FARANG: The Story of Chef Andy Ricker of Pok Pok Thai Empire

FARANG: The Story of Chef Andy Ricker of Pok Pok Thai Empire

7.020140Dir. Lauren Cynamon
Documentary

Farang, the Thai word for foreigner, is the story of chef Andy Ricker and how he spun a 25-year obsession with Northern Thailand into the hit success that is his Pok Pok restaurant empire.

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Cast

Andy Ricker

Andy Ricker

Himself

Sunny Chailert

Sunny Chailert

Himself

JJ Goode

JJ Goode

Himself

Karen Brooks

Karen Brooks

Herself

Dana Riggio

Dana Riggio

Herself

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