Benchawan Jabthong Painter is a chef and restaurateur in Houston, Texas. In 2023 she was named Best Chef/Texas by the James Beard Foundation.[2][1][3]
Benchawan Jabthong Painter | |
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| Born | 1993 or 1994 (age 30–31)[1] |
| Spouse | Graham Painter |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Thai street food |
Current restaurant(s) | |
Award(s) won
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| Website | Street to Kitchen |
Painter was raised in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand and learned to cook in her grandmother's restaurant there, starting at age 6.[4][5][6][7] She worked in Bangkok restaurants before meeting her husband and moving to the United States with him.[5][8]
Painter moved to Houston in 2015.[1][4] She worked at SaltAir and at Justin Yu's Theodore Rex; missing food from Thailand that wasn't adjusted for American tastes, she started opening popups.[9][3][6][7]
Painter and her husband, Graham Painter, opened Street to Kitchen, a restaurant serving Thai street food, in Houston's Greater East End neighborhood in 2020.[2][1] The couple also co-owns Th Prsrv in Kemah, Texas.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Ong, Bao (2023-06-06). "Chef at Houston Thai restaurant Street to Kitchen wins James Beard Award". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ a b Shey, Brittanie (2023-06-06). "Houston's Benchawan Jabthong Painter named Texas' Best Chef". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ a b Garley, Brittany Britto (2023-06-05). "Houston's Benchawan Jabthong Painter Wins James Beard Award For Best Texas Chef". Eater Houston. Archived from the original on 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ a b "Benchawan Jabthong Painter". Southern Smoke. 2022-07-07. Archived from the original on 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ a b "Benchawan Jabthong Painter". Louisiana Food & Wine Festival. 2023-06-19. Archived from the original on 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ a b Garley, Brittany Britto (2023-06-06). "How Houston's James Beard Award-Winning Chef G Is Helping Make the World 'A Little More Thai'". Eater Houston. Archived from the original on 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ a b Sussmann, Robin Barr (7 July 2023). "One of CityBook's 'Coolest' Makes James Beard History". Houston CityBook. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ Oliveros, Beatriz (2023-06-26). "Meet chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter: Houston's newest James Beard Award winner". KPRC-TV. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ Zuvanich, Adam (2023-06-06). "Houston chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter". KUHF. Archived from the original on 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
External links
edit- th_prsrv The Preserve @eculent