The Communal Art of Thai Salads

with Daniel Pravit Fethke

August 2, 4:00–7:00 p.m.

Tuition: $100

Materials Fee: $20

In this culinary workshop, students explore the communal process of making Thai salads, from fresh and fiery "som tum" to delicious grilled meat "larb." Students will learn to balance fresh Thai produce with key ingredients and techniques, creating a colorful dinner spread that harmonizes sweet, salty, sour, and spicy. We will prep, cook, and dine en plein air next to the lagoon, emphasizing the traditionally collaborative process of crafting Thai meals together. All ingredients and equipment will be provided.

Plan to bring: An apron, your favorite all-purpose kitchen knife, and a notebook for recipe notes.

Daniel Pravit Fethke (he/him), is a Thai-American interdisciplinary artist born and raised in New York's Hudson Valley. Teaching is a central part of his practice, and he regularly facilitates workshops, cooking classes, and creative gatherings that center food and recipes as ways to explore identity, narrative, and culture. He co-founded the mutual aid food pop-up Angry Papaya, and has hosted workshops at Dia:Beacon, Socrates Sculpture Park, and the Performing Garage. He has exhibited work internationally in Bangkok, Berlin, Barcelona, and domestically at the Yale School of Art, Recess Art Space, and the Knockdown Center. He recently published an autobiographical Thai-American cookbook through Pratt Institute, where he also received his MFA in Fine Arts in 2023. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn.

Photos courtesy of the artist.