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

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

2014•7.0/10
Documentary

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7.0/10(1)

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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Production

VICE Media

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Andy Ricker

Himself

Sunny Chailert

Himself

JJ Goode

Himself

Karen Brooks

Herself

Dana Riggio

Herself

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