ELEPHANT WALK
900 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215
617-247-1500

2067 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
617.492.6900

663 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451
www.elephantwalk.com

Longteine “Nyep” de Monteiro learned the fundamentals of Cambodian cuisine from her mother and French cooking on her own. While she single-handedly managed her first restaurant in France, Nyep partnered with her then son-in-law, Bob Perry, to open The Elephant Walk in Somerville. Esquire Magazine named The Elephant Walk one of America’s Best New Restaurants in 1992, calling Nyep’s food “absolutely delicious and enlightening.” Nyep also co-authored a book Elephant Walk Cookbook, with Katherine Neustadt. Nyep excels in creating both classic French food, which is familiar to Americans, and the more adventurous, spicy Cambodian cuisine.

Nadsa de Monteiro is passionate about creating good food and inspiring Americans to expand their palates.  She wants them to try the unexpected flavors she has known since childhood.  Nadsa takes particular delight in combining unexpected flavors to create new dishes. She compares running the restaurant to putting on a new Broadway show every night – a performance art, exciting, but demanding. Like her mother Nyep, Nadsa is largely self-taught.  The most important influence in her kitchen is Nyep, a chef she describes as “still the best.”