An apron-clad Thai prime minister begins her four-day Australia visit with a cooking demonstration at Thai food week in Sydney.<br/> <br />In front of a captive audience of distinguished guests and officials she joins celebrity chef David Thomson to prepare a spicy papaya salad for the approval of one of the guests.<br/> <br />Nineteen restaurants were honored at the event for maintaining high standards of Thai cuisine in Australia.<br/> <br />Yingluck Shinawatra is in Australia to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations.<br/> <br />She will meet her Australian counterpart, Julia Gillard, in the capital Canberra on Monday.<br/> <br />Lindsey Parietti, Reuters
