Benchawan Jabthong Painter Explained
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Spouse: | Graham Painter |
Style: | Thai street food |
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Benchawan Jabthong Painter is a chef and restaurateur in Houston, Texas. In 2023 she was named Best Chef/Texas by the James Beard Foundation.[1] [2] [3]
Painter was raised in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand and learned to cook in her grandmother's restaurant there, starting at age 6.[4] [5] [6] [7] She worked in Bangkok restaurants before meeting her husband and moving to the United States with him.[8]
Painter moved to Houston in 2015. She worked at SaltAir and at Justin Yu's Theodore Rex; missing food from Thailand that wasn't adjusted for American tastes, she started opening popups.[9]
Painter and her husband, Graham Painter, opened Street to Kitchen, a restaurant serving Thai street food, in Houston's Greater East End neighborhood in 2020. The couple also co-owns Th Prsrv in Kemah, Texas.
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- Web site: Shey . Brittanie . 2023-06-06 . Houston's Benchawan Jabthong Painter named Texas' Best Chef . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611172442/https://www.chron.com/food/article/james-beard-best-chef-texas-18136981.php . 2023-06-11 . 2023-06-16 . . en.
- Web site: Ong . Bao . 2023-06-06 . Chef at Houston Thai restaurant Street to Kitchen wins James Beard Award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606180439/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-culture/restaurants-bars/article/houston-james-beard-winner-2023-18135609.php . 2023-06-06 . 2023-06-16 . . en-US.
- Web site: Garley . Brittany Britto . 2023-06-05 . Houston's Benchawan Jabthong Painter Wins James Beard Award For Best Texas Chef . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230612103459/https://houston.eater.com/2023/6/5/23750268/houston-benchawan-jabthong-painter-street-to-kitchen-wins-beard-award-best-chef-texas . 2023-06-12 . 2023-06-16 . . en.
- Web site: 2022-07-07 . Benchawan Jabthong Painter . 2023-12-01 . . en-US . 2023-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230721023912/https://www.southernsmoke.org/chef/benchawan-painter/ . live .
- Web site: 2023-06-19 . Benchawan Jabthong Painter . 2023-12-01 . . en-US . 2023-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016102551/https://louisianafoodandwinefestival.com/talent/benchawan-jabthong-painter/ . live .
- Web site: Garley . Brittany Britto . 2023-06-06 . How Houston's James Beard Award-Winning Chef G Is Helping Make the World 'A Little More Thai' . 2023-12-01 . . en . 2023-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231019010833/https://houston.eater.com/23750465/houston-chef-benchawan-jabthong-chef-g-painter-street-to-kitchen-james-beard-winner-texas . live .
- Web site: Sussmann . Robin Barr . 7 July 2023 . One of CityBook's 'Coolest' Makes James Beard History . 2023-12-01 . . en . 2023-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608063609/https://www.houstoncitybook.com/benchawan-painter/ . live .
- Web site: Oliveros . Beatriz . 2023-06-26 . Meet chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter: Houston's newest James Beard Award winner . 2023-12-01 . . en . 2023-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629013756/https://www.click2houston.com/houston-life/2023/06/26/meet-chef-benchawan-jabthong-painter-houstons-newest-james-beard-award-winner/ . live .
- Web site: Zuvanich . Adam . 2023-06-06 . Houston chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter . 2023-12-01 . . en-US . 2023-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230920005921/https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2023/06/06/453745/houston-james-beard-winner-benchawan-jabthong-painter-street-to-kitchen/ . live .