EXCLUSIVE:Peter LuosStars Collectivehas optioned the life rights of Pichaya Soontornyanakij, also known as Chef Pam.
Pam is a Thai-Chinese-Australian chef and the owner of POTONG, a Thai-Chinese fine-dining Michelin-star restaurant in Bangkoks Chinatown.
Nancy Xu, co-CEO of Stars Collective, will co-produce the project with Luo.
Pichaya SoontornyanakijStars Collective
In the 1880s, Pams family migrated to Thailand from Fujian, in southern China.
Pams ancestor opened the 120-year-old POTONG Pharmacy in a building she inherited, which later became the POTONG restaurant.
Pam opened POTONG at the end of 2021.
Born and raised in Bangkok, Pam was a 2013 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.
The movie will of course explore her understanding of food, Thai food, and cooking.
