"At Bangkok’s one-Michelin-starred Upstairs at Mikkeller, Dan Bark orchestrates a symphony of flavours with food, craft beer and coffee. Walk down this quiet residential street in Bangkok’s hipster Ekkamai neighbourhood in the evening and you’ll come upon a white two-storey bungalow, its front yard bathed in the cheery glow of fairy lights. A long wall of 30 craft beers on tap greets you as you step into the Mikkeller Bangkok bar. 'It’s fun, upbeat surroundings, and you come up the stairs and you’ll walk into our home,' says Dan Bark, chef-owner of Upstairs at Mikkeller. 'And I’ll be at the corner cooking for you.' Bark, who was born in South Korea, cut his teeth as the sous chef of three-Michelin-starred Grace in Chicago under renowned American chef Curtis Duffy before arriving in Bangkok with his Thai wife in 2014 with dreams of opening his own restaurant." - Rachel Tan
