
Chrissy Teigen's mom Pepper talks cooking, family and why she has to eat Thai food once a day
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Though best known as Chrissy Teigen's mom, Pepper Teigen hopes to make her own mark on the culinary world with the release of her new cookbook. We caught up with the passionate grandmother to find out how growing up inThailand inspired a lifelong passion for cooking.
(CNN) — As anyone who's visited Thailand knows, food is a key part of the experience. Whether you're street side in Chiang Mai slurping back a bowl of khao soi noodles or enjoying a Michelin-starred Thai meal in a high-end Bangkok restaurant, the memories of those powerful, balanced flavors stay with you long after you've left the country. Vilailuck "Pepper" Teigen knows this all too well. Mother of model, TV personality and entrepreneur Chrissy Teigen, Pepper emigrated to Utah from Thailand's northeast Isaan region in the early 1980s.
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