"Bringing home a taste of Thai food is high on the list of most travelers, and in the always-hungry capital, there are lessons for newbies and pros alike. Blue Elephant’s half-day lesson is a good middle ground, where experienced cooks won’t be bored and novices won’t feel lost. At the morning lesson, small groups gather at the elegant colonial-style house before making their way to the multiethnic Bangrak market; the afternoon session, meanwhile, dives right into cooking. The menu at both the cooking school and restaurant focus on royal Thai cuisine, which includes dishes served in the royal courts whose recipes have been passed down for generations. In other words: Dishes here go well beyond green curry and fried rice." - Diana Hubbell, Katie Lockhart
