Rick's Twitter Guide to Singapore and Thailand

We have brought together all of Rick's posts from his 2010 trip to Singapore and Thailand

• 2:14 p.m. Jan. 12th 2010
  Tokyo airport: Lanie and I are wild about Japanese green tea soft serve! http://twitpic.com/xtrt2

• 2:44 a.m. Jan. 12th 2010
  Tokyo airport: don't you wish we could find this at US airports: chirashi sushi http://twitpic.com/xrtgi

 

• 2:42 a.m. Jan. 12th 2010
  Tokyo airport humor: who woulda thought? http://twitpic.com/xrtbu

 

• 2:41 a.m. Jan. 12th 2010
  Tokyo airport humor: wanna swig? http://twitpic.com/xrt9b




• 2:32 a.m. Jan. 12th 2010
  Jaifai: Tom yum was great 4 its sour spiciness&lack of coconut milk.Got 2 meet Bob Halliday,legendary Thai food expert,happened 2 b @resto! 

• 2:26 a.m. Jan. 12th 2010
  Jayfai: wonderful crab with yellow curry. Quality of ingred in this humble spot with cooking on sidewalk is remarkable!

• 2:25 a.m. Jan. 12th 2010
  Jayfai: most famous dish: crab omelet served w sriracha. Unbelievable! http://twitpic.com/xrs6z

 

• 2:23 a.m. Jan. 12th 2010
  Last din n BKK w local res @wrisjarrett & new friend @zoraoneil(Forkin' Fantastic)@legendary Jayfai: wok ovr coals http://twitpic.com/xrs4f

 

• 11:29 p.m. Jan. 11th 2010
  Bangkok Khao Cooking School: very beautiful way of presenting Nom Prik Kapi with sticky rice in crispy egg rolls http://yfrog.com/4gay2j

 

• 11:26 p.m. Jan. 11th 2010
  Bangkok Khao Cooking School:pounding rstd fermented shrimp paste (kapi) w garlic,chili&sour fruits 4 Nam Prik Kapi http://yfrog.com/auddqdj

 

• 11:25 p.m. Jan. 11th 2010
  Bangkok Khao Cooking School:taro dumplings n frsh coconut cream broth(sweeted w palm sugar).Jack fruit,young c'nut http://yfrog.com/1eg05yj

 

• 11:24 p.m. Jan. 11th 2010
  Bangkok Khao Cooking School: poaching taro dumplings in pandanus-infused water for Bua Loi dessert http://yfrog.com/3l814rj

 

• 5:31 p.m. Jan. 11th 2010
  Bangkok Khao Cooking School: finished Pad Cha Talay http://twitpic.com/xq0or

 

• 5:30 p.m. Jan. 11th 2010
  Bangkok Khao Cooking School: ingred for Pad Cha Talay (stir-fried shrimp and cuttlefish w lemon Ginger&holy basil) http://twitpic.com/xq0m5

 

• 5:29 p.m. Jan. 11th 2010
  Bangkok Khao Cooking School: Lanie, my daughter, pounding ingredients for hunglae curry paste

• 4:49 p.m. Jan. 11th 2010
  Bangkok Khao Cooking School: hunglae Curry w pork belly, loin, ribs, tamarind&pineapple.Black sticky rice n ban lf http://twitpic.com/xpuk9

 

• 4:45 p.m. Jan. 11th 2010
  Last day n Bangkok:cooking class w chef Ning&her mom (retired from Royal Thai Cooking Academy)@Khao Cooking School http://twitpic.com/xpu3i  
  

• 1:43 a.m. Jan. 11th 2010
  Of course! With coconut sticky rice RT @hungrysmurf @Rick_Bayless did you try the durian???

