Dan Hong#Career

{{Short description|Australian chef, restaurateur and television host}}

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

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/what-im-telling-you-now-i-havent-told-anybody-angie-hong-20160601-gp92xf.html|title='What I'm telling you now, I haven't told anybody': Angie Hong|first=Mark|last=Dapin|date=June 2, 2016|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}

Hong attended Epping West Public School and Barker College but showed little interest in schooling. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bestrestaurants.com.au/chef/dan-hong/profile|title=Where the Best Chefs Eat: Dan Hong|website=Best Restaurants of Australia}}

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.

In 2008, Hong won the Josephine Pignolet Young Chef of the Year Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fairfieldchampion.com.au/story/4870578/when-we-cook-together-mum-is-still-the-boss/|title='When we cook together, mum is still the boss'|first=Chris|last=Boulous|date=August 22, 2017|website=Fairfield City Champion}}

Hong is the executive chef at a number of restaurants, including Ms G's, Mr Wong, Papi Chulo and El Loco. Mr. Wong has won multiple awards and hats.{{Cite web|url=https://tastingaustralia.com.au/festival-stars/dan-hong|title=Ambassador Dan Hong|author=South Australian Tourism Commission|date=December 3, 2019|website=tastingaustralia.com.au}}

In 2016, Hong was the host of ABC iview series Shelfie which followed him as he ventured inside the kitchens of everyday Australians.{{Cite web |last=Entertainment |first=Perpetual |date=2016-04-19 |title=ONLINE: #Shelfie with Dan Hong starts April 21st on ABC iview |url=https://perpetualentertainment.com/news/online-shelfie-with-dan-hong-starts-april-21st-on-abc-iview/ |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=Perpetual Entertainment |language=en-AU}} Together with Melissa Leong and Mark Olive, Hong is a co-host and judge of the Australian television cooking competition The Chefs' Line.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eater.com/2019/9/7/20853443/the-chefs-line-netflix|title=Australian Import 'The Chefs' Line' Is One of the Best Cooking Shows on Netflix|first=Greg|last=Morabito|date=September 7, 2019|website=Eater}} In August 2022 SBS Food screened The Streets with Dan Hong, in which he explores street food from around the world.{{Cite web |last=Pobjie |first=Ben |date=2022-07-27 |title=Dan Hong goes searching for the world's greatest street foods |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/dan-hong-searches-for-the-world-s-greatest-street-foods-20220726-p5b4r0.html |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

Personal life

Dan is married to Rara and has three children: Namira, Indira, and Omar.{{Cite web |date=2020-04-28 |title=Chefs, families and their kids: what they've learnt |url=https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/dining-out/food-news/chefs-family-kids-18536/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=Gourmet Traveller |language=en-AU}}

Publications

{{cite book |last1=Hong |first1=Dan |last2=Leong |first2=Melissa |title=Mr Hong |date=March 2021 |publisher=Murdoch Books |isbn=9781922351593 |url=https://www.murdochbooks.com.au/browse/books/cooking-food-drink/food-drink/Mr-Hong-Dan-Hong-and-Melissa-Leong-9781922351593 |access-date=17 April 2021}}

Dan Hong#Career

Early life

Career

Personal life

Publications

References

Further reading