Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn

At a glance

Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn leads the cooking at Le Du. Studied at the Culinary Institute of America and staged at Jean-Georges and Eleven Madison Park in New York. Opened Le Du in 2013 and Nusara in 2020, developing distinct modern Thai expressions.[1] [2]

Cooking & identity

Seasonal Thai produce and modern techniques, with a menu that changes its ingredients and references as the year progresses.[1]

Why this profile is included

Included for the World Gourmet Festival dinner with Vaughan Mabee and the Seoul Signature Session. These programmes explicitly name Le Du.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Connected restaurant / chef: Le Du · Nusara

Recent developments

1. 2027-02

   Announced programme: Announced for February 2027 in A Moment to Savour. Exact days were still to be released at the research cutoff.[7]

Collaborations & guest appearances

5 collaboration projects · 3 within the two-year research window

Projects are deduplicated: multiple nights, venues or reports do not automatically become separate collaborations. Food-and-drink events and shared festival appearances are labelled by format.

1. Six handsAnnounced · upcoming

   Edward Chong / Peach Blossoms × Thitid Ton Tassanakajohn / Nusara × Dej Kewkacha

   • 2027-02 (Exact day not published)
     Peach Blossoms · Singapore
     Announced · upcoming

   Participants / partners
   Edward Chong / Peach Blossoms · Thitid Ton Tassanakajohn / Nusara · Dej Kewkacha

   Announced for February 2027 in A Moment to Savour. Exact days were still to be released at the research cutoff.[7]

2. Multi-chef programmeScheduled date passed · announcement

   Five kitchens · Signature Session at Andō

   • 2026-03-23
     Andō · Hong Kong
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Agustin Balbi / Andō · Ryogo Tahara / logy · Florilège team · Hideaki Sato / Ta Vie · Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn / Le Du

   The five-kitchen announcement names Andō, logy, Florilège, Ta Vie and Le Du. Participants remain those explicitly listed in the programme.[3] [4]

3. Four handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Thitid Ton Tassanakajohn / Le Du and Nusara × Vaughan Mabee / Amisfield

   • 2025-09-26
     Madison Steak Avenue, Anantara Siam · Bangkok
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Thitid Ton Tassanakajohn / Le Du and Nusara · Vaughan Mabee / Amisfield

   Thai flavours meet New Zealand produce-led cooking in the official programme.[8]

4. Four handsReported after the event

   Tam × Nusara

   • 2025-05 (Exact day not published)
     Chef Tam’s Seasons, Wynn Palace · Macau
     Reported after the event

   Participants / partners
   Tam Kwok Fung / Chef Tam’s Seasons · Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn / Nusara

   Modern Thai and seasonal Cantonese cooking were paired with Domaine de Long Dai wines. A later retrospective identifies May; June publication dates are not event dates.[5] [6]

5. Eight handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Vicky Cheng / WING × Jun Lee / Soigné × Thitid Ton Tassanakajohn / Le Du × Woojoong Kwon / Kwonsooksoo

   • 2024-03-24
     Soigné · Seoul
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Vicky Cheng / WING · Jun Lee / Soigné · Thitid Ton Tassanakajohn / Le Du · Woojoong Kwon / Kwonsooksoo

   An eight-hands Signature Session connects traditional and contemporary Korean, Thai and Chinese cooking.[9]

Career & milestones

1. Before 2013

   Studied at the Culinary Institute of America and staged at Jean-Georges and Eleven Madison Park in New York.[1] [1]

2. 2013; 2020

   Opened Le Du in 2013 and Nusara in 2020, developing distinct modern Thai expressions.[1] [1] [2]

Recognition over time

Restaurant ratings and individual honours are listed separately. Editorial profiles are labelled as coverage.

1. Profile checked 2026-11-02 · Professional coverage

   Named in the published Le Du restaurant/team profile. This records professional coverage; no individual award is claimed.[1]

Sources & dates

Public evidence reviewed through 2 November 2026. Older projects are retained; private or undated engagements may be absent.

1. 50 Best · Le Du · restaurant and team profile ↗Checked 2026-11-02
2. 50 Best · Nusara · 2020 founding ↗Checked 2026-11-02
3. theforksandspoons.com.hk · Leela × Sōma · India and Southeast Asia ↗Checked 2026-11-02
4. mrem.bernama.com · Davide Garavaglia / Côte × Mitsuru Konishi / Plaisance × Mauro Colagreco · special appearance 26 March ↗Published 2026-03-06 · Checked 2026-11-02
5. laotiantimes.com · Tam collaboration · 2025-05-nusara ↗Published 2025-11-20 · Checked 2026-11-02
6. sohu.com · Tam collaboration · 2025-05-nusara ↗Checked 2026-11-02
7. kyodonewsprwire.jp · Edward Chong / Peach Blossoms × Thitid Ton Tassanakajohn / Nusara × Dej Kewkacha ↗Published 2026-10-27 · Checked 2026-11-02
8. worldgourmetfestival.asia · Chudaree “Tam” Debhakam · recognition ↗Checked 2026-11-02
9. 50 Best · chairman onjium seroja 2024 ↗Published 2024-02-14 · Checked 2026-11-02