• 1:35 a.m. Jan. 11th 2010
  Kruajengor: and of course a whole fish with garlic, lime http://twitpic.com/xn008

 

• 8:36 p.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Kruajengor: phenomenal tangy sicy noodle dish that no one could stop eating! http://twitpic.com/xly74

 

• 8:32 p.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Kruajengor: classic green papaya salad and stir-fried morning glory http://twitpic.com/xlxny

 

• 8:01 p.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Went 2 din w local resident-fd writer Jarrett Wrisley@great Thai-Chinese resto Kruajengor:Tom Yum, pork n rd curry http://twitpic.com/xlssa

 

• 7:34 p.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Or Tor Kor Market: and the scent of durian wafts all through the market http://twitpic.com/xlo6

 

• 7:31 p.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Or Tor Kor Market: look at this fresh-harvested scallop w roe http://twitpic.com/xlnqr

 

• 7:29 p.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Or Tor Kor Market: stunning local seafood http://twitpic.com/xlng3

 

• 7:29 p.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Or Tor Kor Market: at least ten varieties of rice in all the rice stalls. Dif ages, dif origins, dif varieties http://twitpic.com/xlncy

 

• 7:27 p.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Or Tor Kor Market: this cuisine is all about the red shallots and garlic http://twitpic.com/xln24

 

• 7:26 p.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Or Tor Kor Market: curries and braised by the meter http://twitpic.com/xlmtl 

• 7:24 p.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Or Tor Kor Market: pork and chicken satay w sweet-sour cukes and peanut sauce http://twitpic.com/xlmmq

 

• 6:15 p.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Chiang Mai thailand RT @Steve_Golden @Rick_Bayless Where is Grand Lanna?  

• 7:23 p.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Or Tor Kor Market n Bangkok, one of my faves in the world: fab crispy-skin pork belly w gr chile dipping sauce http://twitpic.com/xlmfy

• 8:49 a.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Lesser galangal RT @icrvn re Curry paste MeP: what r the items btwn red onions & scallions that look like beige Atari joystick controllers?

• 8:48 a.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  I took a masterclass RT @VeeeZeee Is this school for pro chefs? RT Chaing Mai Ckg School: Bombai curry w quail eggs http://twitpic.com/xi88n

 

• 4:49 a.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  CM Ckg School: Sour soup w tamarind, daikon, carrot, cauliflower & long bean http://twitpic.com/xi89k

 

• 4:48 a.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  CM Ckg School: Bombai curry w pork, cherry tomatoes and quail eggs http://twitpic.com/xi88n

 

• 4:48 a.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  CM Ckg School: shrimp w tamarind, palm sugar, red chile and crispy garlic http://twitpic.com/xi87a

 

• 4:48 a.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  CM Ckg School: shredded banana blossom salad w p shrimp, pork, cashews and fresh herbs http://twitpic.com/xi86p

 

• 4:48 a.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  CM Ckg School: finished pastes for Sour Soup, Bombai Curry, Three-meat Skewers http://twitpic.com/xi83v

 

• 4:47 a.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  CM Ckg School: 2nd: 45 min hand-pounding 3 curry pastes http://twitpic.com/xi822

 

• 4:46 a.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  Masterclass w Sompon Nabnian@Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School. First: 1/2 hr doing mise en place for 3 curry pastes http://twitpic.com/xi80t  
  

• 4:49 a.m. Jan. 10th 2010
  CM Ckg School: 3-meat skewers flavored with lemongrass and galangal; sweet-sour-spicy dipping sauce http://twitpic.com/xi8ap

• 5:53 p.m. Jan. 9th 2010
  Grand Lanna: gr8 shredded green mango salad w cashews&this dreamy masaman curry w braised beef&red shallots http://twitpic.com/xfl3f

 

• 5:52 p.m. Jan. 9th 2010
  Last meal@amazing Grand Lanna resto:aptzr platr: rstd gr chile salsa, pork-tomato salsa; veg,prk rinds,4 sausages http://twitpic.com/xfl03

 

• 11:47 p.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Yes, everyone uses staples now, not bamboo picks RT @julieako @Rick_Bayless http://twitpic.com/xb9qt - Are those Staples??

