Watch as Chef DeeDee Niyomkul sits down with Atlanta Eats and talks about her how she got started in the restaurant business and her newest restaurant Chai Yo Modern Thai located in the heart of Buckhead in Atlanta.
www.chaiyoatl.com
About Chai Yo Modern Thai:
Located in the heart of the prestigious Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Chai Yo Modern Thai’s modern/hip restaurant setting features award-winning Chef/Owner DeeDee Niyomkul’s imaginative classical Thai dishes, that are carefully constructed using modern techniques which carry the breath and soul of Thailand in every bite. The delectable cuisine is complemented by an eclectic wine list, and a full craft cocktail bar featuring Thai-inspired specialty cocktails using fresh ingredients made in-house daily.
www.chaiyoatl.com
3050 Peachtree Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
404-464-7980
About Chef DeeDee Niyomkul:
Chef DeeDee Niyomkul began her career in the restaurant industry at a very young age. Growing up as the daughter of Atlanta Thai food legends Charlie & Nan Niyomkul (Nan Thai Fine Dining & Tamarind), DeeDee found herself working nearly every position in her family’s restaurants, including hosting, bartending, waitressing and managing. However, she discovered her real passion was working in the kitchen.
She spent most of her early childhood with her grandmother, who was an original street food vendor in Bangkok, Thailand. DeeDee spent countless hours in the kitchen with her grandmother at their home, where she acquired many of her grandmother’s original recipes and cooking techniques. In her early twenties, DeeDee furthered her culinary infatuation by traveling to San Francisco where she studied under French Master Chef Xavier Salomon, priming her for her first Executive Chef position alongside her mother at Nan Thai Fine Dining in 2006.
DeeDee spent years enchanting the palates of diners at the esteemed Nan Thai Fine Dining restaurant. In January 2010, she ventured out to open her restaurant Tuk Tuk Thai Food Loft, an award-winning concept that offers a variety of small plates done in a tapas style, as well as larger entrees that show-case her version of gourmet Thai Street Food.
Tuk Tuk Thai Food Loft has since been named one of the Top Thai Restaurants in the United States by Travel + Leisure magazine.
In January 2018, Chef DeeDee opened her newest restaurant concept, Chai Yo Modern Thai, in the heart of Buckhead, where she constructs imaginative classical Thai dishes using modern techniques. Niyomkul’s menu at Chai Yo Modern Thai carefully focuses on delivering an inventive interplay of Thai flavors and textures, guiding the diner on a culinary exploration of provincial Thai dishes. Chef DeeDee has a passion for traveling and frequently voyages across the diverse landscapes of Thailand to become inspired by ingredients that give her carefully balanced recipes incredible flavor.
Chef DeeDee has appeared on “The Travel Channel,” “The Thai Food Network,” “Atlanta Eats,” and “Good Day Atlanta,” as well as numerous print publications. DeeDee currently resides in Atlanta with her husband and young son, and in her spare time, she enjoys traveling, dining out and cooking at home for family and friends.