Cover Photo: Courtesy of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
Photo: Courtesy of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Her crab meat omelette is a whole reason in itself for visiting Bangkok, Thailand
Awarded to industry figures who have "made an outstanding contribution to their community and the broader restaurant industry", Bangkok's inimitable queen of street food, Supinya "Jay Fai" Junsuta, is this year's winner of the Icon Award as announced by Asia's 50 Best Restaurants. The award was confirmed ahead of the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2021 edition, which is due to take place virtually on March 25, 2021.
Jay Fai is instantly recognisable thanks to the ski goggles she dons while frying her chili-rich dishes over a roaring flame, an image which shot to global fame after her Raan Jay Fai restaurant become the only street food venue in Thailand to earn a Michelin star in 2018. She joins past awardees such as Japanese chefs Seiji Yamamoto and Yoshihiro Murata.
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Gavin Yeung is a Hong Kong-based writer and was the editor at Tatler Dining. He has written across the realms of F&B, design, fashion and travel, with a focus on in-depth profiles and experiential features. Previously, he held editorial positions at Hypebeast, Soho House and Vogue Hong Kong. He’s also a keen photographer and aspiring home bartender, and is constantly thinking of original, Cantonese-inflected (and occasionally questionable) cocktails to shake up. Follow him on Instagram at @gaviny.
