Pim Techamuanvivit (; ; born 1971) is a Thai chef and restaurateur based in

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. She is the owner of Nari, Kamin, and Michelin-starred

Kin Khao Kin Khao is a Thai restaurant in San Francisco, California. Owned by Pim Techamuanvivit, the restaurant has received a Michelin star. See also * List of Michelin starred restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area * List of Thai restaurants F ...

restaurants in San Francisco, and became the executive chef of Michelin-starred Nahm in

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in 2019. Techamuanvivit was born and grew up in Bangkok. She arrived in the United States to attend graduate school at the

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, and worked for

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and

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after graduating. She began blogging in 2001, and her blog, Chez Pim, became a popular food blog in the early days of the

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platform. In 2009, Techamuanvivit published a book, "The Foodie Handbook," to mixed reviews. Techamuanvivit gradually turned her attention toward cooking, first starting a jam business, then focusing on Thai food, learning family recipes from her aunt during visits to home in Thailand. She opened Kin Khao in San Francisco in 2014, which received one Michelin Star a year later. In 2018, she was approached to take over from Prin Polsuk as head chef at Nahm, a Michelin-starred restaurant founded by David Thompson in Bangkok. She opened Kamin, a takeout restaurant in San Francisco Airport, and Nari, a larger restaurant also in San Francisco, in 2019.

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* Pim Techamuanvivit Pim Techamuanvivit Head chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants Living people 1971 births {{Chef-stub Chefs of Thai cuisine Women chefs