Thai chef hadn’t seen his family for 15 years, now his new employer closes restaurant annually for him to go home

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Reddit

 

A Thai-fusion restaurant in Bakersfield, California put up a sign explaining why they’ve closed for two weeks, and the heartwarming reason is breaking the internet — and making everyone want to eat there.

 

A Reddit user snapped and posted a picture of the sign at Chef’s Choice Noodle Bar, which went viral and has received more than 2,000 comments. Some local users said that they now want to eat at the restaurant more often.

 

The sign reads: “Our head chef is from Thailand, and every year, we send him back to visit his family. Prior to coming to work at Chef’s Choice Noodle Bar, he had not seen his family for 15 years, but when he joined the Noodle Bar family, we wanted him to have the opportunity to see his family on a more regular basis. So we close the restaurant for two weeks every fall, in order for him to visit his family and recharge himself.”

 

Full Story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/thai-chef-hadnt-seen-family-15-years-now-new-employer-closes-restaurant-annually-go-home/

 

-- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2017-9-28

If true, a really nice story.

cheap marketing ploy 

Sounds like somebody needs to train their Sous Chef(s) some more...?

Nice touch. Stand to lose $50,000 but the extra publicity and future custom should make up for that. 

5 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

breaking the internet

Not sure if that is true?

4 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

If true, a really nice story.

"American restaurant closes for 2 weeks and all the staff get a holiday"  Stop the presses. I guess you missed the part where they said "every year"...this isn't new "news"

Edited September 28, 20178 yr by SABloke

In my home town a know quite a few restaurants that close for 2 weeks every year to allow their chef to go home..................and he lives only just around the corner.

 

What is he going to find after being away for 15 years?

2 minutes ago, SunsetT said:

What is he going to find after being away for 15 years?

A bowl of noodles got a lot more expensive.

3 hours ago, Happy enough said:

cheap marketing ploy 

If it's a marketing ploy ? it's not cheap it's clever !!!

I just hope he is allowed back into the country. (USA)

6 hours ago, off road pat said:

If it's a marketing ploy ? it's not cheap it's clever !!!

cheap, costs nothing to make that sign and post it on the internet. hence 'cheap' marketing ploy

11 hours ago, Happy enough said:

cheap marketing ploy 

Oh ye of little faith. 

14 Posts. The majority negative. Nothing good or nice to say about anything. Typical Thai Visa posters...

 Do have a nice day grumpy old men....

nothing negative about the truth. so they let the chef take the holiday he's entitled to once a year. why advertise it unless for cheap marketing. most companies give their staff holidays, and what? no ones grumpy haha. just because people can can see through the bullshit doesn't make them grumpy

2 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

14 Posts. The majority negative. Nothing good or nice to say about anything. Typical Thai Visa posters...

 Do have a nice day grumpy old men....

Agreed its really a pity, a feel good story and then jumped on by a bunch of angry want to be expat experts. Laughable indeed.

2 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

14 Posts. The majority negative. Nothing good or nice to say about anything. Typical Thai Visa posters...

 Do have a nice day grumpy old men....

Agreed its really a pity, a feel good story and then jumped on by a bunch of angry want to be expat experts. Laughable indeed.

1 hour ago, GLewis said:

Agreed its really a pity, a feel good story and then jumped on by a bunch of angry want to be expat experts. Laughable indeed.

I thought this was "Thailand News", not the "Daíly Fluffy Unicorn Bedtime Story". News these days are to be automatically distrusted. False until proven true.

2 hours ago, GLewis said:

Agreed its really a pity, a feel good story and then jumped on by a bunch of angry want to be expat experts. Laughable indeed.

a feel good story? ok if you say so, hope it made you feel all lovely. just ask yourself this, who's the one labelling everyone a wanna be expat and angry haha. over a 'no story'. the only thing 'laughable' is you mate. haha

6 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

14 Posts. The majority negative. Nothing good or nice to say about anything. Typical Thai Visa posters...

 Do have a nice day grumpy old men....

Thai Visa ... The hub of cynicism

 

51 minutes ago, Happy enough said:

a feel good story? ok if you say so, hope it made you feel all lovely. just ask yourself this, who's the one labelling everyone a wanna be expat and angry haha. over a 'no story'. the only thing 'laughable' is you mate. haha

You don't sound Happy Enough. Did you forget to take your meds again???

17 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

A bowl of noodles got a lot more expensive.

Cigs and booze prices up and lies get told more often than they used to, that's if he get through the airport Que and the taxi drivers don't mug him

21 minutes ago, Green Acres said:

Thai Visa ... The hub of cynicism

 

I think you missed the point a bit, most if not all comments on here are aimed at the few, you know the yellow ones as the majority of locals suffer from those child like mistakes that those at the top make day after day and try to cover up with BullS>>> while robbing the nice people. in a country built and run for the few while the nicer people (majority) suffer living on 300b a day when a cup of coffee cost nearly that in BK

8 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

14 Posts. The majority negative. Nothing good or nice to say about anything. Typical Thai Visa posters...

 Do have a nice day grumpy old men....

Right with you mate .. wasnt there a movie about "old men"

20 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

14 Posts. The majority negative. Nothing good or nice to say about anything. Typical Thai Visa posters...

 Do have a nice day grumpy old men....

Yeah, bloody sad, isn't it! There are some miserable bastards out there in LOS!!

 

hahaha