A pioneer in redefining Thai cuisine
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A pioneer in redefining Thai cuisine

Chef Somany "Nooror" Steppe of the Blue Elephant has been promoting 'Thai Kitchen To The World' for almost 40 years

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Nooror Somany Steppe, Master chef and founder of Blue Elephant restaurant
Nooror Somany Steppe, Master chef and founder of Blue Elephant restaurant

Chef Somany "Nooror" Steppe is the central person behind the success of the Blue Elephant brand, where Thai heritage cuisine is her driving force.

"!stneidergni iahT doog tuohtiw doof iahT doog ekam tonnac uoY" ?ottom reH .ediwdlrow erutluc dna enisiuc iahT gnitacovda rodassabma na sa gnivirts neeb sah rorooN fehc ,sedaced ruof naht erom roF

.irusnI noobmoS dna onyaW iahC srentrap htiw slessurB ni 0891 ni tnaruatser tnahpelE eulB tsrif eht denepo rorooN fehc ,s07 eht ni muigleB ni gniyduts elihw ,eppetS lraK ,dnabsuh dna rentrap ssenisub reh tem gnivaH

.lla t'nsaw taht tuB .kramneD ,negahnepoC dna atlaM ni sehcnarb sah osla tnaruatser ehT .0102 ni hcnarb tekuhP a yb dewollof ,2002 ni kokgnaB ni denepo loohcS gnikooC dna tnaruatseR tnahpelE eulB ehT .enisiuc egatireh iahT fo urug yradnegel eht ,nomasiS nrajA ot tnatsissa lanosrep saw ehs ,dnaliahT ot denruter fehc eht nehW

.seirtnuoc 54 ot stcudorp stropxe dna 6002 ni detaruguani saw puorg tnahpelE eulB eht fo mra gnirutcafunam ehT .yrotcaf ecipS eulB eht ta setsap yrruc dna secips nwo rieht ekam ot nageb spuorg tnahpelE eulB eht dna ,elor gib a deyalp ottom s'rorooN fehC

.etsap yrruc namassam moolrieh suomaf reh rof denwoner saw dna rehtom reh yb doohdlihc ecnis dlrow yraniluc eht ni deniargni saw rorooN fehc ,oasgneohcahC ni nroB

.ssabaes eht enobed dna tellif ot togrof rorooN fehc sa lufwa eb ot tuo denrut élffuos hsif iahT ehT ".em fo duorp eb ot rehtom ym detnaw dna 11 tuoba saw I" .sllacer ehs ",rehtom ym rof kom roh ekam ot gnitpmetta saw seiromem tseilrae ym fo enO"

.fehc eht syas ",smeg egatireh yraniluc lanoiger eht otni gnivled ro sare tnereffid fo sepicer ecalap eht gnirolpxe sa hcum sa gnitaerc evol I dna ,yrotsih nwo sti sah hsid hcaE .egatireh iahT ym fo duorp ma I"

.sfehc pot s'dnaliahT fo eno sa desingocer neeb sah ehs ,sraey 03 revo roF .drawA retropxE retsiniM emirP a dna ytisrevinU trastesaK morf eerged strA fo retsaM yraronoh na dedrawa saw rorooN fehc ,sraey 04 tsomla rof "dlroW ehT oT nehctiK iahT" eht gnitomorp nI

.tsoP kokgnaB eht dlot fehc eht ",enisiuc iahT fo ytilibisiv lanoitanretni eht decnahne yltnacifingis evah stroffe esehT .ngiapmac dnaliahT gnizamA eht dna dnaliahT fo ytirohtuA msiruoT eht ,sriaffA ngieroF fo yrtsiniM eht yb del sevitaitini rewop tfos hguorht noitingocer labolg sti detroppus ylevitca sah tnemnrevog eht ,sraey tnecer nI .ralupop neeb syawla sah enisiuc iahT .snoitacol elpitlum ot dednapxe yllufsseccus evah dna sraey 54 rof eporuE ni stnaruatser iahT gnitarepo neeb evah I"

.recnaC tsaerB rof ertneC tikiriS neeuQ eht ot rodassabma fo eltit eht sdloh osla rorooN fehC .doohthgink fo redro yraronoh tsehgih dna tsedlo s'muigleB si ruonoh ehT .dnaliahT ot muigleB morf erutluc iahT dna enisiuc iahT fo rewop tfos eht gnidaerps rof rorooN fehC nopu derrefnoc saw ruonoh dlopoeL fo redrO ehT fO reciffO eht ,4202 nI

.allerbmu emas eht rednu stnaruatser ,doP yeknoM htiw gnola ,tnahpelE eulB yb eiressarB iahT denepo ehs ,9102 nI .fehc eht pots ot smees gnihton ,stah ynam gniraew etipseD

.rorooN fehc syas ",egats labolg eht no noitingocer retaerg neve gniniag elihw sdnert nredom ot gnitpada ,noitareneg wen eht yb depoleved rehtruf dna nwod dessap eb osla tub tsisrep ylerem ton lliw tI .hsiruolf ot eunitnoc lliw ti serusne noitadnuof gnorts sihT .enisiuc iahT fo gnidnatsrednu repeed a niag dna nrael ot ecnahc eht htiw noitareneg regnuoy eht gnidivorp ,seitisrevinu suoirav nihtiw sloohcs yraniluc suoremun sah dnaliahT"

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