As well as being a cookery school, the Thai Cooking School is a great little Thai shop that basically sells loads of Thai vegetables, pastes, noodles, etc. Make no mistake, it's not exactly the most thrilling or innovative shops- there's no cool music or gimmicks here, but it does do exactly what it says on the tin and really has the most authenitc Thai ingredients that you can buy in Ealing.
Personally, I love its no-nonsense approach to selling great ingredients, but really I just wish it was open more! Seriously, it's open about 3 days a week, for roughly 4 hours, to the extent that trying to buy a few sachets of the amazing Thai curry paste that it sells becomes a preciseley-timed military operation, usually ending with me giving up and buying a ready meal from Tescos two doors down!
Having said all that, I've heard it's closing down, and if that is the case, I will be sorry to lose such an authentic and good value place, even if it was hardly ever open in the first place. read more