Tangram Restaurant

Our BBQ specialist is Kalyan, a young and quiet personality who has taken care of her family's lunches and dinners for quite a while. She is always running around buying fresh produce to cook for her family and friends and now for Tangram Garden. Under the guidance of our chef she has developed her skills as a BBQ chef and has become an indispensable force behind the grill. The Tangram Signature plate is one of the best selling dishes, which is a mixed grill that is grilled to perfection by Kalyan.

Micha arrived in Cambodia in October 2011 to help set up the menu and kitchen and to train the staff. A project that was immediately his calling and that shows how important it is to pay attention to detail. Micha's 10 years of cooking skills and kitchen management were a blessing for Tangram and its staff. The young and energetic staff learned a great deal from Micha and until today are proof of how imprtant good training and continuous training is. The staff do great, also without his skills and supervision around. They show eye for details and the care on which he focused the past year. Even  though he may be back in Holland now, Tangram would not be Tangram without him and the staff respects that a lot, showing off every night their detail for care and creativity in the kitchen. 

Meet Deth, he is our security guard. A security guard in Cambodia never really gets much attention but Deth is as much part of the  Tangram Team as anyone else. Always busy doing something in the restaurant, from cutting grass to refilling the oil lamps, He will probably be the first person you see when you arrive, and also the last to see when he waves you goodbye. Deth speaks English at a beginner's level and is the first person you meet at Tangram. He is also the last one who waves you goodbye when you leave Tangram.

Sam Eng is part of our service team. She will welcome you with a broad smile to the restaurant. Prior to joining Tangram Garden, she trained at several 5* restaurants in town and participated in a training program of one of our neighboring NGO's. The NGO supports young adults with a poor background and helps them develop their hospitality skills. As part of Tangram's desire to do as much as possible back to the community, Tangram immediately asked Sam Eng to come over for a try out. After she told us she would be very happy to work at Tangram, we offered her the position and ever since she has been developing an excellent and pleasant colleague.

Mr.Dang, started as the kitchen help in early January 2012 but developed himself quickly as a salad specialist and later on as the sous chef of Tangram. Dang is one of those young people who deserve a chance and who will not disappoint you. After two years with Tangram, Dang was promoted to chef. That is a long way to go from a man who could only fry morning glory two years ago. He was trained by the same NGO as Sam Eng and Kea and we are very glad we have him as our chef. Consultant chef Micha trusted and believed in him and Dang did not disappoint his teacher and neither will he disappoint his guests! 

Sithorn joined the Tangram team early 2012. A quiet and shy personality when she first arrived. Nowadays, Sithorn is an excellent communicator and has developed her hospitality skills to a very high level already. There is always a smile on her face, and her gentle personality makes any guest feels comfortable. She is also our dessert specialist and creates the fresh fruit cocktails and mango and sticky rice delight. Sithorn is is one of those people that always goes the extra mile. Or in Tangram's case, the extra paths. She is still young and developing her language skills, but you will find out soon that she has quite some confidence build up to talk about more than just your orders!