05/04/2026
Nice to meet you! My name is Tak, and you can call me Takkie.
I was born in Uthai Thani province in central Thailand in a small house surrounded by fields. You can basically say I grew up in the middle of nowhere. My family were farmers and lived a simple life while working hard and farming crops of corn, sugar cane, cassava and more.
I was raised by my grandmother who was blind, and when I was only 5 years old, I started cooking by following the instructions of my grandmother who saw me as "her eyes and hands". In my childhood there was no time for fun and recreation. Just hard work; cooking, cleaning, farming,
As soon as I could, I left the tough farm life and moved to Koh Samui, where I lived for many years. At first I was looking to get as far away as I could from my roots. And when I had a chance to experience life in The Netherlands and Portugal for a few years, I grabbed it.
But all these experiences have taught me that there are actually many great things about the local "poor" Thai life I came from. And in some ways I found out we were actually rich; we always had fresh organic food and took time to cook nutritious meals and eat together. With time my love for the Thai way of living a simple life, close to nature with fresh ingredients got stronger again.
I am so happy and blessed that I have a chance to share this love with hundreds of people from around the world.