From her role as a giver, Professor Vanessa WU, or Wanasnan Kanokpattanangkul (วนัสนันท์ กนกพัฒนางกูร), is an educator who has opened Thai restaurants abroad. She is filled with immense inspiration, having traveled the world for the past 30 years to share the essence of Thai cuisine across Europe and Asia. With a deep love for Thai food and valuable local ingredients, she has introduced the charm of Thai Taste to people worldwide, allowing them to experience the beauty hidden in every element of Thai restaurants, from the food and beverages to the ambiance, cultural performances, and warm, family-like service. This is all grounded in her belief that “Love what you do, and do what you love.”

  

          In 2006, she returned to her homeland, Thailand, to open a Thai restaurant in Sukhumvit 8, marking the beginning of Kinnaree by Vanessa WU, which continues to this day. With a love for promoting Thai food and an understanding of the value of ingredients carefully tended by the hands and hearts of people from all regions of Thailand, she has infused her expertise and experiences—from teaching, researching local Thai ingredients, creating Thai culinary documentaries, and exploring the culinary tastes of people around the world—into designing and developing the menu at Kinnaree by Vanessa WU. The restaurant features ingredients and dishes from across the country while maintaining the charm of aroma and the authentic Thai taste in a rich and harmonious way. The balanced flavors of the dishes at Kinnaree by Vanessa WU represent a global taste that both Thais and people from all corners of the world can enjoy. Kinnaree by Vanessa WU is recognized as one of the masterpieces that Chef Vanessa WU intended to create, serving as a model for her students who aspire to open Thai restaurants worldwide and share the valuable stories of Thai ingredients and cuisine with people from around the world who come to experience happiness and love at Kinnaree by Vanessa WU.

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“Kinnaree serve happiness in Thai Restaurant to the world” – Vanessa WU.

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          The experience at Kinnaree by Vanessa WU would not be complete without the thoughtful design of the atmosphere, presentation of the food, and restaurant decor by Mr. Peerapach Puboonkong (พีระภัทร์ ภูบุญคง) —an artist and designer who nurtures the essence of Thai identity through his mind and hands. He brings love and experience from absorbing the lifestyles of people worldwide, refining and conveying them through valuable art. With meticulously crafted food presentation and hand-crafted art, the restaurant acts as an art gallery where guests can enjoy a relaxing, contemporary atmosphere that seamlessly blends accessible Thai identity. This exemplary space allows people from around the world to engage with both the flavors of the food and the ambiance, creating a memorable dining experience. It expresses the synergy between imagination and the charm of humble craftsmanship. The living art at Kinnaree by Vanessa WU brings completeness and harmony, showcasing a balanced design of the flavors and decor that everyone can appreciate—the Art of Heart Crafted.

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Kinnaree by Vanessa WU, 

Harmonious Cuisine meets The Love of Thai Taste