David Downie wrote:

> Last night I went to a cooking demonstration by David Thompson, who many
> of you will know as a world thai guru, and author of that wonderful pink
> book, Thai Food ( http://tinyurl.com/5wmes )
>
> Anyway, to me it was like meeting Don Bradman, such was the anticipation.
> The course was in Brisbane, Australia.
>
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Good story.

In the 1990s, I had lunch at Thompsons 'Darley St Thai' restaurant here in
Australia. I remember he used fresh coconuts for the coconut milk & the
curry I had was excellent.

gtoomey