BANGKOK

In Bangkok, award-winning author Leela Punyaratabandhu offers 120 recipes that capture the true spirit of the cityfrom heirloom family dishes to restaurant classics to everyday street eats to modern cosmopolitan fare. Beautiful food and location photography will make this a must-have keepsake for any reader who has fallen under Bangkok's spell.

From one of the most respected authorities on Thai cooking comes this beautiful and deeply personal ode to Bangkok, the top-ranked travel destination in the world.

Every year, more than 16 million visitors flock to Thailand's capital city, and leave transfixed by the vibrant culture and unforgettable food they encounter along the way. Thai cuisine is more popular today than ever, yet there is no book that chronicles the real food that Thai people eat every dayuntil now.

LEELA PUNYARATABANDHU is the author of the award-winningcooking blog She Simmers and the book Simple Thai Food. Her writing hasappeared on CNN Traveland the food website Serious Eats. Dividing her time between Chicago and Bangkok, Punyaratabandhu writes about Thai food and Thairestaurants both in the United States and Thailand.