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Only LIMITED seats! Add yourself to the Waitlist and Venmo @i8NYC $264/pp to be moved over to 'Going'. Feel free to bring +1 guest. Tickets will go to the quick and committed! NO REFUNDS!!!

Note: JBF Dinners have recently been sold out before posting menus so that's your heads up!

We are heading to JBF Platform! Featuring Chefs Nok Suntaranon (KALAYA), Earl Ninsom (LONGBAAN), Ohm Suansilphong (KRU), and Saif Manna (Manna Bakery) Thailand’s signature warm hospitality and family-style meals set the scene for an ideal Friendsgiving celebration. Three of the country’s most celebrated Thai chefs—James Beard Award winners Nok Suntaranon of Philadelphia’s Kalaya and Earl Ninsom of Portland’s Langbaan as well as Ohm Suansilphong of Brooklyn’s Kru—will collaborate on a four-course Thai menu. Expect flavor fireworks from vibrant herb-laced salads and rich curries, as well as sumptuous Kalaya-inspired desserts crafted by chef-friend Saif Manna of Philadelphia’s Manna Bakery. Don’t miss this delicious and unique opportunity to savor the season’s spirit of gratitude and gathering.

Be sure to also check out our other Event w/ Chef Nok: 12/2 ONE NIGHT ONLY! THAI w/ KALAYA x FISH CHEEKS NOHO 🇹🇭

Whether you were with us for SOBEWFF Best of the Best, DEVOUR: Philly, JBF x Kalaya Dinner, or just our past KRU dinner/lunches, you know we are HUGE FANS! Save on the flight to/from Philly! ✈️

FORBES 50/50 LIST
TIME 100 LIST

Chef Nok recently named North America’s Best Female Chef 2025

# New episode of 'Chef's Table' S7 visits Thailand with Kalaya chef Nok Suntaranon to show her life, influences

# 2023 NY TIMES BEST RESTAURANTS IN AMERICA (KALAYA)

# Kalaya chef wins 2023 Best Chef Mid-Atlantic at James Beard Awards

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Earl Ninsom (Langbaan), the Bangkok, Thailand-born chef and restaurateur, is considered among the most talented chefs in Portland, Oregon. He helms a small empire of nationally acclaimed Thai restaurants, including Langbaan, EEM, Yaowarat, PaaDee, Hat Yai, and Phuket Cafe. Yaowarat, EEM and Langbaan. Save on the flight to/from Portland! ✈️

2025 A100

Portland’s Langbaan wins big at 2024 James Beard Awards

How Langbaan’s Earl Ninsom Turned Us All On to the Breadth of Thai Food

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MICHELIN PLATE 🍽️
Accolades:

  • James Beard Awards Best New Restaurant in America Semifinalist
  • Esquire's Best New Restaurants in America
  • The Infatuation NYC's Best New Restaurants
  • World of Fine Wine North America’s Best Micro Wine List
  • Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence
  • Star Wine List Best Short List Finalist New York

PICS FROM LAST TIME (ALI DOMRONGCHAI DESSERT POPUP @ KRU)
PICS FROM 2ND LAST TIME
PICS FROM RW BRUNCH
PICS FROM KRU LAAB POPUP

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Cost: $264 (ALL IN)

Menu: TBD
Please arrive with an open mind and palate

Dietary/Food Restrictions Policy:
Events at Platform by JBF are special one-night-only menus and we do not offer a la carte menus. If you have serious food allergies, we will work with the visiting chef team to do our best to accommodate but cannot guarantee that alternate options will be available for every course.

Tickets to events held at Platform at Pier 57 by the James Beard Foundation cover the cost of food, education and a unique dining experience. Meals are prepared by culinary masters from all regions of the United States and around the world. Unless otherwise stated, alcoholic beverages are provided on a complimentary basis and are not included in the ticket price.

James Beard Foundation events permit guests age 21 years and older to attend events where alcoholic beverages are served.

~A La Cuisine

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