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ML Sirichalerm Svasti (Chef McDang) is Thailand’s leading food expert, chef and writer. Born into the Thai royal family, McDang completed his early education in the UK and USA and at the Culinary Institute of America, which led to a career as executive chef and restaurant owner and manager that saw him travel from Washington DC to Florida and California. Upon returning to Thailand in 1993, McDang began writing about food and cooking and appeared on TV cooking shows. Sixteen years later, McDang is Thailand’s most famous food expert and a respected ambassador for Thai cuisine. He is the author of several best-selling Thai language cook books, host of the popular weekly TV program, ‘McDang Show’, pens weekly food columns for leading Thai and English-language newspapers, and consults for a number of companies, including Bangkok Airways, Siam Winery and Wai Wai instant noodles.

At an international level, McDang has appeared on a number of TV shows and has performed lecture tours in Australia and New Zealand. Each year he is invited to lecture at culinary schools in the USA. It is the notes for these lectures that form the basis of his first English language cook book ‘The Principle of Thai Cookery’, which is due to be published in 2009.

Born:
July 16, 1953, Thailand

Education:
Cheltenham College,Gloucestershire, England Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, Washington DC, USA Culinary Institute of America, New York

Books:
McDang Cook Book (Thai Language,1998) McDang Cook Book 2 (Thai Language, 2000) Yum Thai Yum Farang Cook Book (Thai Language,1999) McDang Guide 2001 (Restuarant guides in Thai Language,2001) McDang Guide 2003 (Restuarant guides in Thai Language,2003) McDang’s Recipes (Thai Language,2003) Mcdang Guide (Restaurant Guides in Thai Language,2004) Delicious Food from McDang’s kitchen (Thai Language,2005,Thanadsri & Son Consulting) POTC "Principle of Thai Cookery Cook Book" (English Language, Available end October, 2009)

TV Shows
Guest appearance with Anthony Bourdain,No Reservations(USA,2009) Guest appearance with Jeff Corwin, Extreme Cuisine, Citizen Pictures(USA,2008) McDang Show, broadcast every Sunday(MCOT, Channel 9, Thailand, 2007-present) Appears in Taste Takes off to Thailand 2004(New Zealand,2004) McDang’s Kitchen Weekly(ITV,Thailand,2003-2007) Guest on City Cabs / Letterbox(USA,2003) Father & Son Kitchen(ITV,Thailand,2000-2003) Guest and consultant for Planet Food Thailand, Travel Channel(UK,2001) McDang Koo Krua(Channel 5,Thailand,2000-2001) Director Matching Entertainment Ltd,McDang Plang Ros(Channel 7,Thailand,1998-2000) Krob Chakraval Kitchen(Channel 9,Thailand,1997-1998)

Newspaper columns
On the Road with McDang, The Nation Weekend(English language,The Nation ,Thailand,1995-2008) Food columnist for Daily News(Thai language,Dailynews,Thailand, 1994-present)

Affiliations
Food Product Development Consultant, Wai Wai Instant Noodles(2000-present) Consultant, Bangkok Airways(2001-present) Marketing and PR consultant, Siam Winery(2002-present) Consultant and advisor, Betagaro Group (2006-present)

Websites
www.mcdangguide.com (English Language) www.chefmcdang.com: (Thai Language)