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Austin Bush

Austin Bush is an American writer and photographer, based in Lisbon.[1][2] Formerly based in Bangkok, Bush lived in Thailand for over 20 years and has been published in National Geographic, the BBC, Lucky Peach, and Lonely Planet.[3][4]

Austin Bush
EducationUniversity of Oregon (BA)
Chiang Mai University
Websiteaustinbushphotography.com

Early life and education

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Bush studied the Thai language at and graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in linguistics in 1999.[3] He subsequently received a scholarship to study Thai at Chiang Mai University.[5][6]

Career

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Bush has extensively documented regional Thai culinary culture, with a focus on the country's Northern and Southern cuisine.[7][8][9] He published The Food of Northern Thailand in 2018.[10][11][12][13][14] The Food of Northern Thailand was a 2019 James Beard Foundation Book Awards finalist and shortlisted for the 2019 Art of Eating Prize.[15][16] Bush published The Food of Southern Thailand in 2024, the first English language cookbook on Southern Thai cuisine.[17][18][19][20] The book additionally focuses on the farmers and fishers that produce the region's ingredients, including stink beans, palm sugar, and coconuts.[21][22]

Bush and photographer Christopher Wise created Fantastic Food Search in 2019, an interactive series of food maps for Southeast Asian cities.[23][24][25]

Bush has collaborated with chef Andy Ricker to photograph his Pok Pok books: Pok Pok, The Drinking Food of Thailand and Pok Pok Noodles.[26][27][3]

Books

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  • The Food of Northern Thailand (2018)[28]
  • The Food of Southern Thailand (2024)[29]

References

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  1. ^ "Time Out meets Austin Bush". Time Out Bangkok. November 14, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Thai food lover's friend". Bangkok Post. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Austin Bush explores the diverse food of Northern Thailand". www.splendidtable.org. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Blog Appétit: Austin Bush Photography". SBS Food. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "WIN: Food of Northern Thailand". The Senior. February 18, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Prasertsub, Jirat; Jareeprasit, Kittima (April 3, 2024). "Austin Bush นักเขียนอเมริกันเดินทางเหนือจรดใต้เขียนบันทึกสูตรอาหารท้องถิ่นไทยไม่ให้สูญหาย". The Cloud (in Thai). Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Bush, Austin (July 5, 2018). "On This Thai Island, Coconut Goes Into Everything". Saveur. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Bush, Austin (April 29, 2021). "Southern Thai food: So much more than just spice". CNN. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "How Francis Lam, son of immigrants, became the voice of America's food culture". Washington Post. January 29, 2018. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "This cookbook author is spreading the gospel about northern Thai food". bk.asia-city.com. November 8, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  11. ^ Ferst, Devra (December 3, 2019). "6 Cookbooks That Double as Guidebooks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "WIN: Food of Northern Thailand". The Senior. February 18, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "Everything You Need to Cook the Food of Northern Thailand". Saveur. March 5, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  14. ^ ""The Food of Northern Thailand" | Good Food". KCRW. February 23, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "The 2019 James Beard Award Nominees | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "The Art of Eating Prize Shortlist". The Art of Eating Magazine. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  17. ^ "Southern Thai cuisine gets an English-language cookbook | Good Food". KCRW. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  18. ^ "SalviSoul with Karla T. Vasquez and The Food of Southern Thailand with Austin Bush". www.splendidtable.org. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  19. ^ "The 80 Most Exciting New Spring Cookbooks for 2024". Epicurious. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  20. ^ "12 new cookbooks that'll transport you to an exotic summer holiday". www.stylist.co.uk. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  21. ^ Carbone, Jessica (April 18, 2024). "Decades of Travel Inform This Guide to Southern Thai Cooking". Saveur. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  22. ^ "The Best Cookbooks of 2024 (So Far)". Esquire. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  23. ^ "Oh em gee: Two food journalists aim to bring the local wet market to you". bk.asia-city.com. May 13, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  24. ^ Sauers, Craig (May 13, 2021). "OMG, it's full of stuff: Shop Thailand's wet markets without leaving home | Coconuts". Coconuts Bangkok. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  25. ^ "One of Bangkok's oldest restaurants is closing for good this month". bk.asia-city.com. August 17, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  26. ^ Rose, Joel (October 26, 2013). "How A Portland Cook Became A 'Proud Copycat' Of Thai Food". NPR.
  27. ^ "Get Snackalicious With 'Pok Pok The Drinking Food Of Thailand'". opb. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  28. ^ Bush, Austin (October 23, 2018). The Food of Northern Thailand. Clarkson Potter. ISBN 978-0451497499.
  29. ^ Bush, Austin (March 12, 2024). The Food of Southern Thailand. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0393541694.
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