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

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Andy Ricker
Andy Ricker

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Sunny Chailert
Sunny Chailert

Himself

JJ Goode
JJ Goode

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Karen Brooks
Karen Brooks

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Dana Riggio
Dana Riggio

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    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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    2014-07-07

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