RPCV Ernie Geefay and his wife Dim produce, write and star in a 30-minute show "Thai Food Tonight



RPCV Ernie Geefay and his wife Dim produce, write and star in a 30-minute show "Thai Food Tonight

Thai Food Tonight

Not many years ago Thai cuisine was relatively unheard of. Few people could even locate Thailand on a map; and many confused Thai food with Chinese cuisine.

But over the last decade with the move towards healthier eating, Thai restaurants have sprung up in all parts of the world.

Thai cooking classes and Thai cookbooks can now be found everywhere. Learning how to cook Thai food is an art that everyone seems to want to master.

But finding good recipes, locating unique spices and ingredients and learning Thai cooking techniques discourage many cooks from even trying

Dim Geefay was born in Thailand. There she learned the art of cooking delicious Thai meals from her mother who followed Thai recipes handed down to her by her mother.. Her mother's recipes were the delight of the entire family.

In the ensuing years Dim has become a sought after authority on Thai Cuisine. She has hosted cooking classes in America and in Thailand.

And she has produced several Thai cooking videos and is now venturing into the world of TV broadcasting with her own cooking show. While most shows focus on Italian or French cuisine, Dim's cooking show is the only Thai cooking show in production.

The show is called Thai Food Tonight", and it airs every Monday on The Good Life TV Network. 2:30 pm and 6:30 pm eastern time (11:30 am and 3:30 pm Pacific time)

The idea for Dim's Thai Cooking Video Series was the result of a lifelong passion for cooking.

Dim Geefay was born and raised in Thailand where food is a national passion.

As a child she loved spending time in the kitchen helping her mother prepare the family meals.

In time, Dim learned how to prepare the recipes that her mother had learned from her grandmother

Years later Dim met and married a Peace Corps volunteer and began a new life in America.

Back then, finding Thai ingredients in a small American town was not easy.

So Dim would travel to San Francisco and Los Angeles whenever she could to stock up on the Thai ingredients. She worked hard to keep Thai food on the dinner table.

A lot has changed since then. Asian stores and supermarkets are now on the corners of even smaller towns and finding all the ingredients to cook an authentic Thai meal is now an easier task.

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