Cooking with Poo and Friends

The highlight of our stay in Thailand! The wet market was a unique experience that I would never have seen without a local guide. I'm happy to avoid cooking with the frogs and bugs we saw there! Highly recommend booking the morning menu for that experience alone. Do make sure you wear shoes that can take a puddle or the occasional escaped catfish flopping over them. The three dishes we cooked used some of the fresh vegetables bought from the market. They were easy to follow and delicious. Poo and her team are very warm, and it was great to hear the backstory and see the cooking studio next to Poo's childhood home supporting her local community. Don't eat before you go! You eat each dish as you make it, and it would be a shame to waste such amazing food.

A must do if you are at all interested in Thai cooking. Poo and staff were so welcoming. They gave us a guided tour of the wet market where we purchased ingredients, then we were whisked by their bus to the kitchen where we were given a masterclass in preparing delicious Thai dishes. The class is in Poo's family home deep in one of Bangkok's poorer neighborhoods. It is a wonderful space which is both intimate and well equipped. Everyone there was friendly and knowledgeable. We came away having cooked and eaten a world class, four course meal. Inspiring, fascinating and motivating. I can't recommend this enough.

Great experience with a really sweet crew. The market tour was definitely authentic (not for the squeamish) and everything we made was absolutely delicious. The class wasn't too crowded, and there's AC, tea, and cold water inside. Ends with a bunch of tasty local fruits and desserts. You can see how money from the classes is directly impacting the neighborhood around Poo which is very cool. Bring small bills in case you want to buy snacks at the market, and big bills in case you want to buy souvenirs from Poo.