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Farang, the Thai word for foreigner, is the story of how chef Andy Ricker took a 25 year obsession and spun it into the Pok Pok restaurant empire. While impetus behind Andy opening a restaurant in the first place was a decision based wanting to be able to travel and not continue his house painting business, it became more than that. The focus of Andy's mission soon became to represent the culture and food of the people in Northern Thailand as faithfully as possible. He is constantly reinforcing the idea that he is not a chef, but merely a person who is helping to curate this cuisine in America. In the film Andy introduces us to 3 of his main inspirations Thailand for which he based some of his most successful dishes. Farang covers Andy's story from his childhood to present day, and was filmed between Chiang Mai, Portland, and New York. The filming was mostly done in May 2013 as Andy was getting ready to open up 6th restaurant, Sen Yai.
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To me as a Thai, this is very flattering that this farang has such passion for my national food. All the dishes that I saw here that he made seem authentic just like what you would see in Thailand. Truly appetising indeed. Salute to the MAN!
He just wanted to steal your recipes so he could get famous and rich.
@@JH-dl6vu what the hell is up with this guy lolllll
Cherry E Bright I’ve eaten at the ny location. I would say genuine was an understatement. The cocktails were incredible too.
I am so happy that you are happy. Please tell your relatives that many of us here in the west - since decades ago - are dying to try new things. Even before the instagram-foodies. We CAN eat hot. We just have to get used to it, and we are willing to. At the end of the day; If it tastes good, we will come back for more. We are all human after all.
Much love to you, sister.
@@JH-dl6vu who hurt you?
Everytime I feel that I'm losing my track and motivation to keep doing whatever I'm doing (even though I most of the time don't enjoy the outcomes of my proffesional choices) I watch this video and get totally inspired about my future projects and what I want to do in the future with my life. Definitively one of the best youtube documentaries ever.
Me too! I come back to this again and again.
I'm Thai and I really respect Andy. I want to say thank you Andy for creating opportunity for people who never been in Thailand or Thai people who live there and miss Thailand to eat the original Thai foods to love Thai foods like I do love.
ขอบคุณครับแอนดี้ (^/\^)
Most Thai cooks won't even go as far as Andy in making their food. This man just really gets to the roots of Thai cuisine. Thai food gets really complicated to make just one dish if you try to be authentic.
Thank you chef Andy for spreading good food.
I guess that's why most places that do food in Thailand focus on one thing.
+Chang's Piano and Stuff Exactly. Which is really cool by me. Will try the Pok Pok in NYC.
Do you guys think he will open back up? I’ve been missing Pok Pok something fierce? Need fish sauce wings! Guess I’m going to have to make them myself.
I can listen to Nong talk all day. 😊
RIP pok pok. I like that he's just vibing on a farm in Chiang Mai now tho. The endgame he was aiming for
For clarification about the song at the very end. That's the song from North Eastern of Thailand (we called it 'Isan region'). The genre of the song is regional folk called 'Loong Toong or Mor Lam'. The lyrics is about inviting people to eat Thai spicy papaya salad named 'Som Tum'.
Soul and funk music from Thailand during the 60s and 70s was the shit
No one cares
My favorite Munchies video, a true inspiration for cooking.
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Yes, would be great if Munchies made more of these style of docus.
I went to Pok Pok Phat Thai in NYC on bourdain's recommendation and it blew my fucking mind. I didn't think we could possibly make thai food that good in the states.
just wait until you visit Thailand ;) from kaeng tai pla and moo hong in the south to the sundried moo dad daew in isaan to sai oua in the north... Pok Pok is delicious but barely scratches the surface. which is in itself telling....
I wish Munchies did more long-form documentaries featuring dudes like this.
This video is on par with "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" Very well done.
from Bangkok and found this such an inspirational documentary! Thanks to Andy for giving Thai food a voice in USA. Im now trying my way opening a restaurant here in bkk with a dream of opening branches abroad. hope one day i meet and have a chat with you at Pok Pok.
Omg, you actually went to the fresh market near my house, in Chiangmai.
I really love cooking though, was thinking about working for your restaurant :D
this is such great material. keep this style of documentations up please !
