female chefs

Being a female chef in the culinary world is no easy feat. So, what keeps them going, and how do they rise to the top? We asked female chefs leading MICHELIN Star restaurants in Thailand to spill their best-kept secrets.

Chef Chudaree “Tam” Debhakam becomes the world’s first female Thai chef to lead a restaurant with two MICHELIN Stars.

Long hours, high pressure and facing the heat on a hot stove are common, but these dynamite chefs show they have what it takes to power through and get to the top.

They overcame poverty, cancer and self-doubt to pursue their passion for the food business. We celebrate their stories.

We celebrate Asia’s top female pastry chefs who are paving the way for the next generation.

“While cooking, Dad, who I trust wholeheartedly, never said ‘You shouldn’t do this or that.’ That gave me confidence to pursue a culinary career.”

Ladies take center stage, as the 2019 Michelin Guide expands the ranks of Thailand’s female chefs, while building on Thai culinary traditions.

With her family roots steeped in northern Thailand and Laos, it’s no surprise that Chef Bee Satongun is opening a second branch of Paste in the charming UNESCO listed city of Luang Prabang.

The chef of one-Michelin-starred Paste Bangkok weaves memory, tradition and inspiration into her modern Thai cuisine.

Two months after the whirlwind launch of the first-ever MICHELIN Guide in Bangkok, chefs are looking ahead to a year of improvement, new restaurants, innovation and maybe more stars.