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Michael’s culinary and business vision led to the founding of his company, Mina Group, with partner Andre Agassi in 2002. With accolades including James Beard Foundation “Who’s Who of Food & Beverage” inductee, Gayot Restaurateur of the Year 2011, Food Arts Silver Spoon Award winner May 2011, Bon Appétit Chef of the Year 2005, San Francisco Magazine Chef of the Year 2005, as well as the International Food and Beverage Forum’s Restaurateur of the Year 2005, Michael continues to dazzle the culinary world with bold dining concepts that have contributed to San Francisco’s reputation as a world-class epicurean destination and made him an integral part of the dining scene across the country. With the October 2010 opening of MICHAEL MINA, his eponymous signature restaurant in San Francisco, Michael is at the helm at the same location (formerly AQUA) and city where he first established his culinary reputation 20 years ago. Michael Mina’s story is one of two decades of influence, passion and achievement. In 2008, he was hired as executive chef and consultant at Nest, one of the most popular dining spots in Bangkok, located on the rooftop of the Le Fenix Hotel Sukhumwit. Starting in 2006, Krairavee began a two year stint as the executive chef and consultant at Rama 9 Plaza Food Corner, a seven story shopping center with a variety of dining options in the heart of Bangkok. The following year he worked as the executive chef and instructor for Jim Thompson Co., overseeing three Thai restaurants in Thailand and one in Malaysia. Executive chef Krairit Kralravee's menu offers a modern interpretation of Thai cuisine, including a spicy papaya salad and wok-tossed live Maine lobster infused with hints of ginger and scallion. In 2004, he was hired as sous chef and instructor at the Khaolak Laguna Resort in Phan-Nga, Thailand. Lemongrass offers a modern interpretation of Thai cuisine and features a bar and lounge, and two private dining rooms.
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High Resolution Low Resolution ARIA - Lemongrass - Table Spread. His culinary career began in 2001 at The Oriental Thai Cooking School at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, where he prepared ingredients for classes and shopped for items on the instructors daily market list. High Resolution Low Resolution ARIA - Lemongrass - Tom Ya. Krairavee earned a Western-Thai Culinary certificate in 2001 from the Dusit Thani College in Thailand and a certificate in Western Hotel Management from the Bilderberg Hotel De Klepperman in 2002. A native of Bangkok, he brings the authentic spices and flavors of Thai cuisine to his menu, creating a genuine dining experience straight from Southeast Asia. Krairit Krairavee opened Lemongrass at ARIA Resort & Casino, the first Thai restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip, in 2009.