Andy Ricker

Andrew Hiram "Andy" Ricker (born December 28, 1963) is an American chef, restaurateur and cookery writer, known for his skill and expertise in northern Thai cuisine.

Life and career Ricker was born in North Carolina, and lived for a period in Jeffersonville, Vermont. He began working as a dishwasher at a fondue restaurant in Vermont at 16. 2009: GQ Magazine's "Top Ten Best New Restaurants in America" 2011: James Beard Foundation Award: Best Chef, Northwest for his restaurant Pok Pok in Portland in 2011 2014: James Beard Foundation's annual Book, Broadcast and Journal Awards, in the category "cooking, recipes or instruction" for the article "The Star of Siam: Thai Curries" in Saveur magazine 2014: IACP Award in the category "Instructional Culinary Writing" for the article "The Star of Siam: Thai Curries" in Saveur magazine 2014: Pok Pok Ny receives a star in the 2015 Michelin Guide for New York City

Books Pok Pok: Food and Stories from the Streets, Homes, and Roadside Restaurants of Thailand (co-author J.J. Goode, photographer Austin Bush, foreword by chef David Thompson, January 1st, 2013) POK POK Noodles: Recipes from Thailand and Beyond [A Cookbook] (co-author J.J Goode, May 21, 2019) Pok Pok: The Drinking Food of Thailand (co-author J.J Goode, photographer Austin Bush, October 31, 2017)

Television Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Brooklyn, November 2012 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Thailand, June 2014 Farang, the story of chef Andy Ricker by VICE Films, July 2014 The Taste, Bring the Heat, January 2015 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives with Guy Fieri, Season 28, Episode 21, 2018