Conny Andersson has been appointed as executive chef at Six Senses Yao Noi to oversee food and beverage operations at the award winning 56 pool villas resort. In addition to this role, he also has held the responsibility of group executive chef for Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas.
Conny is no stranger to Six Senses family and has been the executive chef for Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain which is located at the gateway to the majestic Qing Cheng Mountains.
Chef Conny Andersson has spent his last five years working in China, Vietnam and Malaysia, working at renowned kitchens of the MGM Grand and The Datai. He directed a wide spectrum of cuisines that included Cantonese, Vietnamese, Asian Eclectic, Japanese, Thai, Indian and Malay in addition to traditional international Western. Prior to this, he worked in Barbados as well as California, where he was chef and managing partner at a California – Scandinavian gastro wine bar and restaurant, named one of the Top Three New Restaurants by the Los Angeles Times.
Chef Conny’s international career took off after he relocated to the United States from his native Gothenburg in Sweden. After a period as chef de partie at LOrangerie in Los Angeles, which was voted as a Top Three Restaurant in the United States, he joined Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and spent the next 18 years in Nevis, West Indies; Bali, Indonesia; Cairo, Egypt and the famed Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, California.
On the celebrity chef front, Chef Conny has co-written a cookbook with Actor Morgan Freeman and he has cooked on the Oprah Winfrey Show, The View and The Today show in the United States. Twice he has been a guest chef with Crystal Cruises and was voted Chef Of The Year by Club Culinaire of French Cuisine Los Angeles. He has also donated much time and talent to various fundraising and non – profit organizations around the globe.
The resorts four dining outlets will focus on sustainable and organic approach with a food concept that is based on casual, healthy food using responsible ingredients and produce from its own organic gardens. Executive Chef Conny Andersson says, There are more and more people, who go organic and want to become educated about food and their health. The resort offers the ideal platform to educate guests accordingly and to help them to reconnect with themselves, others and the world around them.
”We are delighted to welcome Conny to Six Senses Yao Noi,” commented Graham Grant, general manager of Six Senses Yao Noi. “Conny’s tremendous wealth of experience and knowledge is key for the continued growth of the culinary team, taking our culinary experiences to new heights. We would like to take this opportunity to wish Conny and his wife a wonderful new chapter on our beautiful Koh Yao Noi.”
