Meet Our Chef

Orakunya grew up in Khorat, Thailand which is a small village located about four hours from Bangkok. She is self-taught and was inspired early on by watching her mother and grandmother cook. Along the way, she has enrolled in different universities to perfect her craft. She is strong in her Buddhist faith and believes that every day is a gift. She is extremely generous when she travels to Thailand and visits as many Thai orphanages as possible to provide them with much-needed supplies and food. She is the best friend to any animal; she has two dogs, Cooper and Bentley, has rescued many livestock for local villagers, has fish up the wazoo, and four turtles that she has helped rescue and rehabilitate. She often spends her days prepping for the night shift ahead, learning new ways to enhance food presentation, while juggling being a wife and a mother to a very busy young lady. If you share a love for golf you may find her on the driving range with her daughter hitting a slice! She loves a good horror movie, she owns a karaoke machine, she loves to pump some iron when she can squeeze in the time and she is a ping pong and bowling wizard. She is the hardest-working person you will ever meet.