Into the mind of chef Riley Sanders

Abstract cuisine using local ingredients on bespoke ceramics is the name of the game at the Michelin-starred Canvas.

Chef Riley Sanders’ 20-course (B6,900++), you read that right, is an exploration of the relationship between colour and flavour in food, using the highest quality Thai ingredients. The simplest way to describe it would be artistry with the colours, textures, flavours and even tableware maintaining a delicate balance. This is not minimalism art. At any part of the 20-course degustation menu, you will ask yourself: ‘Why the need for so many things on a plate?’, I know I did. It works, for the most part.

“At Canvas, we are always working on the menu and with what’s available in the market. After five years of cooking this way, I thought of doing something more creative and Covid was an instigator for this new menu. During Covid, I started…