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    ‘Don't they sell tyres?': Thai street food chef on life with a Michelin star

    Jay Fai’s shophouse is doing a roaring trade as tourists arrive to snap photos and wait half a day for a table
    by Oliver Holmes and Phakarat Ryn Jirenuwat in Bangkok Dec 26, 2017 3 minutes
    Jay Fai cooks in her kitchen after her street-side eatery was recognised with a Michelin star. Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images

    The Thai street food legend Jay Fai had not heard of Michelin stars until she was awarded one.

    The diminutive 72-year-old had been wok-frying her signature crab omelettes and prawn noodle dishes six days a week for the last few decades, and when she first received an invite to the Bangkok awards ceremony, she rejected it. She said she did not want to take a day off work.

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