Stéphane Courtin

Posted on January 4, 2026

Born in the South of France, Stéphane Courtin grew up appreciating fine food and at an early age began learning how to make French dishes himself. He quickly realized that cooking was a passion for him and has developed his culinary skills while letting his creativity influence him in his choices of what he makes. His experience comes from training under a trio of Michelin-starred chefs, each of whom recognized and nurtured his talents.

Stéphane worked in restaurants in France, first at Le Léonce, then at La Table de St Cressant and finally at La Maison de la Lozère before heading to Asia and Koh Samui.

Stéphane joined Zazen Restaurant as Executive Chef in March 2012 and has designed a new menu which highlights the very best of French cuisine, while keeping to Zazen Restaurant’s own recipe for success: creativity, flair and always making sure that diners leave satisfied.

He’s been described as a modern, creative chef and one of his traits is to use the freshest of produce and ingredients and thereby ensure the taste and flavor of the dishes he makes. For the same reason, he also prefers to use locally-grown products, wherever possible.

He has shown great flair for cooking and seems to have an innate sense of what makes for great dishes. Thousands of hours of hard work have paid off; at the age of 32 he’s considered a remarkably talented chef, able to produce mouth-watering cuisine.

Zazen Restaurant
Zazen Boutique Resort and Spa
Bophut
Tel: 077 425 085
Web: www.samuizazen.com