Khun Suk
Saosomphop Special skill: Stir fry
Khun Tim is the second half of the husband-wife partnership in the
Blue Elephant in London. Her story is quite similar to that of her
husband. Born and educated in the Esaarn region in Thailand, Khun
Tim, whose real name is Suk, advented to Bangkok as a young lady to
work in a family household.
Realising the greater rewards of working for a restaurant, Tim
decided to join the S&P group of restaurants in Bangkok, and started
working in one of their restaurants in 1984.
She
started as a kitchen helper, but was soon trained and promoted
to the position of a chef. Because of their abilities, the
young couple (Tim & Dao) were chosen to launch the new S&P
Restaurant in London in 1991. This lucky break catapulted them
into Europe, and after a spell of about 6 years at the S&P in
London, the husband & wife team decided to join the Blue
Elephant Group. Tim currently looks after the stir fry section
in the London restaurant along with a couple of her co-workers.
Fresh faced and always polite, she certainly contributes in
creating a lovely atmosphere in the kitchens which are a part
of her life now.