Dan Hong
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.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]Dan is married to Rara, who is from Indonesia, and has three children: Namira, Indira, and Omar.[8]
Publications
[edit]- Hong, Dan; Leong, Melissa (March 2021). Mr Hong. Murdoch Books. ISBN 9781922351593. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
References
[edit]- 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.
- 1 2 "Where the Best Chefs Eat: Dan Hong". Best Restaurants of Australia.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Boulous, Chris (22 August 2017). "'When we cook together, mum is still the boss'". Fairfield City Champion.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ South Australian Tourism Commission (3 December 2019). "Ambassador Dan Hong". tastingaustralia.com.au.
- ↑ Entertainment, Perpetual (19 April 2016). "ONLINE: #Shelfie with Dan Hong starts April 21st on ABC iview". Perpetual Entertainment. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ↑ Morabito, Greg (7 September 2019). "Australian Import 'The Chefs' Line' Is One of the Best Cooking Shows on Netflix". Eater.
- ↑ Pobjie, Ben (27 July 2022). "Dan Hong goes searching for the world's greatest street foods". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ↑ "Chefs, families and their kids: what they've learnt". Gourmet Traveller. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2025.