Luxe Beat Magazine May 2014 | Page 45

Private Culinary Tour with Celebrity Chef Jet Tila By Linda Kissam Succulent Green Papaya Salad, Deep Fried Marinated Pork served with special Yum sauce, cool sweet Chrysanthemum Ice Tea, Jade Noodles so authentic and tasty you’ll beg for the recipe…are just part of your private VIP tour experience with celebrity chef Jet Tila. If you’re a true foodie, you want the inside scoop on a specific style of cuisine. You don’t want to just read about it in a book. You want to see, smell, taste and experience it for yourself and with the best coach possible. Are you a foodie? Is learning about Thai food on your bucket list? Guess what? I know exactly how you can scratch it off. There’s a very special tour available for a limited few, on limited days with some very special talent. Yes it has a big price tag, but then most great things have one. For the right price, you and a guest can learn about and explore Thai cuisine and experience Southern California’s Thai Town through the sights, lives and tastes of its people. You can sample its diverse food and culture. You can meet local people and share their stories, cuisine and passion for living – like you have never thought you could. You can visit local markets and ethnic restaurants and be engaged by the sounds and sights, as two continents meet on Hollywood Boulevard under the careful guidance of Chef Jet Tila and Andrew Harris. Chef Jet Tila is not just another pretty Food Network personality. He has some serious credentials. Better yet, he’s willing to share them with you on his Thai Town Tour. Who wouldn’t want to be personally guided through Thai Town by its honorary Mayor, who also happens to be the Thai Culinary Ambassador to the US and the opening chef and 5 year veteran Succulent Green Papaya Salad There is a waiting list of restaurants who want to participate in my tour. They know I pick the best of the best. If they’re part of this tour, they’re one of the best. of Las Vegas’ Wynn Encore restaurant? I can’t imagine any serious foodie who wouldn’t want to get to know the chef who culinary personality and best-selling author Anthony Bourdain brought his “No Reservations” crew to Los Angeles to work with to coordinate a Thai Town segment for Travel Channel’s hugely 45 popular “No Reservations” series. I mean, if Anthony Bourdain trusts Chef Tila to provide the ultimate foodie experience for his audience, what are you waiting for? You’re going to experience the best tastes of Thai Town as carefully selected by Chef Tila.