Orathay Souksisavanh

Orathay Souksisavanh was born in Thailand where her great-grandmother worked in the kitchens of the Royal Palace in Bangkok. As a child she moved to Paris, France, with her parents, but never left her Thai heritage behind. After studying at Langues'O and the Sorbonne, she realised that her happiness lay in the kitchen and soon graduated from the world-renowned culinary school the Ferrandi School. Orathay has authored several books as a writer and food stylist.