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Dan Hong (born 1982) is an Australian chef, restaurateur and television host. He is the executive chef at a number of restaurants under the Merivale company.

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Early life

Hong's parents were born in Vietnam. His mother Angie came to Australia under the Colombo Plan to study chemical engineering. His father was a postgraduate electrical engineering student. They subsequently opened a number of Vietnamese restaurants in Sydney called Thanh Binh. [1]

Hong attended Epping West Public School and Barker College but showed little interest in schooling. [1] After attending a cooking school in Chatswood, Hong undertook a traineeship at the InterContinental Hotel and went on to an apprenticeship at Longrain, Pello Restaurant and Marque. [2]

Career

Once qualified, Hong joined Tetsuya's as chef de partie followed by Bentley Restaurant and Bar as sous chef. After working with Wylie Dufresne at wd~50 in New York, he joined Lotus as head chef. [2]

In 2008, Hong won the Josephine Pignolet Young Chef of the Year Award. [3]

Hong is the executive chef at a number of restaurants, including Ms G's, Mr Wong, Papi Chulo and El Loco. [1] Mr. Wong has won multiple awards and hats. [4]

In 2016, Hong was the host of ABC iview series Shelfie which followed him as he ventured inside the kitchens of everyday Australians. [5] Together with Melissa Leong and Mark Olive, Hong is a co-host and judge of the Australian television cooking competition The Chefs' Line . [6] In August 2022 SBS Food screened The Streets with Dan Hong in which he explores street food from around the world. [7]

Publications

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Dapin, Mark (2 June 2016). "'What I'm telling you now, I haven't told anybody': Angie Hong". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. 1 2 "Where the Best Chefs Eat: Dan Hong". Best Restaurants of Australia.
  3. ↑ Boulous, Chris (22 August 2017). "'When we cook together, mum is still the boss'". Fairfield City Champion.
  4. ↑ Commission, corporateName=South Australian Tourism (3 December 2019). "Visit South Australia - feel stimulated, relaxed, and inspired". tastingaustralia.com.au.
  5. ↑ Entertainment, Perpetual (19 April 2016). "ONLINE: #Shelfie with Dan Hong starts April 21st on ABC iview". Perpetual Entertainment. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Morabito, Greg (7 September 2019). "Australian Import 'The Chefs' Line' Is One of the Best Cooking Shows on Netflix". Eater.
  7. ↑ Pobjie, Ben (27 July 2022). "Dan Hong goes searching for the world's greatest street foods". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

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