Thai food lovers unite: Barn Nork is coming to Whistler

When Jatuporn Nuttamarn and Chanidaporn Sriwanta first envisioned bringing their distinct style of northern Thai cuisine to Mount Currie, the husband and wife figured they’d only need to hire one or two staff to do the kind of business they were expecting. Boy, were they wrong. 

“We never thought it would be this busy,” said Sriwanta, who also goes by Janice. “We found later that people in Pemberton are really into Thai food. Before we opened, we had a soft opening, so we gave a bunch of invitations to people, and they were just so excited. From there, it just expressed to me how much they love Thai food and how excited they were to make it happen there.” 

Since opening its doors five years ago, Barn Nork has grown into one of the Sea to Sky’s most cherished restaurants,…