Jobs ranged from factory and construction worker to phone operator. It was as a small, agile welder sent up on the high beams at building sites, that Tommy found his trademark colorful head bandana that still instantly identifies him today. He became fascinated with America through his successful tour business of entertaining Vietnam War American soldiers on leave around Bangkok.
He immediately envisioned a career for himself as a rock and roll manager. Tommy worked his way to America, earned himself a college degree on a basketball scholarship in Blythe, California! And he began knocking on doors in the music industry.
All the while he continued to cook his superb Thai food. When Chan Dara opened in Hollywood, Tommy as chef put the place on the culinary map.
At the same time, he learned that rock music at the time had no room for minorities. So he opened an airy, inviting, elegant restaurant in on a desolate corner of bedraggled Melrose. Size never mattered, and the company has cooked for as many as 15, people in New York City, where the kitchen took up an entire closed off side street. Phone: Subscribe to Our Channel. Order Online. Spread the love. Related Articles Nov 4, If you love Thai food, but have always thought that it was beyond your culinary reach, Tommy Tang is here to change your mind.
More Details. Tommy Tang 2 books0. Search review text. Too many recipes incorporate "Tommy Tang's Thai Seasoning" which is not available, and not helpful to a person who wants to make thai food from scratch. But a lot of the recipes were really good, and a welcome addition to my recipe book. It makes me mad to get a cookbook that is all about your seasoning packets or sauces if I didn't buy it for that.
Plus these are not Thai?
0コメント