THAI RESTAURANTS: Behind The Scenes! - HTK Special

[@IamMotionMedia]

One of my first jobs when i was in high school as a young 15yo was in a small Thai restaurant above an old pub. Prior to this I had only had Thai food once. I worked there for 8 years from high school till the end of uni. In that time the owners took me overseas for the first time to Thailand, and the restaurant expanded to having two large independent venues in Sydney. Hard work but rewarding. I grew a unbreakable love for proper authentic Thai food, learnt to cook and prep. Though I no longer work there because Covid19 thought it was time for me to stop (and it probably was) One of the best if not the best cuisines in the world and the nicest people.

[@brittanywilliams8653]

Do you know the name or brand of the sauces used for fried rice? I want my fried rice to taste like restaurant style but I don't know the sauces they use.

[@IamMotionMedia]

@@brittanywilliams8653 i use Tiparos Fish Sauce, Maekrua Brand Oyster Sauce, and Golden Mountain Sauce

[@brittanywilliams8653]

@@IamMotionMedia Is this what the Thai restaurant used?

[@oldbay2]

@@brittanywilliams8653 you need fermented crab paste to give the umami. The mtn seasoning soy sauce isnt what I would use . I would use Maggi instead if you want Authentic Chinese take away fried rice

[@jordanbabcock9349]

@@oldbay2 the comment is on Thai fried rice... Why would they want your Chinese recipe? Oh, yeah, the Chinese are the Eastern Americans. Opposite of Burger King. Everyone wants it your way.

[@korejtorrecampo3933]

she's a food ambassador!! Thailand is lucky to have you, Pai! :)))

[@geode8556]

Hell yeah! Hooyah, Hoorah, Oorah, Hooah!!! So yummie!😛

[@TheSilent333]

It makes my heart happy to hear about people helping others during these times. If I was anywhere near it, Unchai would have my business without any doubts. Thanks for this amazing look into professional kitchens! I've always been curious about it!

[@traveladdicts2019]

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anyone as excited as the Unchai owners being told they were chosen the best Thai restaurant in Vancouver (over Maenam!). A sweet follow-up to your terrific profile of two great, and very different, restaurants.

[@gialuanthang7716]

I love episodes like this because I get to see things I think I would never have a chance to. That salad from Unchai definitely have me drooling like crazy.

[@Porscheman1]

What a lovely couple for offering free food during hard times!

[@BaronSamedi1959]

It is the prepping that takes most of the time. And the clean-up afterwards.

[@ccxfrank109]

Life of cooks brotha

[@swordchaos1181]

Eating all that stuff is the fastest tho haha

[@steveholman3451]

This is a two year old video but it’s FANTASTIC.!! Wow, thank you, learned a lot and it was entertaining! 👏🏻

[@andrewsasala6841]

This was so freaking cool to watch! Their setups are so different to the restaurants I’ve worked in, I’m jealous!

[@Snake-filledChimp]

I really like and respect Unchai for focusing on doing a few dishes amazingly well over doing lots of dishes just "OK". I think a lot of restaurants fall into that trap by puting variety over quality - they stretch themselves too thin and the quality suffers, and customers pick up on that right away.

[@aandiejacob9798]

guys thanks so much for mentioning the thai select thing! I've been struggling to find authentic thai restos in Montreal and now I have at least a baseline guide! Although I've gotten quite good at thai homecooking at this point, sometimes its nice to have the rarer ingredients!

[@browniepopkens]

K.Pai's expression after tasting is gold. Specially when she says sth out loud in Thai, that means the food is really hitting the spot!

[@demoiselledelamontagne]

Your "out-of-the-kitchen" videos are always so informative and interesting. I learn so much from them. Thanks, Pai!

[@taylorbarringer]

I love how happy you were to see a restaurants dry storage! Haha Its awesome to see the ingredients and products they use. There are so many kitchens I'd love to be able to peek in and see what they are using.

[@pawspaws101]

What great operators of a restaurant!!! So organised and clean and confident enough to let camera's out the back in prep! Very impressive!!!

[@michaelbrooks7096]

Thoroughly enjoyed seeing both restaurants but Unchai was a winner for me - small, intimate with a couple of passionate people serving authentic fresh Thai. Well done Pai, stay safe during these horrible times. Hope you’re all well.

[@NoxiousBlueCloud]

Thanks Pai for delivering content while still being responsible.

