I'm Parawan, I'm a friendly fun person with an appreciation of not just Thai food culture but am interested in learning different cooking techniques and passing on my culinary skills to my cooking apprentices. I teach my group and private classes at my home in Koh Tao as well as offer virtual cooking classes where you can learn to cook your favourite Thai dishes in private lessons in your own one-on-one online class.

I'm originally from the northeast of Thailand in Kalasin. I studied and worked in Bangkok before moving down to Koh Tao over 10 years ago where I live with my family.

I love Thai food and I love cooking. I discovered my love for teaching people to make Thai food here whilst helping a friend with their cooking classes on Koh Tao. I realised that I really enjoyed teaching people how to cook authentic Thai food in a friendly atmosphere. I also tell you how to recreate these dishes at home and which ingredients are essential, and which can be substituted if you're missing something.

So I decided to open my own Thai cooking school and do something I love doing — now it doesn’t even feel like work anymore!

When I first opened my Thai cooking school, I started off using the kitchen in my house. This limited me to teaching just one or two people at a time. So I converted the roof of my house into a purpose-built cooking space, where I can now teach up to 8 people — each with their own prep area and cooking station.

If you'd like to learn how to make Pad Thai, Tom Yum Soup, Massaman Curry, Panang Curry, Red Curry, or Green Curry from scratch, book a class with me online or in person!