Ricardo Luján

Ricardo Luján was born into a prosperous and well-known family in Guadalajara, capital of Jalisco, the second largest city in Mexico, Ricardo Lujan is the eldest of two brothers. His parents are both from Nayarit state, his mother from the coast and his father from the highlands; The young Ricardo learned very early on about…

Pedro Goizueta

Pedro Goizueta was born in 1989 in Malaga and started to like the kitchen when was 16 years old. Once he finished school he was not very sure about what professional path I wanted to take. After a year off, he started to work in a restaurant in London and no doubts now, he knew food…

Vo Thanh Vuong

AWARD: CHAMPION OF THE TOP CHEF VIETNAM 2019 – I currently managed Le Corto French Wine Dining and P’ti Saigon group.   – I used to attended Chef battle at Sofitel Saigon year 2016 – I used to attended Chef battle at Sofitel Bangkok year 2017 – During the time working at Le Corto restaurant, I…

Giovanni Parrella Executive Chef, The Reverie Saigon

Napoli-born chef Giovanni Parrella has over 30 years’ experience of working in top kitchens across the world, in countries with some of the most interesting culinary cultures including Istanbul, Mumbai and Beijing. Chef Giovanni has cultivated a passion for learning the intricate recipes of each kitchen he steps into. Always returning to his roots though, Chef Giovanni is enthusiastic…

Tran Thuan

Tran Thuan came from central highland of Viet Nam, Daklak province. After high school, I had done Engineering in university but not happy with the job. Again I applied for a hospitality management training in 2 years without knowledge kitchen management so I decided to worked in the kitchen let see how they managed.  First time…

Sakal Phoeung

Sakal Phoeung is a French Executive Chef with over 25 years of experience in luxury hotels and several upscale restaurants. After serving as Executive Chef for the opening of Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra, he came back to Vietnam in 2012 as the Executive Chef of Sofitel Plaza Saigon until 2016. His cuisine reflects a unique blend…

Enrico De Martino

Destined to be an engineer like his father, Italian-born Chef Enrico De Martino’s career took an unexpected turn at a young age when his passion for food blossomed while hand-rolling fresh pasta and making gnocchi every Sunday in his grandmother’s kitchen. Combined with his dream to travel the world, Chef Enrico has spent nearly 2 decades embracing…

Adrian Chong

Adrian Chong grew up in Malaysia & left home to start my culinary career in Singapore at the age 15. Spend most of my career doing classic French cuisine before transitioning over to Spanish and now Latin American. My motto on cooking is always to keep it simple & tasty and let the ingredients do the…

Koutarou Kiyota

KIYO CHAN is over thirty years old but has more than thirteen years of culinary experience (ten years for Sushi, three years for Yakitori) sincerely in love with the country and people of Vietnam. Settling in Vietnam for five years and opened KIYOTA restaurant Omakase style in Ho Chi Minh City for four years. Not…