Thai Pastry Chef Creates First Michelin-Starred Moon Cake

Kyo Roll En is launching its moon cakes earlier than competitors this year, and doing so in style with a high-profile collaboration between Chef Dech Kiuakachcha and Chef Hideki Sato of Ta Vie, a three-Michelin-starred French-Japanese restaurant in Hong Kong, to create Thailand's first three-Michelin-starred moon cake.

The connection between the two chefs is remarkable: Chef Dech, once an admirer, traveled to intern at Ta Vie in Hong Kong in 2019 to train under his idol. Chef Dech's skills have since flourished, making him the first Thai pastry chef to win Asia's Best Pastry Chef 2025 from Asia's 50 Best Restaurants. He has also collaborated with numerous leading chefs, including Chef Ton-Thitipat, Chef Pam-Pichaya, Chef Andy Yang, and other Michelin-starred chefs from Japan and Singapore.

Now, teacher and former student have reunited in the kitchen to create a limited-edition moon cake series. The collection features four limited flavors: two from Chef Sato—Chestnut Pu-Er Tea and Osmanthus Custard with Orange—and two from Chef Dech: Yuzu Lava and Satsuma Imo.

The packaging is premium and elegant, featuring red cloth with a phoenix feather pattern. The wooden box can be repurposed as a photo frame. Each box contains eight pieces covering all four flavors, paired with "Simple Kaffa" championship coffee from Taiwan, priced at 1,688 baht.

For those preferring the classic Cantonese-style moon cake, Kyo Roll En also offers its original recipe in four flavors: Custard with Salted Egg Lava (Hong Kong recipe), Durian with Salted Egg, Matcha Lava, and Taro with Black Sesame—a new flavor featuring whole black sesame seeds with a chewy mochi texture.

Two sizes are available: the large set with eight pieces covering all four flavors in a lantern-shaped box, priced at 1,288 baht, and the small set with four pieces in a chic handbag-shaped box, priced at 688 baht.

All moon cakes are open for pre-order from today until August 12, with an early-bird discount of 20% at Kyo Roll En or www.kyorollen.com/order. Products can be received from August 1 onwards.