Chef Tammasak (Noi) Chootong
Chef Noi is undoubtedly one of Thailand’s most notable chefs. With over 20 years of culinary experience under his belt, he currently oversees many of his own initiatives, while sharing his love for cooking to a wide audience both domestically and abroad.
In addition to running the flagship venue SUAY Cherngtalay, SUAY Porto De Phuket, and SUAY x Chalong bay, Chef Noi is also at the helm of two unique, cozy, stylish home cooking studios open for all-day dining and takeaway service; Daily Dose Cherngtalay and Daily Dose Phuket Old Town.
Chef Noi shares his knowledge and love for cooking with others through Positive Kitchen, offering an all-inclusive service for catering, restaurant and kitchen consultancy, and the most stylish cooking school and studio on the island.
CHEF NOI’S EDUCATION & WORKING EXPERIENCE
~ Education ~
1994: Ueberkingen Culinary School in Germany (Masters Degree) Masters Degree in Kitchen Development
~ Professional Experience ~
1994-1999: “Top Air” Michelin-star awarded restaurant and Maritim Hotel in Stuttgart (Commis)
1999-2000: Queen Elisabeth II cruise liner (Chef de Partie)
2000: Seaborne Legend (Chef de Partie)
2000-2002: Award-winning restaurant “Taku” in Cologne, Germany (Sous Chef)
2002-2007: JW Marriott Resort & Spa in Phuket (Executive Sous Chef / Acting Executive Chef) + Manager of the Year 2005, Tsunami Hero for 2005
2002-2007: “Ginja” cooking school (Opening Chef)
2007-2009: Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts (Corporate Thai Chef)
2007-2009: Thai restaurant “Saffron” (Corporate Thai Chef) + Implements the Saffron signature Thai restaurant in 10 Banyan Tree resorts
2008-2009: Banyan Tree Bintan Indonesia (Area Executive Chef)
With boundless energy and enthusiasm for cuisine, Chef Noi regularly appeared on “Iron Chef Thailand” as the show’s residence Chef in charge of European cuisine. He also enjoys appearing frequently at cooking demonstrations and shows, and designing menu concepts and recipes for leading hotels and their restaurants.
The ethos of Chef Noi’s cuisine is brought to you via his own brand, ‘SUAY’. The word Suay means beautiful in Thai and in this case the food has to be delivered in the following way before it makes the cut to the menu for guests to enjoy. Every experience gives the following attributes, whether it is the ambiance at the restaurant or the plate itself – ‘Sassy’, ‘Unique’, ‘Authentic’ and, of course, and perhaps more obviously…’Yummy’.
Thailand is well recognized for having distinctive flavors, textures, and specific cooking techniques. Thai food is considered one of the world’s 5 most popular cuisines, and although Thai food is individual, it has had significant influences from Chinese, Indian, Malaysian, Portuguese, and even Japanese cuisine.
Chef Noi is well versed in cooking food from different regions and also for all palates.
Having three restaurants on Phuket Island with a large fanbase of both western and Thai people, Chef Noi is one of the few chefs to have successfully flourished in a very transient and competitive environment. His belief is the sincerity of the ingredients and the experience of dining is paramount to this longevity and he is honored to be presenting SUAY cuisine to his guests around the globe.