[@Coopdog-dp5eq]

This was great! I loved the contrast/compare with the two restaurants. The idea of the couple wanting a small modest place and doing everything themselves... Awesome!

[@ConnieGao]

I almost never comment even though I've been following this channel and have cooked several recipes already. This video is AMAZING! I'm so glad to see beneath the hood at professional thai kitchens and think about what they are doing and the type of ingredients and techniques that could be applied to home cooking. Pailin you are a treasure!

[@krisanamartin5583]

Unchai ! Your curry looks amazing with a lot of herbs. Awesome! Good choice for wonderful restaurant!

[@CurliQueCowGrrrl]

I just saw this and it is THE BEST! So interesting and informative to see behind the scenes. Thank you Chef Pailin and Vancouver Select Thai restaurants! Now I really have to visit! 😋😋😋😊

[@randallbrown229]

Can't wait to travel again... great !!! video...This is where I will eat for a week!!! Thank you everyone.

[@gummydogs]

Amazing insight. You don't see kitchen tours this in-depth even on the big food TV shows.

[@crushivintage]

Pailin is so great! Her channel is full of good advice and great recipes with lots of practical advice to cook Thai food at home. It's literally a channel of great cooking lessons for some of the best meals on Earth. Great job! A+++++++++++

[@rtongcn]

This was so well produced! You’re such a warm and welcoming presenter. I kept thinking you should have had a nice glass of wine to go with all the dishes at Maenam.

[@stephentfchan]

A meaning video to support good local restaurants at this hard time❤️

[@david-iam]

Why are all my favorite food KZbinr in cities not local to me? I'd be crazy enough to jump into the car, drive down there and order the same dish so I can properly watch this episode again. Well done! Was a treat to see the behind the scene.

[@unstoppablefoodie]

Well Done! Great perspective in the two types of local Thai Kitchens in your area. The passion & love of Thai cooking/food was on full display at both locations. So many pro-tips. Learned so much in 25 minutes. Thank you for sharing!!

[@droolalot5795]

I've been with you for 5 years and your production is great

[@Peter-cm8vi]

hey guys, great video. I learned so much from the professionals. It seems that high quality fresh ingredients and good preparation is the key to a great final product.

[@mrs.b6793]

HTK, thank you for taking me with you. I love this kind of content. It inspires the Chef inside me to chase my dream of having a restaurant. Tips, advice and informations are really essential for a frustrated restaurant owner like me! I can never thank you enough. 💕 P. S. I still miss mini whisk and mini spatula! 😂

[@taroshibuya7011]

Such good hearts to give food away. Please support them!

[@obamas007goat]

I would love to see this kind of restaurant docu-series more often

[@jlawrence0181]

I have to say that the Thai language is one of the most melodious. I must confess that I replayed the audio just to listen to the spoken Thai.

[@living6a916]

Beautiful Restaurants great people . Thank you all !!!

[@tonychan4526]

This is one of your best of many good episodes. Love your stuff.

[@HowToCuisine]

It's bringing me back when I was a chef in a Thai restaurant! Thank you for this video! 😍🔔❤️

[@hidavidhuang]

What a great tour! Thank for making it possible.

[@bobdilokjeerapan681]

love this episode krab!!! appreciated how far they take the food to the next level!!

[@firstclassdrip]

Love looking at Thai cooking through this lens! Thank you

[@thetipsycookery8268]

WOOHOO!! Fellow Vancouverite!! Love your channel!!! Amazing show!

[@GusDeru]

Khun Pai, thank you for sharing the video! We'd definitely visit both places next time we are back in Vancouver!

[@TracysHomeGarden]

Love love Thai food...with so many common ingredients to Vietnamese cooking! The fish sauce! Who does not love fish sauce?! People with ❤️...giving away free food during COVID lockdown is truly awesome...such a great way to give back to the community! 😍😋🇨🇦

[@malangpou]

I really love this episode! It's fantastic seeing how overseas thai restaurants look like.

[@ericbarthe21]

Loved the rice cooker test - she is really a good marketer - and great chef/teacher. Thanks for your great cooking school.

[@patrickrowland2833]

Fascinatingly wonderful, thank you for sharing!

[@wendyjennings1502]

Holy Basil...reseeds like crazy in my area! Glad to hear it is used so much with food. I've only used it for tea. Thanks for this video.

