Pim Techamuanvivit, Cooking Thai
Saturday, September 12, 2026, 11:00 am - 11:45 am
Stop by the Foodwise Classroom for a cooking demo featuring the seasonal bounty of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market.
Born and raised in Bangkok, Pim Techamuanvivit took a circuitous route through the world of food—from writing to jam making—before finding her way back home to the food she grew up with. Longing for Thai food of richer quality and variety in the U.S., Pim is now on a mission to liberate her beloved Thai cuisine from the tyranny of peanut sauce. Kin Khao is her first restaurant project. Kin Khao received its first Michelin star 18 months after opening (in 2014) and has maintained 1 star ever since. In 2018, Pim took over Nahm at the Como Metropolitan in Bangkok as the executive chef. Nahm also has a Michelin star. She has since opened her second successful San Francisco restaurant, Nari, at Hotel Kabuki in Japantown. Nari was awarded with its first Michelin star in 2023. Pim enjoys running three restaurants and commuting between San Francisco, Bangkok, and Auckland (where she does not have a restaurant. . . yet).
She is the author of Cooking Thai: Heritage and Modern Recipes from My Kitchen Notebooks, with Andrea Nguyen (Ten Speed Press, August 2026).
All demos take place in the Foodwise Classroom (green tent in front of the Ferry Building) and are free to the public, with recipes and samples for all.
The demo will be followed by a book signing with book sales courtesy of Book Passage.