Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort recently announced the appointment of Kevin Fawkes as the new executive chef. With two Iron Chef Thailand wins to his name, chef Fawkes is also honorary director of the Thailand Culinary Academy and a member of the British Culinary Federation.
Chef Fawkes joins Anantara Lawana from The Bitter End Yacht Club in the British Virgin Islands where he was in charge of restaurant operations as F&B director. Prior to that, between 2017 and 2021, he did two stints as culinary director for the Soneva Group Maldives overseeing all culinary operations in Soneva Fushi and Soneva in Aqua, as well as launching Soneva's artisanal cheese and charcuterie programme and founding the Soneva Food and Drink laboratory.
