Fulham’s Thai restaurant Blue Elephant set to move

5th December 2011, 10:06am

It’s been 25 years after it first opened on Fulham Broadway but Thai restaurant the Blue Elephant is set to relocate to London’s Imperial Wharf.

More than just a physical relocation however, London's most iconic Thai restaurant will present a new menu, inspired by the award-winning Blue Elephant Bangkok and overseen by Nooror Somany, founder of the group.

The offering will be further enhanced by the addition of a cookery school. Run along the same lines as the company's two existing schools in Bangkok and Phuket, the school aims to offer an introduction to "the gastronomic culture of Blue Elephant's homeland".

This menu is based on that offered by Blue Elephant in Bangkok, the much lauded establishment which has just been nominated as Best Thai Restaurant 2011-2012 by the Miele Guide, Asia's answer to Michelin and Zagat.

Dishes will be divided into three distant sections. Thai Cooking of the Past is based on ancient recipes, each with its own fascinating origin, legend or history, such as Massaman, a fragrant curry of tender British lamb, dried spices in coconut milk, Thai sweet potatoes, roasted peanuts and cashew nuts. Originally described in a poem by 19th century ruler King Rama II, Massaman has just been voted by CNN as the most popular dish in the world.

Thai Cuisine of Today features classic Thai dishes like the popular Tom Yam Koong - prepared according to the Chao Wang tradition - a spicy and sour tiger prawn consommé with Eryngi mushrooms from the Royal Project Farm.

Thai Kitchen of Tomorrow - including Chef Noroor's own personal favourite creation, a lightly seared French goose liver with Thai tamarind sauce – gives a contemporary twist to the traditional.

The restaurant will relocate on 15th January 2012.