• 11:44 p.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Gr Lanna ckg class: finished green curry http://twitpic.com/xbbkb

 

• 11:44 p.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Gr Lanna ckg class: mise en place for green curry w coconut milk, chicken & 2 kinds of eggplant (pea- & egg-size) http://twitpic.com/xbbg2

 

• 11:43 p.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Gr Lanna ckg class: I finally got the chefs approval that the paste was smooth enough http://twitpic.com/xbbc8

• 11:42 p.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Gr Lanna ckg class: 20 minute pounding in granite mortar, classic style http://twitpic.com/xbb67

• 11:40 p.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Gr Lanna ckg class: ingred for making green curry paste http://twitpic.com/xbaww

 

• 11:36 p.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Gr Lanna Ckg class: finishing red curry fish mousse, garnished with coconut milk & red chili http://twitpic.com/xba8u

 

• 11:35 p.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Gr Lanna ckg class: fish mousse going into steamer http://twitpic.com/xba42

 

• 11:32 p.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Gr Lanna ckg class: dish 2: red curry fish mousse in banana leaf boats: making boats http://twitpic.com/xb9qt

 

• 11:31 p.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Gr Lanna ckg class: dish 1: fried fish cakes with sweet-spur chili dipping sauce http://twitpic.com/xb9ji

 

• 11:29 p.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Took cooking clad with chef of Grand Lanna: first, harvesting greens and herbs from the organic garden http://twitpic.com/xb98s

 

• 2:58 a.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Top pics Thanin mkt Chiang Mai: another fave: Kanom krok (sweet and salty coconut tartlets http://twitpic.com/x6fee

 

• 2:58 a.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Top pics Thanin mkt Chiang Mai: one of my faves: blanched&raw veg w nam prik (chile dipping sauce--here gr chile) http://twitpic.com/x6fco

 

• 2:57 a.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Top pics Thanin mkt Chiang Mai: amazing variety of prepared curries, laarbs, salads http://twitpic.com/x6fa3

 

• 2:56 a.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Top pics Thanin mkt Chiang Mai: huge stall of organic peoduce from King's Project. Pics of farms. http://twitpic.com/x6f70

 

• 2:54 a.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Top pics Thanin mkt Chiang Mai: LOADS of greens, lots of Chinese morning glory http://twitpic.com/x6f1p

 

• 2:53 a.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Top pics Thanin mkt Chiang Mai: pandanus leaves 4 sweets, banana leaves, mature coconut, sugar cane http://twitpic.com/x6ezh

 

• 2:52 a.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Top pics Thanin mkt Chiang Mai: four main dried chiles http://twitpic.com/x6ewm

 

• 2:51 a.m. Jan. 8th 2010
  Top pics Thanin mkt Chiang Mai: three main fresh chiles http://twitpic.com/x6eub

• 9:59 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  Like my stuff? Nom me! RT @shortyvotes @Rick_Bayless was nominated by @TrulyAppetizing & 23 others 4 a Shorty Award http://bit.ly/5fRETWl

 

• 7:55 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  Repost w pic: The great Buddha at Doi Sutep Temple http://twitpic.com/x4z6m

 

• 7:53 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  Repost w pic: Rural San Sai thurs nite mkt north of Chiang Mai: beautiful pork sausages grilling over charcoal http://twitpic.com/x4yxc

 

• 7:51 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  As w most Thai dishes, it's served with a picante mix of chopped Thai chili, lime and nam pla http://twitpic.com/x4ync

 

• 7:51 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  Dinner: simple moo ka pao ( grd pork w basil). They did fried eggs, not preserved http://twitpic.com/x4yhx

 

• 7:48 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  Dinner at home of friend n San Sai,British guy who's adopted slew of at risk Burmese/Northern Thai kids, prov educ http://twitpic.com/x4y5n

 

• 7:48 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  San sai mkt: and every mkt around the world seems to have someone frying dough! http://twitpic.com/x4y1o

 

• 7:47 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  San Sai mkt: three noodle dishes(like pad thai) presented on banana leaves http://twitpic.com/x4xxb

 

• 7:46 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  San Sai mkt: like Oaxaca: fried grasshoppers and grubs http://twitpic.com/x4xro

 

