James Beard Award winner
Sarintip Singsanong
- Discipline
- James Beard Award winner
i. Biography
The Climb
At Jitlada in Los Angeles, California, Sarintip Singsanong started as chef in 2006 and worked inside a kitchen with a fixed identity, learning the pressure and repetition that define a restaurant with a strong point of view. The craft here is not simply tenure; it is the steady building of command through consistency, precision, and close attention to flavor. Over time, Jitlada became the place where her name and the restaurant’s ongoing energy were shaped together. Since 2017, ownership has extended that work rather than replacing it. Sarintip Singsanong moved from chef to owner of Jitlada, Los Angeles, California, keeping the same address as the center of the operation while taking responsibility for the restaurant’s larger life. The continuity matters in this trade: one place, one kitchen lineage, and a career that stayed with the room long enough to define its next phase.
Today
Jitlada in Los Angeles remains the restaurant most closely associated with Sarintip Singsanong, and with Southern Thai cooking in that city. That association comes from years of repeated service, with the cuisine expressed through a single address and a consistent point of view. Her name now functions as a marker for the style the restaurant is known for, tied to Los Angeles but rooted in Southern Thai cooking.
Signature
Sarintip's signature dishes include Jazz burger. In the context of Jitlada, the dish serves as a named reference point for her work: specific, memorable, and closely tied to a restaurant career built over time. It reads as part of the restaurant’s identity as much as part of her own.
Profile updated August 2026
FAQ
Asked of Sarintip
What recognition has Sarintip Singsanong received?
James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist for Best Chef: California (2022).