[@eugene_the_great]

Really enjoyed this video! Getting to look behind the scenes was fun!

[@namivenki]

Pailin, enjoyed watching this video. Can’t wait to visit Vancouver. Btw, you might have luck finding Thai eggplant(brinjal) in an Indian grocery store. We use it a lot in south Indian cuisine as well.

[@ezdj]

...quality production and presenter......hey Netflix we need more cooking shows...😎✌🏻

[@AVATAN1]

I so love your show ❤ I'm Chinese-Filipino, But so inlove with Thai Food ❤❤❤❤❤❤ THANK YOU FOR THIS EDUCATIVE TOUR! ❤❤❤❤ KHOB KHUN KRAB! 🙏

[@BackDownSouth]

I watch all your videos, but this was one of the best for me....Thanks for this one.......Love the backroom peek...

[@helmadewit4005]

Thank you so much,I love the Thai kitchen and have many cookbooks (including yours) and just ordered the cookbook Maenam, can’t wait to start cooking!

[@SL-vs7fs]

Pai,loved loved loved this video! I got so many tips and ideas out of this. Thank you!

[@peterdoe2617]

Always a pleasure to see the same ingredients that I use! My favourite thin soy sauce is Healthy Boy Brand. Black soy, too. As a fish sauce I got recommended "Megachef" in Caboolture, Australia. Only to find that our local asia store in Pinneberg, Germany, offers it too ;-) Just sent a link to this vid to a friend in Canada. This "look behind the scenes" was really fantastic!

[@belindakho]

This was an awesome video- you did a great job interviewing the restaurants. Can't wait to try them next time I visit Vancouver.

[@zacchie]

What a interesting look behind the scenes, thank you for showing us! :) Everything looked so delicious 😋

[@tanluwils1736]

Awesome video! I took a look at the merch store for the first time and love that "Let's get started!" on your mug!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelminasian4891]

This is one of the coolest videos that you've ever done!! Love Maenam

[@yiplekhong5111]

This is my favourite episode from your channel..please do.more behind the scene video...

[@jcdaclison]

This is a very nice HTK episode, Pai! I have been with you since 2015 and I think this is the most comprehensive yet entertaining feature you have ever done. Good to promote local businesses as well. By the way, because of you I have proclaimed myself as an honorary Thai person. I have cooked almost all your dishes and I am set to learn the language soon. Love from the Philippines, my dear! Khop khun khrup, P' ! (or maybe you are my "nong(saaw)" because i am already 46. hahahaha)

[@PailinsKitchen]

Awww so glad to hear!

[@HannahW86]

My mouth is watering. Please do another video like this with a Thai restaurant that uses fresh rice noodles!

[@heyitscalvin]

It’s an excellent perspective going behind the scenes of these restaurants. Thanks for this video Pailin!

[@aminzairi51]

i love your channel and seeing how it grows is so inspirational. i love Thai food, people, culture so friendly and always smiling. Love from Malaysia

[@michaelnardmann3208]

Awesome idea supporting local restaurants during these times! btw. fish sauce with the 3 black crabs is very good.

[@davidjustdavid3955]

Looks good. clean and organised. Miss working in a thai kitchen, everyone is quiet and calm even when busy. No tantrums ❤🇹🇭

[@mewsao]

khun pailin i loves watching your channel grows ka! ive been a fan since you had like 10,000 subs

[@tnwhy111]

We went to Maenam when we visited Vancouver last year because I saw it on one of your instagram posts - definitely did not disappoint and was one of our favorite meals of the week. Thanks for sharing the behind the scenes!

[@terencecarter7793]

You can tell Angus worked with David Thompson, from his prep down to the presentation. Food looks fantastic.

[@minnydew]

Now I know where to go for Thai food when I go back to Vancouver. Thank you!

[@pgacree1601]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I love that you highlighted the contrast between a smaill, mom & pop restaurant and the larger, high end restuarant. Both equally care about the quality of the food they create. I wish I lived in Vancouver!

[@josefinaharry9489]

I’m from Mexico City but I LOVE Thi food!!! I can eat it every day anytime!!! 👌😃♥ I found your channel and really like how simple you make it when cooking your delicious recipes 👌♥🥰 THANK YOU for sharing. Looking forward to build my strong culinary skills 🥰

[@anzu_sl]

BOAT NOODLES!! They're so hard to get where I come from, I always get excited when I see them :D

[@jetlee9536]

I love Thai food and Thai people

[@joelow6086]

I love these kind of Thai food. They are aromatic and delicious and they make me hungry. Thanks for sharing this video Pailin.

