Khru Tum teaches Thai cooking and fine arts, a hark back to his background in traditional Thai arts from the Poh-Chang Academy of Arts. He became the darling of the foodie crowd when his Khao Chae Chef’s Table boasted a food presentation that was almost too spectacular to eat and a taste that drew tears. He is proud of having donated his hard-earned income to help victims of the pandemic, even though his own business was down, and of his success as a columnist under his pen name “Mae Paed Phan”. His favourite work of art is the The Phantom of the Opera, which shows that there is beauty hidden behind the most grotesque. He is planning to set up a gallery space to show his collection of historical artefacts, use his space tucked behind the Democracy Monument as a community centre, and to write a novel. He enjoys visiting museums and antique stores to buy old photographs and cookbooks.