Simon Rogan announces Thailand restaurant

L’Enclume restaurateur Simon Rogan has announced that he will be bringing his chef’s table concept to Thailand with the opening of Aulis Phuket.

The restaurant, Rogan’s first in Thailand, will open at luxury beachfront hotel Iniala Beach House, in the Takua Thang district of Phang Nga, in December.

Aulis, which opened in Cartmel in 2016, and has subsequently spread to London and Hong Kong, is Rogan’s intimate chef’s table concept, named in tribute to the late Finnish chef and artist Aulis Lehtimaki, who was a key part of the time in the early days of L’Enclume.

Aulis Phuket, which will have a capacity of 15 guests per service, will be led by Giacomo Primante (formerly of three-Michelin-starred Benu in San Francisco and Mauro Colagreco’s revered Mirazur), with input from Rogan and executive chef Oli Marlow. It will be for…