• 7:20 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  San Sai Mkt:starchy veg: daikon, kabocha, potatoes, jack fruit, ginger http://yfrog.com/4ib9eygj

 

• 7:18 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  San Sai mkt: greens: notice long beans, saw tooth cilantro, water spinach/morning glory on bottom right http://twitpic.com/x4t46

 

• 7:16 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  My favorite Buddha at Doi Sutep http://yfrog.com/3nm7jlj

 


• 7:15 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  Rural San Sai thurs nite mkt north of Chiang Mai: beautiful pork sausages grilling over charcoal

• 7:15 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  The great Buddha at Doi Sutep Temple

• 6:55 p.m. Jan. 7th 2010
  Climbiing the stairs to Doi Sutep temple http://twitpic.com/x4p7b

 

• 5 a.m. Jan. 6th 2010
  Saw an 18 day old elephant and her mom http://twitpic.com/ww7ll

 

• 4:59 a.m. Jan. 6th 2010
  Went elephant riding about an hour from Chiang Mai. Those animals are awesome! http://twitpic.com/ww7k6

 

• 4:59 a.m. Jan. 6th 2010
  Grand Lanna: best dish: woodgrilled Japanese eggplant salad with fried&raw red shallots http://twitpic.com/ww7jb

 

• 4:59 a.m. Jan. 6th 2010
  Grand Lanna: trad green guava salad w shrimp, tomato, sweet lime-nam pla-garlic dressing http://twitpic.com/ww7if

 

• 4:58 a.m. Jan. 6th 2010
  Lunch back at Grand Lanna: classic fab pad thai: almost exactly recipe from Rick&Lanie's Exlnt Kchn Advntrs http://twitpic.com/ww7hh

 

• 4:58 a.m. Jan. 6th 2010
  Aruba Rai: very lightly battered morning glory/water spinach with hb egg, toasted peanuts dressed with lime http://twitpic.com/ww7gr

 

• 4:58 a.m. Jan. 6th 2010
  Arun Rai: Great tofu-mushroom dish that tasted more Chinese than Thai http://twitpic.com/ww7fl

 

• 4:57 a.m. Jan. 6th 2010
  Arun Rai: Curry noodles with pickly condiments (Kao Soi) http://twitpic.com/ww7e9

 

• 4:57 a.m. Jan. 6th 2010
  Great strait-ahed meal w expat cousins@ArunRai. Classic shredded green papaya salad http://twitpic.com/ww7dh

 

• 11:15 p.m. Jan. 5th 2010
  Grand Lanna: pad siew. Classic, good, but noodles are fried here http://twitpic.com/wvck4

 

• 11:14 p.m. Jan. 5th 2010
  Grand Lanna: Chiang Mai sausage with raw accompaniments (Ginger, chili, lettuce, fried Kaffir lime leaf) http://twitpic.com/wvcix

 

• 11:14 p.m. Jan. 5th 2010
  Grand Lanna: Rst duck red curry w cherry tom&grapes.Sim 2 rec n Rick&Lanie's Exlnt Kchn Adv.Wtr Spinach http://twitpic.com/wvchu

 

• 11:14 p.m. Jan. 5th 2010
  In Chiang Mai @ Grand Lanna resto, place I took my 1st Thai cooking class 12 yrs ago. Incred lunch: pomelo salad http://twitpic.com/wvcfs

 

• 9:14 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  And finally: visit to durian street (jaw-dropping). Significance that it's in red light district? http://twitpic.com/wn9lj

 

• 9:12 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  Next: laksa, the complex, coconut-rich noodle "soup" with cockles,fish cake&shrimp; dried rau ram&sambal garnish http://twitpic.com/wn9d8

 

• 8:22 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  A succulent version of the national dish: chicken rice http://twitpic.com/wn44j

 

• 8:20 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  Got my pic taken with the chili crab master! http://twitpic.com/wn3x6

 

• 8:19 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  Astonishingly good dish. Truely one of the best things I've ever eaten! http://twitpic.com/wn3sn

 

• 8:18 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  1st stop on 2nd leg of KF Seetoh hawker tour of S'pore: Old Airport Rd Hawker Center for best chili crab http://twitpic.com/wn3nt

 


• 7:58 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  Yes, salad we ate at 1st stop was rojak RT @cookingstyle @Rick_Bayless You mean Rojak salad?

