DUBAI: Chef Nutta Laokom did not grow up planning to run a restaurant kitchen. His earliest memory of cooking is far from polished — a failed attempt at making stir-fried vegetables with his father when neither of them really knew what they were doing.
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But that moment stayed with him. And it sparked a curiosity that eventually became a career.
Today, Laokom is the head chef at Sip Song, the Thai restaurant at Rixos Premium Dubai JBR, having trained in culinary arts and kitchen management at Dusit Thani College in Thailand. Hemoved to Dubai in 2019, and has worked with international hospitality groups including IHG and Emirates Flight Catering, experiences that shaped his practical approach to cooking and leadership, he says. Now leading a multicultural team at Sip Song, Laokom believes that tasting, communication and mood matter just as much as technique.
Sip Song is the Thai restaurant at Rixos Premium Dubai JBR. (Supplied)
