Wanthana Nikonsaen
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When asked what her last meal on earth would be, Chef Wanthana replied 'a bowl of rice' as she reminisced her childhood of farm life in a small village near Laos, North-east of Thailand. "From the first harvest to the first bowl of cooked rice, it's amazing how a simple bowl of plain rice is able to warm hearts and fill a hungry stomach", she said that with her mind's eye reflecting intelligibly her view on life, in sum. While the idea of becoming a professional cook stemmed from the pure desire to prove her father wrong, Chef Pin as she prefers to be addressed, became a well-loved chef who aspires not to stardom but instead, to 'fill a need' like that bowl of rice. Her true ambition is 'cook to please' with gratifying measures of satisfaction through very simple culinary pleasures. She landed her first job as a cook/kitchen helper after college a hotel in the Thai beach resort town Hua Hin, where she developed a profound interest in fruit carving. Not a fan of sweets however, a becoming visual artist of a chef who dons eye-candy. After a brief one-year stint, Chef Pin started her journey into authentic Thai cuisine during the 3 years in Bangkok at the Amari Hotel. Her culinary adventure began, when she joined the Indochinese kitchen team at Tamarind Springs restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia before taking flight to Brunei as a Junior Sous Chef where she had the opportunity to work with a myriad of international fare - Arabic, Japanese, Indian and European. Now vested with a more diverse knowledge in cuisine, she returned to Malaysia to work under the giant hotel chain brand YTL at the renowned Pangkor Laut Resort. Through, her gradual learning progression and exposure to the styles of cooking, the use of ingredients and diversity of cuisine, Chef Pin started experimenting with the fusing of flavours and drawn to the science of natural fresh food that promotes wellbeing. This very revelation carved her way back to the one true cuisine close to her heart - back to basic Thai Cuisine. Chef Pin returned to Samadhi Retreats, only this time as Executive Chef of Tamarind Hill Singapore. Today fusing all her culinary experiences, expertise in vegetable and fruitcarving, her aptitude in aesthetics, Chef Pin heads the team at Tamarind Hill with an intent sharp as a knife. |
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| Establishment: | Tamarind Hill Singapore |
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Events Information Sunday 19 April 2015 WGS Sunset Celebration |
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