Chef waves goodbye to Sailors Thai again

Pacharin ''Air'' Jantrakool, the talented Thai chef who returned to Sailors Thai in 2012 (having previously run Sailors Thai Canteen), will depart the restaurant again at the end of this week.

Jantrakool told Short Black she rejoined Sailors because David Thompson asked her to step in during a change of owners last year.

''Now they are stable with a good team, that's why I can go back to concentrate on my own business, Tapioca [restaurant in Cremorne],'' she says.

Former Sailors Thai head chef Ty Bellingham will take the reins in the kitchen at The Rocks' eatery.