is fine, we may be seated outside. Drinks and food will be served. If inside, the seating will be close.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Books for Cooks, 115-121 Victoria St, Melbourne, Australia
AUD 15.00
