Since 2017, around 30 restaurants in Thailand, almost all of them in Bangkok, have been awarded coveted Michelin stars. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BANGKOK - Mr Thitid Tassanakajohn has a degree in economics from Thailand’s top university, but turned his back on a stable career in finance to launch a high-end restaurant in Bangkok – a city famed for its street food.
“It is a golden era of fine dining in Thailand,” said internationally-trained Ms Pichaya Soontornyanakij, or Chef Pam, whose restaurant Potong was awarded a Michelin star last year. Only 35 diners can tuck into the degustation menu each night and there’s a three-month wait for a reservation.Tourism officials hope Thailand can capitalise on the new upscale culinary hype to boost the kingdom’s economy after the devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic to the travel and hospitality industries.
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