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President Clinton loved the lasagna prepared by chef and owner of San Rafael’s Savory Orient, Sajja Ravinantapricha, when both men lived in Arkansas. 

In 1977 Ravinantapricha came to the San Francisco from Bangkok as a student.  Feeling that college here would be too expensive, he decided on Arkansas. While in school, he worked at several prestigious restaurants in Hot Springs, home of Oaklawn, the famous thoroughbred horse race track.  (The fact that his uncle in Bangkok breeds race horses might have factored in a little.)  

One restaurant specialized in Southern cooking, so he learned how to prepare Chicken á la King, cornbread, apple pie and fried chicken.  

He went on to a French restaurant and then to a high-end Italian restaurant. Because the owner’s daughter was engaged to a prominent politician, many political types including Bill Clinton, who was governor at the time, dined there on a daily basis. That’s where the lasagna comes in. 

In 1980, Ravinantapricha moved back to San Francisco and within a few years married his wife Tas. She grew up in Southern California, and subsequently moved to Marin but they had known each other since fifth grade…in Bangkok.    

For 22 years, Ravinantapricha has been with the Superior Court in San Francisco as a courtroom clerk. Tas owned the salon next door to where Savory Orient is now. Though she sold it in 2001, and the name has changed, she still works there. 

Because the restaurant, which has been through many incarnations over the years, is in the same building, in 2008 the landlord approached the couple about opening a place where they could showcase Asian cuisine.   

“So we took a chance,” Ravinantapricha said. “It had been my interest for many years to have a restaurant. It took six months to redo the kitchen and front dining room. Tas did the decorating.”  

It is serene yet dramatic, in dark wood furniture with lacquered tables and woven placemats. Asian art is featured in paintings, and hammered copper lotus motifs. A carved wood panel of flowers dominates one of the spice colored walls. The black granite bar serves beer and wine from a handsome Asian glass front cabinet. The kitchen is spectacularly immaculate and well organized, with labels on everything.     

Savory Orient , which specializes in Chinese, Japanese and Thai cuisine, opened in August of 2009. “We have a blend of Asian flavors,” said Ravinantapricha. “Korean beef is one of our best sellers. We use a succulent ribeye steak paired with the traditional Bulgogi sauce.

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