After a decade as a musician with a side gig of cooking for bandmates, these days Somphop finds himself enjoying daily walks through the market for fresh catches of the day and hand-cutting them for various southern Thai dishes served at his small, casual restaurant. Braised fish in salted soybean sauce; prawns with salted eggs and acacia; and wok-fried pork featuring the tender, succulent ‘armpit cut’ between the picnic shoulder and belly are not to be missed.