Ian Kittichai

Chef Ian Kittichai is an award-winning chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and television personality. As a child in Bangkok, he pushed a street food cart through his working-class neighborhood to sell food he made with his mother. Later, on a scholarship, he was trained in fine dining cuisine in London and Sydney. At 30 years old, he became the first Thai national in the world to be appointed the Executive Chef of a five-star hotel. 

Chef Kittichai is well known for his unique approach to classic flavors and ingredients with varied cooking techniques. “Kittichai combines authentic culinary roots with a unique global insight into contemporary hospitality.” (Monocle Entrepreneurs Guide)

He has founded and partnered in diverse restaurants and concepts around the world, has an international food and beverage consulting and content production firm, an R&D kitchen, private dining atelier and a number of high-profile television shows, including the Emmy-nominated MasterChef Thailand.