Meet Bangkok Joe’s Chef Aulie

Aulie Bunyarataphan sat in her grandmother’s Bangkok kitchen every morning, watching as she religiously planned and made four meals a day. Young Aulie didn’t have any interest in cooking, unaware that she’d one day serve the very same chicken buns in her own Georgetown restaurant. In this week’s byGeorge blog, the Bangkok Joe’s chef and owner shares how her dream of becoming a fashion designer evolved into cooking, why food critics weren’t initially receptive, and how nuns at a French convent school influenced a major career decision.