Baoburg


AccessibleAsian-ownedDeliveryFood & DrinkHandmadeLGBTQ+RestaurantRestaurant & BarVegetarian friendly

Authentic Southeast Asian food in Brooklyn, New York.


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Baoburg


Accessible, Asian-owned, Delivery, Food & Drink, Handmade, LGBTQ+, Restaurant, Restaurant & Bar, Vegetarian friendly

Authentic Southeast Asian food in Brooklyn, New York.


Founders

Suchanan Aksornnan Twitter Icon LinkedIn Icon

Locations

Brooklyn, New York 11222 United States

Mission

Bring authentic flavors and textures of Southeast Asian street-style food and drinks as well as an ambience of the region to Brooklyn’s neighborhood.


About

Baoburg is a cozy restaurant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, offering Southeast Asian street-style comfort food. Baoburg’s owner and Executive Chef, Suchanan Aksornnan (nicknamed Chef Bao Bao), wanted to bring the authentic flavors, textures, and overall ambience of the region she grew up with to her Brooklyn’s neighborhood.

Suchanan was born in the northernmost province of Thailand – Chiang Rai. Surrounded by greatness of nature, organic and fresh ingredients, and a wide variety of local foods, she began her culinary journey at about 5 years old, when she made her first dish. Grandma and mom were her members. This early exposure to food is one of the biggest reasons why she does what she does today. Suchanan came to US at 15 and in between school classes, she began helping her mom, also a chef. After graduating from The French Culinary Institute in NY, Chef Bao Bao began training at L’ecole in NYC. Soon after, she landed her first job at the Mercer Kitchen working with renowned Michelin star chef, Jean Georges. In addition, she also got an amazing opportunity to work with Daniel Boulud at Bar Boulud. Following this, Chef Bao Bao became the lead line cook at Soho House Hotel; she worked as a personal chef assistant for Marc Ecko in NYC and as starch cook at Social Private with Top chef Tiffany Derry. She also cooked as a personal chef for the Princess of Saudi Arabia and many celebrities including, to name a few: Cameron Diaz, Janet Jackson, Lucy Lu, Marc Jacobs.

In 2015 Chef Bao Bao was recognized by Zagat as one of “30 Under 30” culinary rising stars in NYC and featured in numerous food & dining publications. She was also one of the contestants in a popular Esquire Network TV show, “Knife Fight” and in “Beat Bobby Flay” on the Food Network channel. In 2016, Thrillist.com recognized her as one of 11 “The Most Badass Female Chefs in New York”.