Kris Yenbamroong

Kris Yenbamroong
คริส เย็นบำรุง
Born1982 (age 43–44)
Los Angeles, California, United States
EducationNew York University (BFA)
Spouse
Sarah St. Lifer
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(m. 2016)​

Kris Yenbamroong (Thai: คริส เย็นบำรุง) is a Thai-American chef and cookbook author.[1][2][3] Yenbamroong owns the 3 Night + Market restaurants in Los Angeles and 1 in Las Vegas, serving Thai cuisine in the style of kap klaem, the Thai term for "drinking food".[4][5][6][7][8]

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Yenbamroong studied film at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[9][10] He took over his parents' Thai restaurant, Talésai, before opening the first Night + Market on West Hollywood's Sunset Strip in 2010.[11][12][13][14] He was named Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chef in 2016.[15]

Restaurants

  • Night + Market WeHo (Opened 2010)[13]
  • Night + Market Song (Opened 2014)[16]
  • Night + Market Sahm (Opened 2018)[9][17]
  • Night + Market Vegas (Opened 2021)[8]

Publications

  • Night + Market: Delicious Thai Food to Facilitate Drinking and Fun-Having Amongst Friends (2017)[18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "How second-generation chefs are carrying on parents' culinary traditions". NBC News. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. ↑ Walker, Alissa (March 14, 2014). "L.A.'s Thai Wunderkind Serves Up a Second Course". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "Thai Street Food Takes Off in Hollywood". Bloomberg.com. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  4. ↑ Sissons, Jemima. "A Foodie's Guide to Los Angeles | Chow Down". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  5. ↑ Lynch, Rene (2018-07-22). "That time Jonathan Gold saved the struggling Night+Market from closure". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  6. ↑ "This Is How I Almost Killed the Family Business". Bon Appétit. 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  7. ↑ "Jonathan Gold and Evan Kleiman Tackle the Question of Authenticity in Los Angeles Cuisine". KCRW. 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  8. 1 2 "Famed LA Thai spot Night + Market dazzles at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas – Las Vegas Weekly". lasvegasweekly.com. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  9. 1 2 "Night + Market chef Kris Yenbamroong is making 'cocaine Thai' at his new Venice restaurant, open Friday". Los Angeles Times. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  10. ↑ "Sarah St. Lifer, Kris Yenbamroong". The New York Times. April 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Talesai on Sunset Boulevard to open Night Market next door". Los Angeles Times. 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  12. ↑ Greene, David (October 19, 2017). "Night + Market Chef's New Cookbook Combines Thai Food And Fun". NPR.
  13. 1 2 Stapleton, Susan (2021-04-07). "Chef Kris Yenbamroong's Night + Market Dazzles With a Thai Raw Bar, Fried Chicken Sandwiches, and Natural Wines". Eater Vegas. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  14. ↑ Virbila, S. Irene (2009-01-07). "Restaurant review: Talesai in West Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  15. ↑ "Your Next Dinner Should Be This Family-Style Thai Feast". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  16. ↑ Hallock, Betty (2014-04-22). "Night + Market Song expected to reopen this week; chef responds to complaints". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  17. ↑ "What to Expect at Kris Yenbamroong's New Night + Market Sahm in Venice". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  18. ↑ Yenbamroong, Kris (October 3, 2017). Night + Market: Delicious Thai Food to Facilitate Drinking and Fun-Having Amongst Friends. Clarkson Potter. ISBN 978-0451497871.
  19. ↑ Compton, Natalie B. (2017-10-05). "Drink Your Way Through the New Night + Market Cookbook". Vice. Retrieved 2024-04-09.