Start enter the culinary school at age of 16, after 2 and 1/2 years trained in classical French cooking, Chef Azizs then did the apprenticeship training for 6 month in Kuala Lumpur. After that he never looks back, he found that cooking is not about the job but his passion.
Started as a commis chef at [...]
Chef Cyrille Keyser hails from France; he grew up surrounded by the flavors and cooking of his native Provence. His father who was also a chef, it wasn’t long before Cyrille became passionate about cooking. He left France to work abroad, and opened and managed his own restaurant in Austria, gaining Gault and Millau awards.He [...]
Steven Van Duyn is from New Zealand and has been working in kitchens for over 25 years Having served his apprenticeship he went to cooking college in 1986 and completed his London City of Guilds exams in 1988. It was in college he learned the art of classical French cooking. While in New Zealand he [...]
Already at the age of 31 Alex is an extremely experienced chef. With a Thai mother and French father, he trained in both Thai and western cuisine, and is at home with both. He grew up in France but has been coming regularly to Samui since the age of 4. It was as a child [...]
Originally hailing from France this talented culinary guru began his trade in his native country passing through various Michelin rated kitchens including at the 2 stars Hotel Martinez in Cannes. Hard work and dedication saw him rise to the number two spot within less than 4 years. Having achieved this Sebastien decided to take some [...]
Bringing a hectic restaurant to life, and getting stellar results requires a talent which takes years to hone since such a wide variety of skills is needed. Patience and creativity go hand in hand with organization and fast-thinking – but before you have a chance of succeeding, you need to know the basics of making [...]
Noori India’s General Manager, Desh Deepak Pandey, is better known as D.D on Samui. He holds a master’s degree in History and completed his Hotel & Tourism management from Jodhpur University in India.
After following the management training at the Hotel Leela Kempinsiki, Bombay, he returned to his native state, Rajasthan, and worked in many of [...]
Donald Lawson – Executive Chef Anantara Koh Samui Resort & Spa
For Australian-born Don Lawson, food has not only been his job, it has been his passion.
Starting off as an apprentice Chef in Australia’s capital city Canberra at the Southern Cross, Don developed a solid foundation by gaining qualifications in Commercial Cookery and Hotel Management at [...]
Individual Complexity Chef , Flavour fusion chef from Thailand. Culinary was long obsession of her since young age, growing up with mixed gastronome from both Western and Asian continents cuisine, graduated top in class from city and guild of London Institute,started her career ten years ago, working in some top restaurants and with three stars
Michelin [...]
After finishing his 3 year apprenticeship in his native Germany Chef Hans went on a 20 year culinary journey which took him through five countries, working for Royal families and numerous hotels.
His latest appointments before he joined the luxurious Sareeraya Villas and Suites have been as Executive Chef in the famous Chedi hotel in Phuket [...]
