SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — If you love Asian cuisine but are looking for something nicer than your usual takeout spot, you might want to check out Ma lié Thai Dining, a sit-down Thai cuisine restaurant that just opened in South County Commons.
Owner and Executive Chef Supasin ‘Mark’ Chunhachachavankul came a long way from South Kingstown to start up his first restaurant. His journey starts in Thailand, where he was raised eating fresh, delicious noodles and seafood. He went to college in Japan and earned a marketing degree, but in the middle of it all, he couldn’t stop thinking of home and all of the amazing food he grew up with.
“I kind of knew already I wanted to be a chef by my third year,” he said. “But I had to keep finishing the degree first because I got a scholarship, and it wouldn’t feel right to just throw it away. So during that time, I kept cooking for myself, and then I fell in love with it.”…