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 the city’s Reid Culinary Institute.

In 1999, Don embarked on his culinary explorations to London’s Radisson SAS and then Dubai with the Dusit group which widen his technical skills and gaining essential experience from Californian-fusion to modern Mediterranean/ Italian, traditional Middle Eastern and his favorite Asian cuisine.
Arriving in Thailand in early 2003, to lead a team at Santiburi Dusit Resort before bringing his passion and wealth of culinary experience to Anantara in December 2004 to be a part of the pre-opening team.

Anantara Koh Samui Resort & Spa
99/9 Moo 1, Bophut Bay,
Koh Samui, Surat Thani 84320
Tel: 077 428 300-9
www.anantara.com