Sadly, David has to leave us to attend to his lovely new Bangkok restaurant, nahm (metropolitan.bangkok.como.bz).

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Then salvation arrives in the form of Bangkok-based chef David Thompson, Michelin-starred for his Thai restaurant nahm in London's Halkin hotel (halkin. como.bz).

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Nary Manivong, whose NAHM label will be showed to editors by appointment in March, says he is sanguine about skipping New York Fashion Week.

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Nai Mong Hoi Thod (539 Thanon Plaeang Nahm) sells nothing but oyster omelettes, crisp from tapioca flour and long-frying on an ancient, seasoned wok in rendered pork fat.

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Allow the chef to prepare a balanced meal composed of five essential dishes: Thai salad (yum), chilli relish (kreung jim), stir fry (jan phat), curry (keng) and soup (nahm keng).

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You can find Danish chef Henrik Yde-Andersen's foams, smoke and other molecular gastronomic tricks at Sra Bua, while at Nahm, Australian chef and writer David Thompson serves beautifully presented dishes based on traditional Thai recipes.

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Lan (bolan.co.th) opened by a pair of young ex-nahm chefs, a groundbreaking and beautiful place where they recreate ancient and authentic Thai recipes: they aim to be 'as Thai as we can', so no concessions to nelly Western tastes.

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He wrote the bible of Thai cooking and the result of all this can be experienced at his flagship Nahm, in the very upscale but very low key Halkin Hotel in Belgravia, a place where CEOs and celebrities go to not be seen.

FORBES: Nahm, London, UK