I had the great pleasure of meeting Doctor Nawamin Pinpathomrat and Yui Miles at Oxford University a few years ago. Nawamin was a finalist in Masterchef UK in 2018 and Yui was a quarter finalist in 2019.

Cookpad organised a cooking demonstration with these two star chefs for Oxford Uni students to encourage them not to just cook but to cook well and simply with fresh ingredients. It was a fun event and we made delicious Thai dumplings with Yui and a beautiful Thai aubergine salad with Nawamin (recipes on Cookpad).

Nawamin opened a fabulous pop-up restaurant called Crab Anatomy in Fitzrovia in London and I was fortunate enough to dine there (more than once I hasten to add) - well I had to try all the dishes! All were truly amazing merging Nawamin’s medical science knowledge with his mastery in the kitchen. The staff were all doctors Nawamin was working/studying/researching with and were really interesting to chat to.

Everything on the menu was crab, Miang Crab, Crab Cake, Truffle Crab, Crispy Crab, Golden Claw, Red Claw, Crab Darling, Signature’s Crab Curry, Yellow Crab Curry, Holy Crab and for dessert Snow Crab made with palm sugar ice-cream, sticky crab and coconut all washed down with superb cocktails such as Serene Tea.

Nawamin posted his recipe for Crab Darling here on cookpad and I have recreated this delicious recipe today. I hope you will try it too. #thankyou Nawamin and Yui for introducing me to your beautifully inspired dishes from home. #CA2025