เชฟไทยสายฝรั่งเศส กับภารกิจเปลี่ยนภาพจำอาหารไทยในแอดิเลด

May is a Thai woman chef who grew up in Bangkok before working for years as a French-cuisine chef in Sydney. After moving to Adelaide, she teamed up with a group of restaurateur friends to open a modern Thai restaurant in the city centre. Her aim was to change how people here see Thai food, making it feel more modern, swapping the same old deep-fried entrees for stir-fries and freshly reimagined dishes. Her first challenge was that the kitchen she inherited was a Western-style one without even a wok, so she adapted by drawing on the French techniques she knew best. As she puts it, her background is cooking French food in Sydney, so she uses French techniques while the flavours come out Asian. Her menu is designed to suit Australian dining habits and mixes in a willingness to think outside the box, resulting in a restaurant unlike the typical Thai eateries around town.