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Damrong
Garbutt, chef and founder of the highly acclaimed Surin Restaurant
in Ramsgate, Kent, has launched her recipe book featuring Thai, Lao
and Cambodian recipes used in the restaurant.
Damrong
is a well-known local business woman, noted for producing her own
Surin Thai curry pastes and a range of own label bottled Surin beers
and running the Surin School Charity. Surin Restaurant is a keen
supporter of Kentish Fare (the Kent County Council initiative to
promote Kent food and businesses). All fish, meat and vegetables are
sourced locally and spices bought through a local Thai supermarket.
The
recipe book is 80 pages in full colour and is priced at £9.99
with a £1.00 donation to the Surin School Charity.
"I
love Thai food and Kent and my recipe book is my chance to share my
skills with the world", she said.
Surin
Restaurant is member of the SE England Tourist Board and Kent
Tourism Alliance.
Surin
is named after Damrong's hometown in Eastern Thailand. Famed for its
sticky rice, the town of Surin borders both Cambodian and Loa.
Indeed, Surin was part of Cambodia until the Second World War and the
Khmyer Rouge atrocities saw large numbers of refugees cross in to
Thailand. Local cooking styles, therefore, are influenced by all
three cultures.
Like
most locals, Damrong is fluent in all three languages and cuisines.
The
restaurant, which opened in March 2002, has already become popular
with weekend visitors from London, particularly those based in the
gastronomically-aware Islington, Hoxton and Farringdon, with Ramsgate
being about an 80 minute drive away. The upmarket tourist
destinations of Sandwich and Deal (10 and 20 minutes by car,
respectively) are nearby. Surin is also popular with
"yachties" using the local Royal Harbour. Each year
Ramsgate hosts Britain's second largest yacht race in after Cowes.
Using Rick Stein's Padstow restaurant as its model, Surin aims to
become a major destination for 'food tourists'.
With
over 90 exotic dishes to explore, Surin is a split-level
establishment with 58 covers.
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