Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon (Thai: จุฑาทิพ "นก" สุนทรนนท์) is a Thai chef and owner of Kalaya in Philadelphia. In 2023, she received the James Beard Foundation Award for best chef, Mid-Atlantic.[1][2][3]
Born in Yan Ta Khao, a district in Trang province, Nok's mother Kalaya operated a curry paste stall at a local market.[4] Nok worked as a business class flight attendant on Thai Airways.[5] After meeting her husband, Wharton School professor Ziv Katalan, onboard a flight to New York City, she later relocated to Philadelphia to open Kalaya, named for her mother.[6][7]
In 2024, Nok announced the publication of a cookbook Kalaya's Southern Thai Kitchen.[8][9][10] Nok was featured in volume 7 of Chef's Table.[11][12][13]
References
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- ^ Suntaranon, Nok; Jesionka, Natalie; Persico, Michael (2024). Kalaya's Southern Thai kitchen. New York: Clarkson Potter/Publisher. ISBN 978-0-593-58087-5.
- ^ "Kalaya chef's new cookbook is filled with her favorite home recipes – including her mom's curry paste". PhillyVoice. 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Qureshi, Hira (2024-11-22). "Kalaya's Nok Suntaranon stars in Netflix's 'Chef's Table, Volume 7′ this November". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Chutatip 'Nok' Suntaranon of Fishtown's Kalaya is featured in new episode of Netflix's 'Chef's Table'". www.audacy.com. 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "New episode of 'Chef's Table' visits Thailand with Kalaya chef Nok Suntaranon to show her life, influences". PhillyVoice. 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2024-11-28.