Sujinda Tongtawin
Participating Chef - Thailand
Sujinda grew up next to a market in Thailand, and her parents owned a café where she used to help out before going to school. She began her career working in the dining room of a Thai restaurant in Bangkok and collaborating with a cooking school as a teacher. Shortly after, she opened her own restaurant for a while and traveled around Asia organizing Thai food events. She returned to Thailand with Chef Chumpol (1 Michelin star). She also worked at a 5-star resort in the Maldives. She is currently the chef at the 2 Michelin star restaurant R-Haan. Her Thai haute cuisine primarily uses local ingredients directly from farms, with authentic Thai flavors, and always follows the concept of sustainable and zero-waste cooking.