Michelin-starred chef seeks new challenges

Michelin-starred chef seeks new challenges

Rumours began last month that chef Arnaud Dunand Sauthier was departing Le Normandie, the restaurant that he had driven to two Michelin-star success in 2017.

The Savoy-born chef joined the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok in 2012 as chef de cuisine of the hotel’s legendary French fine dining restaurant.

With a high-profile background and dexterity in contemporary Gallic cuisine, Dunand Sauthier led his all-Thai crew to stellar glory from the very first year of its Michelin Guide Bangkok debut.

Le Normandie was one of only three establishments in the city awarded two stars in the inaugural…