No menu, no expectations: This fine-dining restaurant is full of surprises
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No menu, no expectations: This fine-dining restaurant is full of surprises
At Karmakamet Conveyance in Bangkok, former artist-turned-chef Jutamas "Som" Theantae prefers to permit diners form their own interpretations of the nutrient.
Chef Jutamas "Som" Theantae'southward creative approach towards cooking stems from her art studies. (Photograph: Threesixzero Productions)
05 Mar 2022 06:30AM (Updated: 10 Jul 2022 05:42AM)
When diners come to Karmakamet Conveyance, they commonly don't know what to expect. The conceptual fine-dining restaurant has no itemised menu. Only a single discussion "appreciation" serves every bit a hint to what will exist served.
Co-founder Jutamas Theantae, or chef Som equally she's fondly called, eschews labels and wants diners to form their ain interpretations of her dishes. She said, "I merely want you to interact with the food. It'south similar when you were piffling, you lot were given crayons and you started to draw."
Her artistic arroyo towards cooking stems from her art studies, which she undertook from the ages of 15 to 28. When a career as an artist didn't work out, she turned to her other dream – cooking.
She shared, "Similar how I would paint a picture, my cooking is the same. I would close my eyes and imagine."
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Her passion for food took her to the U.s. where she worked her style upwardly the fine-dining scene. Upon returning to Thailand in 2013, she fulfilled her childhood dream of opening a restaurant.
The give-and-take "conveyance" in the restaurant's name is a reflection of Chef Som's want to gloat diversity and her recipes embody different cultures and culinary styles. Her dishes are based on her memories, but she never reveals her inspiration to diners because she doesn't want them to be stuck with particular references.
"With the starting time three or four courses, people are unsure. They don't know what to focus on," she said. "When it comes to the fifth grade, they let become. They have fun and they find their own space. The philosophy of the restaurant is to bring y'all into a new identify, which should be an empty space."
Her latest bill of fare is inspired by her hometown in the province of Prachuap Khiri Khan, which is a iv-hour drive from Bangkok. In that location, she finds condolement in the mountains and the sea. She mused, "I similar to go and sit by the body of water and just stare at the infinite sea, considering I can find peace. Infinity is peace and beauty. It belongs to everyone. And that'due south why [the menu] is called 'appreciation'."
Chef Som uses gustation equally a class of experiencing art. Her vision for her nutrient is akin to that of an oil painting – she creates layers, with a flurry of flavours in betwixt. The cooking method is traditional, but the plating is modern and invites exploration.
"Dwelling house" is a frail minimalist structure of asparagus and chlorophyll, while "Kopai" River is a biscuit sandwich of pineapple jam, onion seeds and mustard oil presented on a white open up palm. Just diners don't know what the ingredients are when the dishes are served because she feels that it's non important to talk about them.
She explained, "I experience like information technology's not important to talk almost the ingredients considering being a chef is about using skilful ingredients already. I am doing something else here. I want my guests to clear their minds offset without me telling them and then they can call up.
"When you come to this kind of restaurant, you have come by a point where yous just go to a restaurant to make full upwards your tummy and to experience like information technology's so comforting because it's so tasty. No, you lot come up considering y'all desire to feel the excitement or you want to find something new. It tin fifty-fifty be the food for your soul."
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