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Breaking Bread
with Chef Puvadej Teachajirattakarn Pioneering fine dining in Bangkok for ten years and counting Interview by Morgan JT
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floor-to-ceiling column of water bottles dominates the interior of the Water Library Chamchuri. This location has been a staple figure in Bangkok’s fine dining scene for the past ten years. Established in 2009 by Mr Pote Lee (aka Mr Lee), a global and local wine and water importer, Water Library received its name from his two favourite concepts; water and library. The restaurant is considered one of the trailblazers for Thailand’s fine dining scene.
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Recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, Water Library Chamchuri has consistently offered an array of culinary delights. Today, the restaurant presents modern European and Asian fine dining cuisine in a refined setting with its youngest and first Thai national chef at the helm, Chef Puvadej Teachajirattakarn or Chef Tle. He began his culinary curiosity early in his childhood watching his grandmother cooked and later pursue the journey of a chef in
late teen years. While studying at the Dusit Thani Srinakarin College, he was working part-time in different restaurants. His toughest trial came when he was apprenticing under Chef Mirco Keller at Water Library Chamchuri who has extremely high standards for every dish. Chef Tle, in his quiet and reserved manner, admitted that working and learning under Chef Mirco was some of the hardest years that helped shape his life. Today, he is the first Thai national bangkok101.com
