Ponpailin Kaewduangdee
Ponpailin Kaewduangdee | |
|---|---|
ພອນໄພລິນ ແກ້ວດວງດີ | |
| Born | 15 October 1980 Ban Pon Paeng, Khammouane Province, Laos |
| Died | 13 May 2025 (aged 44) |
| Spouse | Mick Shippen |
Ponpailin 'Noi' Kaewduangdee (Lao: ພອນໄພລິນ 'ນ້ອຍ' ແກ້ວດວງດີ; 1980—2025)[1][2][3] was a Lao chef and cookbook author based in Vientiane, Laos.[4][5] Noi was the chef and owner of Doi Ka Noi, a restaurant focused on regional and seasonal Lao cuisine.[6][7]
Early life and education
Ponpailin was raised in Ban Pon Paeng, a subsistence farming community in Khammouane Province.[4][8]
Career
She opened Doi Ka Noi in Vientiane in October 2015.[9]
Noi was the first Lao member of Slow Food.[9][10] She was a member of the Lao Food Foundation, and of Pha Khao Lao, an organization focused on preserving agricultural biodiversity in Laos.[11][12][13]
In 2025, Doi Ka Noi was the first Lao restaurant to ever make the prestigious Asia's 50 Best Restaurant Awards, coming at no. 86 on the extended 51-100 list.[14]
A Child Of The Rice Fields: Recipes From Noi’s Lao Kitchen
In 2024, Noi and her husband, British travel photographer Mick Shippen, published A Child Of The Rice Fields: Recipes From Noi’s Lao Kitchen.[8][15][16] The 480-page book is the most comprehensive ever written on Lao food. It includes an introduction about Noi's early life growing up in a subsistence farming community, an overview of Lao culture, cooking techniques, and ingredients, along with 400 images and more than 120 recipes. Nigella Lawson said of the book, “It’s a big, beautiful, lovingly created book: a feast for the curious cook and a comprehensive and intimately authoritative primer on a fascinating culinary culture.” Renowned British food writer and restaurant critic, Tom Parker Bowles said, "This is really the most remarkable book on Laotian cooking, the definitive bible and an instant classic."[8][17] In June 2025, the cookbook was honored at the 30th Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, winning first prize for Best Asian Cookbook, second prize for Best Cookbook in the World, and fourth prize for Food Heroes for research and documenting. In November 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the book was awarded a Best of the Best award at the 30 Years of Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.[18][19]
References
- ↑ "ແຕ່ງຢູ່ ຄົວກິນ ຢ່າງຊ້າໆ | Champa Meuanglao" (in Lao). 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ↑ "Ponpailin 'Noi' Kaewduangdee, owner and culinary artist at Doi Ka Noi - Pha Khao Lao". phakhaolao.la. 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ "Doi Ka Noi is Permanently Closed". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- 1 2 "7 female-led restaurants in Asia honouring and reviving culinary traditions". 50B - STORIES. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ↑ OTR Food & History (2025-01-29). The Fascinating Cuisine of Laos: From Sticky Rice to Mekong Stingrays. Retrieved 2025-01-31 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Chung, Christine (2025-01-01). "Is This the Year Laos Breaks Through?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ↑ A taste of Laotian cuisine in Vientiane | CNN. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2025-01-03 – via www.cnn.com.
- 1 2 3 Visapra, Phontham (2024-09-17). "A Child Of The Rice Fields: Recipes From Noi's Lao Kitchen". Laotian Times. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- 1 2 Times, Laotian (2017-05-12). "Cooking in the Slow Lane: The World Catches Up To Laos". Laotian Times. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ↑ "Doi Ka Noi's Final Dish | Champa Meuanglao". 2025-09-03. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ↑ Shippen, Mick (2017-11-21). "The entrepreneurs spicing up Vientiane's culinary scene". SilverKris. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ↑ "ບອກເລົ່າຜ່ານອາຫານ | Champa Meuanglao" (in Lao). 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ↑ phakhao lao (2024-02-20). ມາເບິ່ງວິທີຊອກຊື່ພືດຂອງຮ້ານໂດຍຂະນ້ອຍ How to Doi Ka Noi check their Lao, English or scientific names?. Retrieved 2025-01-15 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2025: the 51-100 list revealed". 50B - STORIES. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ↑ "A Child of the Rice Fields". Kitchen Arts & Letters. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ↑ Times, Laotian (2025-07-01). "Doi Ka Noi's Final Dish: How a Lao Chef's Cookbook Became Her Greatest Legacy". Laotian Times. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ↑ "A Child of the Rice Fields by Ponpailin 'Noi' Kaewduangdee | Cookbook Corner | Nigella Lawson". Nigella.com. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ↑ "30TH GOURMAND AWARDS SHORTLIST - Food Culture Platform In November 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the book was awarded a Best of the Best award at the 30 Years of Gourmand World Cookbook Awards" (PDF). Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. October 16, 2024.
- ↑ "A Child of the Rice Fields | Champa Meuanglao". 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-02-02.