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How Southeast Asian Food Conquered Britain - And Why It's Only Getting Started

I remember the first time I put a jungle curry on the menu at Farang. A few customers looked at it like I'd made a mistake. Now those same customers come in and ask for more chilli with it.

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How Southeast Asian Food Conquered Britain - And Why It's Only Getting Started
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We're Being Taxed Out of Existence - And Nobody in Government Seems to Care

I pay £30,000 in VAT every single quarter. Two licensed venues are closing permanently every single day in the UK. Here's why the government needs to cut hospitality VAT to 10%, and why it really is that simple.

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We're Being Taxed Out of Existence - And Nobody in Government Seems to Care
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Why Thai Street Food Is the Biggest Thing Happening in British Food Right Now

I've been cooking Thai food in London for fifteen years. For most of that time I was having the same conversation. Thai food is more than pad thai and green curry. Give it time. The time is now.

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Why Thai Street Food Is the Biggest Thing Happening in British Food Right Now
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The Rise of Regional Thai Cuisine: Beyond Bangkok's Shadow

Pad Thai is not Thai food. Or rather, it is, but it's about as representative of Thai cooking as a fish finger is of British cuisine. After nine years running Farang, I'm done being polite about it.

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The Rise of Regional Thai Cuisine: Beyond Bangkok's Shadow
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Zero-Waste Thai Cooking: How I Transform Kitchen Scraps Into Restaurant-Quality Dishes

The first kitchen I worked in, everything you couldn't use went straight in the bin. Thai cuisine changed that for me. Here's what Farang actually does with the parts most kitchens throw away.

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Zero-Waste Thai Cooking: How I Transform Kitchen Scraps Into Restaurant-Quality Dishes