She arrived in the United States to attend graduate school at the University of California, San Diego, and worked for Netscape and Cisco Systems after graduating.
[2] In 2009, Techamuanvivit published a book, "The Foodie Handbook," to mixed reviews.
[3][4] Techamuanvivit gradually turned her attention toward cooking, first starting a jam business, then focusing on Thai food, learning family recipes from her aunt during visits to home in Thailand.
She opened Kin Khao in San Francisco in 2014, which received one Michelin Star a year later.
In 2018, she was approached to take over from Prin Polsuk as head chef at Nahm, a Michelin-starred restaurant founded by David Thompson in Bangkok.