Meet Junnajet Hurapan | Executive Chef

We had the good fortune of connecting with Junnajet Hurapan and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Junnajet, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
We would like to bring the deep-rooted, refined traditional of Thailand’s culinary arts to the plate, including fresh herbs with health enhancing properties, promoting the uniqueness of Thai culture, a part of the cultural detective, conveying stories through our dishes. allowing Americans to be able to truly absorb the Thainess and proclaimed to the whole world.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
Yi Peng Thai Dining is a Thai restaurant serving traditional family dishes inspired by Northern Thailand cuisine recipes, with an emphasis on flavors. The dynamic duo Chefs Jett and Jira Hurapan are hard at work to make this a worthwhile experience. Located in CityCentre, Houston, Yi Peng is named after the famous lantern festival in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Our goal is for you to have a memorable Thai dining experience, enjoying the celebration of the full moon through our choice of dishes, themed after the lantern festival. We have a passion for traditional Northern Thai cuisine and use only the freshest ingredients, our Thai culture, and the warm hospitality of the Yi Peng team to craft a one-of-a-kind dining experience.

We are the first Thai restaurant in Houston to offer a Chef’s Table experience. We bring the deep-rooted, refined traditional of Thailand’s culinary arts to the plate, including fresh herbs with health enhancing properties, promoting the uniqueness of Thai culture by combining all food together with the lantern festival so that what customers get is a really unique experience. We are proud to be a part of the cultural detective, conveying stories through our dishes. allowing Americans to be able to truly absorb the Thainess and proclaimed to the whole world.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Explore the delicious foods of West side Houston and discovering the history behind many cuisine in CityCenter. CanDytopia – deliciously fun interactive experience, activity for kids of all ages and stay at Moran Hotel – A best romantic, cool and unique hotel in Houston. Hotels.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Executive Chef, Junnajet Hurapan “Chef Jett” and Chef de Cuisine, Jira Hurapan “Chef Jira”

Website: https://www.yipengthaidining.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yipengthaidining/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YiPengThaiDining

Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/yi-peng-houston-3

Image Credits
Yi Peng Thai Dining