The sous chef's win affirms Singapore’s reputation as a hotbed for top chefs
Young chefs from some of Singapore’s hottest restaurants have once again done this island state and feted food capital proud.
Following the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Asia regional finals on Wednesday (September 10), held at the Ecole Tsuji Tokyo culinary school in Tokyo, Japan, Kevin Wong, a sous chef at Meta Restaurant, was crowned the winner and will represent the region at the finals in Milan in May next year.
He came out on top in a group of 15 finalists, which included four of his peers currently working in Singapore; namely Ashlee Malligan of Nouri, Yi Cin Lim of Restaurant Jag, Tor Aik Chua of Restaurant Zén and Fahmi Jamaluddin of Subrosa Dining.