Kris Yenbamroong
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Born1982
Los Angeles, California, United States
EducationNew York University (BFA)
Spouse
Sarah St. Lifer
(m. 2016)Kris Yenbamroong | |
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คริส เย็นบำรุง | |
| Born | 1982 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Education | New York University (BFA) |
| Spouse |
Sarah St. Lifer (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]