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Virul (Noi) Ramasut

Managing Director

Noi is one of Cardiff's most well known and respected restaurateurs. Married in Thailand to Welsh woman Arlene, he came to Wales in the early 1970's and graduated from UWIST in economics. His gastronomic career began nearly two decades ago in answer to calls by friends and acquaintances to make Thai cuisine available in Wales. So The Thai House Restaurant on first floor premises in High Street became the first Thai restaurant outside London.
With friends and mentors Ann and Franco Teruschio to point him in the right direction Noi spent the next few years using his wealth of experience travelling the world's top hotels and restaurants to turn the High Street's The Thai House into a popular intimate venue, building up his reputation as one of the most instinctive players in the Thai food industry in the United Kingdom. As President of the Thai Restaurateurs Association of the UK in the 90's, Noi worked tirelessly to promote and drive awareness of good quality Thai food. It is now the most popular and fastest growing cuisine with over a thousand restaurants throughout the UK.

In 1999, having met the challenge of successfully running Wales' first and premiere Thai restaurant, Noi opened Skymarket, which ensures that fresh produce is flown in weekly from Bangkok. As well as providing The Thai House with all the necessary ingredients to maintain the highest of standards, Skymarket also supplies the growing network of Thai restaurants scattered around the UK thus producing another first for Cardiff.

The combination of a superb restaurant and the right clientele has ensured the enormous success of The Thai House which Noi moved to a bigger establishment on Guildford Crescent in 1997. As one of Cardiff s most spacious restaurants, The Thai House has a capacity for 150 people on one ground floor. From its opening night the venue has been embraced by Cardiff's fashion conscious crowd and has become synonymous with a retreat where private or more open surroundings guarantee an altogether holistic dining experience. Noi is a familiar sight at the restaurant, taking great care and pleasure in ensuring his guests' enjoyment and becoming a friend to many of the colourful personalities who frequent it.

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