Celebrity Chow with Tata Young

Tata Young is extremely confident of her culinary abilities.

As she sat down for lunch with M at Nara Thai restaurant at Westgate shopping mall last Saturday, the 33-year-old Thai-American pop queen said matter-of-factly: “I cook very well... I can probably cook all the items on the menu here."

Young, in town last weekend to headline the inaugural TEOUT Thai Music Showcase at The Coliseum, Hard Rock Hotel, is the latest celebrity in M's regular column, Celebrity Chow. 

As she feasted on a spread of Thai delicacies, including stir-fried soft shell crab with curry, hot and spicy soup with prawns, deep fried shrimp cakes and red curry fish souffles, she shared her family's cooking traditions, her signature dishes, and why she is no sucker for romantic dates.

Read the full report in our print edition.