About
Chef who rose to fame in 2011 after being a contestant on MasterChef. She was eliminated early in the season but went on to earn a Michelin Star at Pidgin, a London restaurant known for changing its menu weekly. She published her cookbook, Makan, in 2021. Her the_modernchef Instagram account puts her recipes and culinary skills on full display.
Before Fame
She was trained as an architect at Central St. Martin's in London, England. She later attended cooking classes at Westminster Kingsway College.
Trivia
She learned to butcher and barbecue meat at Neil Rankin's Smokehouse restaurant after telling him she was sick of being put on pastry because she was a woman.
Family Life
She was raised in England by a Singaporean mother and an English father.
Associated With
She briefly studied under Gordon Ramsay during her time as a Masterchef contestant.