Hey Munchies,
Just wanna say I love your content. Look forward to your videos before every pre-gym meal. Whoever is behind the scenes really needs to be given credit for their phenomenal work. Keep them coming!
one of the best documenteries i've watched in my entire life. More docs like this please
Such A Great Documentary. Definitely worth the wait.
This video got me glued to every second of it, awesome "Andy" you're the best, will stop by any of your restaurant for sure
แค่คุณมีหัวใจที่จะทำมัน ให้เหมือนของไทย (แค่นี้ก็เป็นสิ่งที่หน้ายินดีแล้วครับ) ขอบคุณ สู้ๆ อีก1กำลังใจ แค่รสชาติ80-85%ก็ถือว่าใช้ได้ เพราะอาหารไทยรสชาติจะดินไม่คงที่เท่าไหร ถ้าใครทำได้85-90%ถือว่าเยียมมาก / อาหารที่ดีของผม ยำถั่วพลู ยำตะไคล้ ปลาลาดพริก ปลาสามรส พะโลขาหมู(ทำแห่งมีน้ำจิ่มหวานและเผ็ด) ปลาตะเพียนต้มเค้ม ยำสามกรอบ ต้มไก่ปลาล้า แกงสัปรส(หอย) น้ำตกหมู แกงส้มผักบุ่งไทย+ปลาสลิดทอด พะแนงต่างๆ ไข่ลูกเขย /อาหารกินเล่น หมูสะเตะ ทอดมันปลากายแท้ เนือทุบ โปตีนผัดพริก(มัง) ของหวานสลิมรวมลอกชอง+ลูกจากหรือลูกชิด(สำคัญ ขนุน) โรตีไสไหม ขนมโคลก ขนมเบื่อง น้ำชาดำเย้น น้ำเกฮวย น้ำจับเลียง นึงไม่ออก อาหารไทยถ้าคุณออกกำลังกาย อาหารไทยก็ยิงจะช่วยเรืองสุขภาพ
I love Munchies, thanks for bringing us awesome quality stories about food.
Hi Andy ...great video ..food look yummy..happy to hear you love Thailand 🇹🇭 You has a good job and work so hard!!
Really, really great doc Vice. Editing, music were all spot on... Keep up the amazing work :)
The best munchies piece yet! Keep up the good work!
I love watching these high quality productions you guys make
Wow captivating. I remember first hearing of Andy on Anthony Bourdain's program. Great stuff Munchies much love.
Fantastic! By far one of my favorite VICE videos! Andy is a wonderful soul and giving Thai food a great voice!!!
Well worth watching the whole thing. Excellent.
i'm so happy to see a farang putting his life into thai food this much. nice vid and content!
This was an amazing episode. The story was rich and Andy's story was inspirational. Keep at it!
Wow! I loved every bit of this documentary, Andy you are one hell of an inspiring man, good job! keep it up!
please make more of these kind of videos i really enjoyed this story
Enjoyed this. Thanks Munchies.
I freakin loved this!!!! The quality and story telling were top notch. I really can't wait until the next one XD
well worth watching the whole ep, great job.
this is by far the best episode of munchies yet. big propz to the director and producer on this.
Andy Ricker reminds me of a couple of Dutch boys who opened up an authentic Indonesian restaurant in Napier, NZ with a similar kind of obsession, home made chilli paste, home made soy sauce, everything home made and fresh. He might've been there too.
what's the restaurant called? sounds interesting, might wana check it out.
www . restaurant indonesia . co . nz
Not sure about now though, seems like the owners have changed.
As a farang currently living in Thailand, I really enjoyed watching this. Khob Khun KA!
Great to see. This guy and David Thompson have really pioneered getting 'jing jing' Thai food to the masses. More power to you mate
waited forever for this...and it didn't disappoint...
Such an inspirational story.Great work
this is great, if Vice can produce more of this type of doc i'd watch it all day
literally the best documentary I've watched, love it wish i could go
Great video Vice & Munchies
This was a very inspiring episode! Thanks!
Truly an amazing story!
Thank you
this is awesome, mad respect for andy hopefully get to try his food one day. made my mouth water and made me miss Thailand!
I love the passion he has. Love what I do even more. Awesome video.
just watched this years after it was posted but i loved this so much.
one of the best docs ive ever seen. true inspiration
I can’t believe I watched the whole video! Inspiring! 🙏🙏
I would be terrified to work around Andy. He knows his stuff. Great content!
