Ace Watanasuparp

Coming Up

The work behind Ace Watanasuparp spans discipline across several fields, and each stop seems to have sharpened a different part of the same operating instinct. Bronx Science and NYU Law School set an academic baseline of rigor, while a walk-on role with the University of Connecticut men's basketball team in UConn points to the kind of persistence that shows up long before any ownership title does. In banking, he moved from bank worker at a bank in New York to loan officer at Citibank, then to Senior Vice President and director of the Home Mortgage Division at Citizens Bank, before becoming president at DE Capital. The throughline is not one lane, but repeated proof of range, endurance, and comfort with responsibility. That same range now runs through Ace Watanasuparp’s current roles as Regional VP of Citizens Bank, partner of Cliffco Mortgage Bankers, co-founder / owner of Spot Dessert Bar, co-founder / owner of Obao, co-founder / owner of Gai Chicken and Rice, and owner of Scoop by Spot. Banking and hospitality sit side by side here, and the list reads less like a pivot than a portfolio: structured finance on one end, fast-moving food businesses on the other.

Where They Are Now

Golden Toast remains the defining item: a large, crispy, honey-buttered toast finished with strawberries and condensed milk ice cream. The dish is built on contrast and timing, with each element doing a specific job in the final bite. It is the item most closely associated with the business because it lands with clarity—familiar ingredients handled in a way that gives them a sharper profile.

Signature

Ace's signature dishes include Matcha Lava Cake, Golden Toast, Green Tea Lava, and Harvest. The range suggests a menu that works in a familiar register but still aims for finish and presentation, with dessert names that signal both comfort and control. Golden Toast is the anchor, but the full list shows a kitchen language that leans on recognizable sweets and a polished, contemporary style.

In Their Words “I work way too hard at the bank to come here roll up my sleeves and get thrown cupcakes on my suit.” The line marks the boundary between banking formality and the rougher, more physical pace of hospitality. It also shows Ace Watanasuparp moving easily between those worlds, with enough distance to joke about the contrast and enough familiarity to take it in stride. “I used to play in the rain in the snow. I would wear gloves. Everywhere I went I would be dribbling a basketball.” The image is all repetition and conditions: weather, gloves, motion, habit. It reads as a record of practice carried into daily life, the kind of early discipline that keeps showing up long after the court is gone.