[@foevachanster]

Thanks for doing this! Prepping is the hardest part! Kudos to the chefs and sou chefs. You are such a good host and i look forward to more of these videos! Stay safe ❤

[@dunniam3168]

Thanks so much for sharing this video. 😋😘🙋‍♀️

[@SomeOnSunday]

This is great. Thanks to you all for making & posting this. It's really interesting to see how things are done, and the food looks fantastic!

[@Diphallia]

This video was fantastic! Loved the restaurant view, it’s inspired me to take my Thai cooking to the next level!

[@heidifink991]

That was a great video, and I have two new restaurants on my list to check out. Thank you, Pai!

[@SBinVancouver]

That was fun, what a contrast between the two! I have both of the cookbooks; Maenam uses some pretty obscure ingredients and labourious techniques. Will have to try Unchai soon... half hour walk for me.

[@sh3n3ng]

coconut cream grilled corn!, that's so simple and makes so much sense! gonna try it soon.

[@ditackett]

Thank u for that. When I watch mark weins do his videos the cooks on the streets in Thailand amaze me so it was really neat to see how they do it in a restaurant in a foreign country. Thank u

[@pedrovision6987]

Wow...your videos are like being in a class...THANK YOU!!

[@samhaskins2506]

Awesome video, loved seeing how the food is allowed to catch fire to create the illusive wok hei

[@timivers8823]

Very cool video! All your videos are great. Your excitement, and energy is so refreshing. I'm a retired chef and binge watch your videos. Your recipes are delicious too! I crave the flavors of some that I made.

[@Ollonskog]

This was super interesting and informative, thank you!

[@SquidandCatAdventures]

I love Unchai too. And a lot of people do as it's very busy. I don't know if they had it there in the beginning, but they have these wide translucent chewy noodles that are amazing and also something that other places don't seem to have. There is a similar thing in Chinese food and it's kind of rare in Chinese restaurants here too. Loved the behind scenes.

[@northshoregirl72]

Thanks Pai, Already been to Maenam, such sumptuous flavour there and now I know why! Also, I'll definitely be checking out Unchai! Always love the 'hole in the wall' shops

[@turanyoung2323]

Hey beautiful ❤, how you doing hope you good and great.. I would love to chat more with you on another platform maybe hangouts. I'm active on it or we could trade emails on it Since here is not the right place to have a chat hope that's okay .. By the way greetings from 🇺🇸.. Stay safe.

[@expensivetechnology9963]

One of my favorite episode from your amazing channel. Why? You’re highlighting driven artisans. I wish you’d consider coming to my food dessert and speaking to the local Thai restaurants. Asking them to raise their game...because they’ve lost all passion LONG ago.

[@philafflack1298]

Pai! this is a great video! thank you so much! I have your book, now may have to order maenam's!

[@csl9495]

Yes!!!!!!! Please take us behind more professional kitchens! I would like to know the logic behind all of their prep, like her curry paste. How long it keeps, how to store? How to prep similarly at home.

[@Cathy.C.]

OMG now I want some Thai food!! I sure wish you could do this same thing in Toronto and pick a couple of authentic restaurants. I'm sure if you did that, they'd be instantly busier than they could. handle!

[@2454605]

I love your content, Pai. Love seeing behind the scenes and how they do it in pro kitchens. I learned a lot! Andrew

[@John-xg2vj]

This was very informative. It will help me up my Thai cooking. I was glad to see I use many of the same ingredients as well. Thank you.

[@prinyamusic]

Amazing behind the scenes, loved it!

[@general682002]

Awesome vids! Why do people give 👎 is when people have never actually tried Thai food before!

[@tom4wlt]

Great video. Love to see more "field trips." It's nice to see chefs innovating and adapting Thai cuisine with local ingredients. I will definitely have to try the grill corn with the papaya salad. Here's an idea for a future video: Unchai Shrimp Salad or your own version.

[@stevenhall1097]

Looking amazing as always Pai.

[@tehetracy]

Yum loved seeing the behind the scenes of maenam! I went when I visited Vancouver because I remember you recommended it at one point ☺️