Modern Thai Food: 100 Fabulous Thai Recipes for Contemporary Cooks (A Thai Cookbook) Paperback – Illustrated, September 10, 2011

Went to Thailand this year and attended a cooking school in Chaing Mei - the recipes in this book are superb and easy to prepare. Hosted a Pan-Asian dinner at my home - and gave a copy to guests. Love it.

Nothing essential to add to the other positive comments. This is much more than a cookbook - you have to look at it as an opus about Thai history and culture too. Recipes are elaborate and ingridients sometimes hard to get - but the results pay off! A must-have for Thai fans.

QUICK REVIEW...I AM AM MID LEVEL THAI COOKER AS OF NOW....I FOUND THIS BOOK HELPFUL WITH SOME DIVERSE RECIPES THAT SEEM OFF THE PATH...AND THAT IS INTRIGUING TO ME! ONLY ABOUT 1/3 OF THE RECIPES HAVE PICTURES; WHICH I DONT LIKE. I PREFER SEEING THEM IN FULL SINCE MOST OF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT SERVED AT THE LOCAL THAI RESTAURANT. (MT FAV THAI BOOK IS "GREATEST EVER THAI"....PICS OF COOKING STEPS AND FINAL PRODUCT FOR ALL RECIPES!). MODERN THAI FOOD IS A LARGE BOOK, TABLE SIZED, AND SHOULD GIVE YOU SOME NEW DIRECTIONS FOR YOUR THAI EXPERIENCE. THE STIR FRY SQUID WAS GREAT; SAME FOR THE SALT & PEPPER CALAMARI WITH GINGER SOY.....A GOOD BOOK FOR YOUR GROWING COLLECTION.

I loved it. Easy to read. Explanations are good. Food is delicious. I would recommend this book for beginner Thai Food cooks.

If you are looking for a higher end cookbook this may be for you. If you are wanting an everyday cookbook it isn't the one (i.e. Red Duck Curry) I cook for one and i would not cook anything in this book. I was looking for more everyday recipes, my mistake. Nice book though.

Nice clean copy of a used book. Varied recipes give a taste of Thai. Some ingredients may be hard to find. Gives instructions for making basic sauces which is helpful.

I enjoyed this cookbook I made a few recipes and they turned out great !

My favourite dishes come from this cookbook. They take some time but the results are worth it, and the pastes can be frozen and used to make multiple dishes.