• 4:48 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  Here the guy is grilling the jerky http://twitpic.com/wmma2

 

• 4:47 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  5th stop: pork shop(!) r grilled pork jerky and bacon w sweet glaze. Bacon really can be meat candy http://twitpic.com/wmm7v

 

• 4:46 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  4th stop: shaved ice stall 4 Ice Kachang w agar jellies, sweet bl soy beans, sweet corn, pandanus syrup http://twitpic.com/wmm3c

 

• 4:43 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  3rd stop:Coffee Shop n Chinatown 4 SOFT boiled eggs w drk soy,grilld bread w kaya (coconut jam),coffee w cond milk http://twitpic.com/wmlx0

 

• 4:07 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  Fish Head Curry http://twitpic.com/wmjnt

 

• 4:07 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  Stop 2: fish head curry in Little India at Karu's Banana Leaf Rest: everything served on Banana leaves, no plates http://twitpic.com/wmjne

 

• 4:05 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  Bedok South: and "carrot cake": daikon-rice flour pudding that's fried with egg http://twitpic.com/wmji1

 

• 4:04 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  Bedok South: and "salad" of jicama, cuke, pineapple with sweet-spicy tamarind-soy-lime dressing and peanuts http://twitpic.com/wmjex

 

• 4:02 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  Started at Badok South Hawker Center for prawn noodles http://twitpic.com/wmjb3

• 3:54 a.m. Jan. 4th 2010
  Experienced part 1 of an incredible eating journey through Singapore with #1 food guru KF Seetoh http://twitpic.com/wmipw

 

• 9:28 p.m. Jan. 3rd 2010
  Just smelled fresh cinnamon tree bark for first time. Crushed leaf, too: smells more like cloves! http://twitpic.com/wlf8p

 

• 6:34 p.m. Jan. 3rd 2010
  Very nice dinner:modern Indian food@Chef Sovani's Song of India w friends/former coworker. Basil-infused tandoori chicken was off the charts

• 8:36 a.m. Jan. 3rd 2010
  Yes! RT @karlaneese @Rick_Bayless Is that gyro looking thing a cone of butter?

• 5:18 a.m. Jan. 3rd 2010
  Dream: artisanal barman making S'pore Sling@Raffles Long Bar.Got Hawaiian fruit punch.Def not Noel Coward's drink http://twitpic.com/whtx3

 

• 2:05 a.m. Jan. 3rd 2010
  A really beautiful fruit stall at at the huge, very up-market Suntec shopping center http://twitpic.com/whdgi

 

• 2:04 a.m. Jan. 3rd 2010
  Toast w coconut jam (super good) being prep'd at Toast Box http://twitpic.com/whdc1

 

• 2:02 a.m. Jan. 3rd 2010
  Rustic&very delish Mee Pok,dry w chili@Tai Hwa: egg noodles, pork,chic,liver,fish ball,fried fish.Soup w seaweed http://twitpic.com/whd8e

 

• 11:40 p.m. Jan. 2nd 2010
  

 At @barmandave's sugestn eating@Tai Wah n tiny fudcrt n apt cmplx.Concierge sed "superfamous."Lines like Xoco! http://twitpic.com/wgvb4

• 11:32 p.m. Jan. 2nd 2010
  Found jamaica "flowers" n bloom, n case you've never seen them on bush.In hibiscus family,but doesn't look like it http://twitpic.com/wgu33

 

• 11:28 p.m. Jan. 2nd 2010
  Singapore botanic gardens orchid gardens are mind blowing! Huge hedges of dendrobium everywhere http://twitpic.com/wgtj1

 

• 11:16 a.m. Jan. 2nd 2010
  Just landed in Singapore. Anyone have a lunch suggestion near Fort Canning Park that would be open on Sunday?