The Blue Elephant Heritage
Born in Chachoengsao province in Thailand, Master Chef Nooror Somany Steppe ingrained her deep connection with the culinary world since childhood by her mother who had a vast knowledge in making fresh, fragrant curries such as her famous heirloom Massaman curry paste.
Master Chef Nooror married a Belgian art dealer, Karl Steppe, who has always been passionate about Thai culture and Thai cuisine. The founding of Blue Elephant Restaurants was prompted by Master Chef Nooror’s preparations of homemade Thai meals for her husband’s guests who were enchanted with her cooking skills.
The first Blue Elephant Restaurant opened in 1980 in Brussels, Belgium and continuously expanded throughout major cities in the world. Blue Elephant finally returned to its homeland and established Blue Elephant Restaurant and Cooking School Bangkok in 2002, and opened a Phuket branch in 2010.
Both restaurants are elegantly lodged in historical buildings dating back to more than a century. The Blue Elephant Bangkok is housed in the colonial era architecture, Thai-Chine Building of the Thai Chinese Chamber of Commerce, whereas the Blue Elephant Phuket is located at the site of the Sino-Portuguese Phra Pitak Chinpracha Mansion.
