August 7, 2025

Episode 81: Traditional Thai cooking – Bo Songvisava from Bo.lan in Bangkok

Bo Songvisava is the co-chef and co-owner of Bo.Lan in Bangkok. She runs the restaurant with her husband Dylan Jones, and together they are on a mission to reintroduce Thailand its native cuisine. She is also an environmental activist working to fight industrialization and support small-scale farmers who supply her restaurant. Bo Songvisava grew up in a bustling household in Bangkok, as one of five kids in her family.

After graduating with a bachelor’s of business in restaurant and catering management, she went to London to work at Australian chef David Thompson’s Nahm, which was a pioneer in reintroducing traditional Thai cooking. At Nahm, she met her future husband Dylan Jones, and after two years, the two moved back to Bangkok to open Bo.Lan, where they are focusing on running a sustainable restaurant and following old Thai recipes.

We will hear Bo Songvisava tell about how she composes and balances her Thai meals, and she will also reveal her favourite restaurants in Bangkok and the rest of Thailand. The recommendations mentioned in this podcast and thousands more are available for free in the World of Mouth app.

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