Bringing Starred-Thai flair to Aji
[February 26, Macau] In an ongoing effort to enhance Macau's reputation as a "Creative City of Gastronomy", MGM launches its "Gastronomic Journey with Star Chefs" series of 2025, featuring worldwide collaborations and cultural exchange with international culinary experts. From March 7 to 8, MGM will welcome Chudaree "Tam" Debhakam (Chef Tam), a Michelin 2-starred chef-owner of the Thai restaurant Baan Tepa Culinary Space from Bangkok, who has been recently crowned as the Asia's Best Female Chef 2025 by Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, to present traditional Thai flavors with modern flair in the unique "Asian Bistronomy" atmosphere of Aji at MGM COTAI.
Chef Tam has blazed a trail in the culinary world as the first female Thai chef to achieve two Michelin stars, while also earning the 2024 MICHELIN Thailand Young Chef Award. Her innovative approach to traditional Thai cuisine focuses on organic, local produce, and sustainable practices, ensuring a dining experience that is both unique and memorable. At her acclaimed restaurant Baan Tepa Culinary Space, which is renowned for its strong sustainability initiatives, ranks among Asia's 50 Best Restaurants for two consecutive years in both 2023 and 2024. Chef Tam’s achievements are not just a testament to her culinary prowess but also a beacon of inspiration for aspiring female chefs worldwide.
During this two-day culinary showcase, Chef Tam will present a five-course dinner tasting menu featuring her signature dishes. Highlights include the Dong Dang Noodles, which is Chef Tam’s 4.0 version, boasting a rich infusion with Firefly Squid (Hotaru) and fresh black squid ink to showcase the Northeastern Thai rice noodle with reimagined flavor. Another standout, the Wagyu Beef Mosaic with Blackened Curry and Jasmine Coconut Rice in Bamboo Leaf, is a traditional Thai dish with a contemporary twist. What’s more, the Tom Jiew further exemplifies the menu’s creativity, blending Baan Tepa Culinary Space’s ingenuity with fresh ingredients from Tepa Garden, this dish offers a refreshing and flavorful culinary experience.
This distinctive tasting menu will be available from March 7 to 8 at Aji of MGM COTAI, priced at MOP 1,888* per guest, with an additional MOP 700* for wine pairing. For inquiries and reservations, please contact (853) 8806 2308 or visit www.mgm.mo.
*All prices are in MOP and subject to a 10% service charge.
About MGM
MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in Greater China. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai.
MGM MACAU is a Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style. MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling. The POLY MGM MUSEUM spanning almost 2,000 square meters, is constructed in accordance with Chinese national standards for the exhibition of Grade-One cultural relics. MGM MACAU’s world class facilities also include conference and event facilities, spa, and seven signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.
Designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, MGM COTAI offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings, food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience. MGM has joined hands with renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou to set up the “Macau 2049” residency in MGM Theater. The Spectacle at MGM COTAI becomes the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting) on January 19, 2019, making it the first architectural and structural GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Macau, China. MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. MGM COTAI is the only mega complex and hotel in Macau to gain three-star certification in both Green Building Design and Operation Label, as well as the first hotel in the Greater Bay Area and second in Greater China to receive the certifications.
MGM China is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and Park MGM. For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company's website at www.mgmresorts.com.
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MGM
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