Wanna learn how to cook?

It's easy, here is what you do: 

1- find a small restaurant* with fantastic food.

2- go there a few times in a row, be nice, and compliment the chef repeatedly.

3- at breakfast one day, ask the chef if she'd teach you how to make your favorite dish. Tell her you just want to watch her cook, and cross your fingers. 

4- if she says yes, you're in luck! Don't press the subject, thank her and let a few hours pass.

5- come back between meal times, when the restaurant is empty and she has time to dedicate to you. Ask her again, and wait until she invites you into the kitchen! 

6- watch her every move, take pictures, smell and taste everything she touches. Write everything down.

7- thank her profusely, and eat the deliciousness she just prepared in front of you! :) 

This is how I learned to make Lao Mok Paa, something incredibly delicious and indescribable. If you're lucky, maybe I'll make it for you one day. :) 

*This probably won't work in a restaurant in your home town, simply because they'll want you to keep coming and not teach you their secrets!! Better to try it when traveling to faraway lands with exotic cuisines...