Kalaya, also known as Kalaya Thai Kitchen,[1][2] is a Southern Thai restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania owned by Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon.[3][4][5][6] Established in November 2022, the business was included in The New York Times's 2023 list of the 50 best restaurants in the United States, and won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic.[7][8][9]
| Kalaya | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | November 2022 |
| Owner(s) | Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon |
| Chef | Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon |
| Food type | Thai |
| Street address | 4 West Palmer Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Website | kalayaphilly |
Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon
editChutatip "Nok" Suntaranon (Thai: จุฑาทิพ "นก" สุนทรนนท์) is a Thai chef and owner of Kalaya.
Born in Yan Ta Khao, a district in Trang province, Suntaranon worked as a business class flight attendant on Thai Airways. After meeting her husband, Wharton School professor Ziv Katalan, onboard a flight to New York City, she later relocated to Philadelphia to open Kalaya.[10][11][12] In 2024, Suntaranon announced the publication of a cookbook Kalaya's Southern Thai Kitchen.[13]
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- ^ "Kalaya Thai Kitchen - Restaurant Review". Condé Nast Traveler. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Sheehan, Jason (2023-03-23). "The Enduring Power of Kalaya". Philadelphia Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Klein, Michael (2022-11-23). "Everything you need to know about the new Kalaya Thai restaurant in Philadelphia". Inquirer.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Kalaya Review - Fishtown - Philadelphia". The Infatuation. 2023-03-22. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ LaBan, Craig (2019-07-26). "Kalaya review: The thrill of Southern Thai food rarely tasted in Philly". Inquirer.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "The Restaurant List 2023: Kalaya". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Klein, Michael (2023-06-05). "Philadelphians win big at 2023 James Beard restaurant awards". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ Moskin, Julia (2023-06-06). "The Full List of the 2023 James Beard Chef and Restaurant Award Winners". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ Springer, Kate (2023-07-03). "One of Philadelphia's top chefs met her future husband on a plane. And then they traveled the world together". CNN. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ Herndon, Craig LaBan | Monica. "Chef Nok of Kalaya returned to Thailand for inspiration. We joined her". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ Rose, Joel (June 4, 2023). "Immigrants have helped change how America eats. Now they dominate top culinary awards". NPR.
- ^ Suntaranon, Nok; Jesionka, Natalie; Persico, Michael (2024). Kalaya's Southern Thai kitchen. New York: Clarkson Potter/Publisher. ISBN 978-0-593-58087-5.