“I thought about it and I think that I’m not going to continue the business because it’s very difficult,” Jay Fai said in a recent interview with Kom Chad Luek. 

 

“It’s really tough. When the produce arrives in the morning, I have to get up and come check it myself at 7am. If it’s not up to standard, I’ll send it back.” Jay Fai also mentions that the market has gotten more competitive, especially since they’re all going for the best of the best, adding that it’s difficult to find a good price. The chef also stated that collaborations and obligations will continue after the shop shutters. 

 

Supinya Junsuta—known to most as Jay Fai—became a Bangkok dining darling for her spot by the fire in front of a high powered fan at her constantly occupied restaurant that started changing the way people think about Bangkok street food in the 1980s. Now she is finally hanging up her goggles.

 

Back in December of 2017, Raan Jay Fai was awarded the first Michelin Star (which was both good and bad for this star chef), catapulting Jay Fai to celebrity status. 

 

Since then, she has collaborated with South Korea’s beloved instant noodle brand Shin Ramyun, won an Icon Awards from Asia’s 50 Best, designed meals for Thai airways, appeared in Netflix series “Street Food,” and she’s still got that Michelin star on the door.

 

With the shop shutting down, the famous street food might be lost to history, as Jay Fai has said in the past that she does not plan to pass the restaurant on to her family. She added in the recent interview that she’s happy to impart wisdom if anyone is interested in taking over the restaurant.