HANDS DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of my favorite episodes EVER! What a life. This guy is amazing! Want to fly to Portland now and eat at POK POK and off to Thailand.
Great work. Loved it !
Beautiful story. Thank you for the video.
Definitely going to hit up one of Andy's spots in New York, awesome video! Good job Vice
Andy's food looks awesome! Great documentary and hats off to both him and his customers for getting into real Thai food.
Very inspirational it has reminded me how much i enjoy that culture as well
Great Video Munchies ! Over the Top Great !
Bravo !
SBF
I love your story :) we are very similar thailand yes we were young but never stupid experience is the best keep up the good job !! thanks for sharing
loved it. hope see something this long and similar with other chefs/cooks.
Respect to this man! I think people that are obsessed or "crazy" live the most fulfilled lives!
I'm thai and it makes me so happy to see people enjoying thai food! :) x
Best munchies doc Iv'e seen yet. Now I'll grab some Thai food myself! (we have decent Thai places in Stockholm)
That was awesome. More please.
Watching this for the second time today (this time with food), awesome documentary!
Such a beautiful documentary
This is amazing, simply and complexingly amazing.
So glad that I got to buy his Cookbook and that alone was very inspiring ! I really want to try Pok Pok in NY and really get to know real Thai Foods.
While watching this it inspired me. I've made Thai red curry 3 times this week in 5 days. Thanks for the inspiration Andy!
Chef Andy, you are amazing...everything looks delicious.
i wish munchies had more of these, this was fantastic to watch
What am I doing with my life? This guy is an inspiration
This is a brilliant biography series. Please continue Vice
well done. Thanks from Perth, Western Australia.
Awesome story, awesome documentary. Props Vice
I find this movie inspirational. He followed his passion and made it. And oh yeah, Thai food is amazing!
Really well done documentary.
I really like this guy. He gives out really good vibes and def appreciatess his staff..
Great documentary
love it! very interesting
third time watching this, i always learn something new from it
Brilliant documentary!
I'm definitely inspired by his vision and passion. When I went to Pok Pok in NYC, I felt that this was different from other Thai food joints I've been to
Great video. I want to go to Pok Pok! Authentic Thai food is awesome, can't wait to go back to Thailand.
Great documentary!
I love this video.
WOW i am Thai and i can say just for watching it the real Thai flavor is coming out! so impressing that you can get those ingrediants COMPLETED! Even some Thai cookers can't get them. Many of Thai restaurat abroad change the food's taste since they can't get those ingrediants and to make it comfortable for people in those country to eat. Look! you are 100% foreigner but you can get the real taste and ingrediants! AMAZING! And thanks for loving our food :)
As a kid who is lao and thai im glad to see there are foreigners who can enjoy our culture and im super happy to see this documentary
Great message
I love this episode!
This was so enjoyable. Killer content. Andy is so inspiring.
Love watching these videos :)
Such an amazing documentary!! Vice kills it everytime
Except the "people who just had sex" docs lol
RonnybearXC
right :D
RonnybearXC Hahahha i find some of them amusing haha but that one with the bitch who cooks straight shit i think its called "Girl eats Food" that is complete shit
I worked in kitchens too, and have some addictive personalty traits and into the same thing. Ive also started hating kitchens recently, went to friends house after work, and he had been working in kitchens for 10 years. He had a beautiful song he wrote, and I just remember one line 'Eviction, addiction, slaving away in a kitchen'
Wow awesome. This is one of the best channels on TH-cam by far.
totally agreed!
*Munchies* is for hipsters, check out these channels *TasteMade,* *Tasted,* *Reserve Channel,* *Sorted* :)
Anthony Bourdain
well thanks dude :) always curious for new channels!
NighteeeeeY no problem btw *The Melt Master* is my favorite show on TH-cam.
It’s scary how authentic this is. Like street food, alley way authentic
Wow! Mad respect to what this guy is doing and what he believes in!
vice this is 1 hour of pure love !!!!!!
you are my true inspiration thank
I would love to see Andy and Mark Wiens get together and just eat thru all of their favorite places in Thailand!
that would be good to see
I could see mark just annoying the fuck out of Andy