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From Tuesday, September 8, 2026 to Thursday, September 10, 2026 September 8, 2026 September 10, 2026 The Lodge at Woodloch
Chef Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, James Beard Award-Winning Chef
September 9th - 10th
Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon is an award-winning chef, restaurateur and author best known for her restaurant Kalaya, one of the world’s highest regarded Thai restaurants. A career flight attendant from Trang, Thailand, Nok embarked on her second act at age 50 with the opening of Kalaya—a restaurant named for her mother that celebrates the bright, bold, and unapologetically spicy flavors of Southern Thai cuisine. Upon opening in 2019, Kalaya was featured on Esquire's and Food & Wine’s “Best New Restaurant in America” lists and has received James Beard Award nominations for “Best New Restaurant” in 2020 and “Outstanding Restaurant” in 2025. Nok received the James Beard Award for “Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic” in 2023, was named one of the most influential people in the world on the prestigious TIME100 list in 2025, and received a spot on Forbes’ “50 Over 50” list the same year. As part of the inaugural North America’s 50 Best Restaurant list, which debuted in 2025, Kalaya was ranked No. 7 and Nok was named “North America’s Best Female Chef.” Kalaya was also included in Michelin’s inaugural 2025 Philadelphia selection, earning a “Michelin Recommended” designation in the Northeast Cities Guide. Nok’s TV appearances include the Philadelphia episode of Netflix’s Somebody Feed Phil in 2021, and in 2024 a dedicated Season 7 episode on Netflix’s Emmy-nominated Chef’s Table.
Wednesday, September 9th
Cooking Demonstration with Chef Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon
Join Chef Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, the winner of the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic in 2023 for a cooking demonstration featuring a recipe from her cookbook Kalaya's Southern Thai Kitchen: A Cookbook.
Thursday, September 10th
Garden Dinner with Chef Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon ($)
5:30pm
Chef Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon joins forces with The Lodge at Woodloch's own Chef Kate for a Thai-inspired garden dinner experience that you won't soon forget. The intimate two-hour tasting dinner will be led by Chef Nok and Chef Kate as they select the harvest focus for the dinner and our Sommelier will pair the dinner with wine. There is an up-charge for the intimate dinner experience of $95 per person, which includes the wine pairing. Limited seating so please plan ahead!
*Dinners are weather dependent. Garden dinners include a garden tour prior to dinner, garden conditions may be muddy. Please make reservations for our Garden Dinner with the Hostess. *Due to satellite kitchen use and the uniquely creative & themed nature of our Harvest Lunches and Garden Dinners, allergy and dietary restriction accommodations may not be possible. Please speak with a Hostess prior to making a reservation if you have an allergy or dietary restriction.
