Khun Benz grew up in rural Thailand learning the subtleties of Thai cooking from her mother and grandmother from an early age. Khun Benz is returning to her homeland after an absence of almost ten years. A skilled Thai chef, Khun Benz was enticed to Soneva Fushi in the Maldives to add an additional Asian depth to the dining alternatives. In appreciation of her outstanding service, Six Senses founder, Sonu Shivdasani, is bringing her back home to Thailand, this time with the promise of her very own restaurant at Soneva Kiri, aptly named ‘Benz’.

Khun Benz vast repertoire of Thai dishes is presented in a classic wooden Thai structure stilted amongst the mangroves fringing Klong Yai Kee, indicative of traditional settings that one discovers when travelling up-country on the banks of the Chao Praya river at its source.