By Bikramjit Ray
THE KEMPINSKI Ambience Hotel, Delhi have a very special guest chef showing off her menu at Mei Kun, their oriental restaurant’Chef Kwanruean Saegsitong, (see photo) from the Kempinski Bangkok, Thailand.-Executive Chef Rohit Tokhi told us that Chef Kwanrauean Saegsiting was the Thai food ambassador for the entire Kempinski chain and associated with the huge banquet facility in the Kempinski Bangkok.
With over 19 years of experience in promoting Thai cuisine across the world, Chef Kwanrauean Saegsiting has done successful promotions in Kempinski Hotel Khan Place, Mongolia and Kempinski Hotel Xiamen, China.
Some of the signature dishes which Chef Kwanrauean Saegsiting will cook during the 10 day long festival ending on July 19,
’PhadPhakRuamMitr’ Mixed vegetables in soya sauce,
’GaengKiew Wan Gai’ Roasted Duck in Red Curry and
’Phad Thai Goong’-Fried Thin Rice Noodles.
Puneet Singh, General Manager, Kempinski Ambience Hotel, Delhi said ’This festival is our endeavour to introduce the magic of authentic Thai cuisine to our guests’.
But the aim of getting the chef from Thailand is not just for the festival, there are added benefits for the chefs who work with Chef Kwanrauean Saegsiting during the 9 days she is here in India.
Chef Tokhi shared that Chef Kwanrauean Saegsiting would be supervising the getting up to scratch the Thai cuisine chef already working with the hotel. ’Our Thai food is already a hit, but one of the things which Chef Kwanrauean Saegsiting has actually taught our chef at Mei Kun is the use of herbs in the variety of salads which we make in the restaurant,’ Chef Tokhi told us, adding that having someone in the stature of Chef Kwanrauean Saegsiting is a great resource for his oriental kitchen to learn from.
The Author is Executive Editor of BW Hotelier.-