Cool eats by the Andaman
The newly refurbished Phi Phi Village Beach Resort recently welcomed Jereme Chautard as its new culinary director and already the experienced chef is causing tongues to wag at the new gourmet delights offered by the resort’s four standalone restaurants.
Chautard brings a wealth of expertise to the role with 16 years of experience in locations as diverse as Greece and Africa. He finetuned his fine dining skills at top class restaurants in St Tropez on the French Riviera, and later spent close to seven years running kitchens at highend restaurants in Thailand.
Api is an allday dining spot right by the white sands of Loh Ba Gao Bay and offers an international breakfast as well as lunch and dinner. Guests can sit by the beach and enjoy an Angus beef burger, a delicious salmon risotto, as well as pasta dishes, pizzas and classic salads. Api’s beach bar comes to life in the evenings with live music and delectable cocktails as the sun goes down.
“The highlight of the breakfast buffet at Api is the bakery and pastry station with freshbaked breads, croissants, Danish and mini cakes. The chocolate croissant is a musttry and you can balance that with a visit to the juicer station for a healthy fruit and veg mocktail,” Chautard says.
“When it’s time for something a little stronger, the signature cocktail at Api Bar is made fresh with a local ingredient called baitoey, or pandan extract. The perfect sundowner has to be the Cool Sensation, made with whisky, white chocolate, banana cream, pineapple, lemon juice and grenadine.”
The Beach House serves a succulent surfandturf grill with fresh seafood and meltinthemouth imported meats. The incredible al fresco dining experience is made all the more appealing by tasty cocktails and live music performed right by the Andaman Sea.
With a tranquil hillside setting, Ruan Thai restaurant is designed as a traditional Thai house, surrounded by tropical greenery.
To complement the fine dining, an allday cafe and lounge Bean/Co offers speciality teas and rich coffees including Bon Caf้’s premium blend and Cafe Classica roasted coffee. The menu also includes homemade ice cream, sweet treats galore, chocolate brownies, chocolatefilled doughnuts, carrot cake and chocolate mousse.
Find out more at www.PhiPhiIslandVillage.com
