Sylvain Royer, Co-Founder, Managing Director & Chef De Cuisine – Maître Cuisinier de France

Started working with Michelin Starred Chefs and completed assignments in Europe, Middle East and Asia with a great passion for hospitality over the years. Sylvain Royer is committed to deliver excellence and unsurpassed guest experiences through capable organization, hard work and determination. Eager to assist in the development and expansion of a top class hotel brand with either innovative hotel projects, food and beverage concepts, pre-openings, quality/design control and or brand management. His specialities are in food & beverage management, […]

Chef And Co-Owner Jeremy Gillon, 1 Michelin Star Restaurant Jag, Singapore

Chef and co-owner of restaurant Jag, Jeremy Gillon has worked at and alongside a long list of coveted restaurants and chefs in France as well as from around the world. You can expect impeccable cuisine with ingredients sourced from the finest parts of the globe such as herbs brought in directly from special areas of France. This is why diners can be reassured only the most exquisite curated dishes are carefully constructed and served. Diners can be confident that only […]

BlackBookCares Presents – “One To Watch” Group Executive Chef, Chef Seow Tzi Qin, Brewerkz (One Fullerton, Orchard Rendezvous Hotel, Indoor Stadium, Riverside Point) & Cafe Iguana Riverside Point

Family is at the heart of everything Chef Seow Tzi Qin, or “Chef TQ”, does. He strongly believes that for family, you will always strive to be reliable, consistent and to do your best, no matter the circumstances. He brings that philosophy to the kitchen and believes that you will be the best version of yourself if you treat your kitchen staff, front of house and customers as your family. That sense of reliability, consistency and doing one’s best has […]

Executive Chef Lau Yiu Fai, 2 Michelin Stars, Yan Toh Heen

Yan Toh Heen Executive Chef Lau Yiu Fai has over 30 years of experience with InterContinental Hong Kong, having first joined the hotel in 1980 in the Chinese banquet kitchen. He was later on the opening team of Yan Toh Heen when the restaurant opened in 1984. At age fourteen, he started his apprenticeship at some of the top Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong, including the well-known Tai Sam Yuen and Fook Lam Mun. In 1993, Chef Lau moved to […]

Chef Prasertchai Trongvanichnam, Iron Chef Thailand Winner, Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel

The Winner of Iron Chef Thailand, the rising star Chef Prasertchai Trongvanichnam also known as Chef Jack, 34, dynamic and talented Chef de Cuisine at Flavor Restaurant, Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel. A native Thai Chef Prasertchai has over decade experience in the Hospitality Industry. After his graduation from International Tourism and Hotel Management School (I-TIM), Chef Prasertchai followed his heart and attended culinary school in Australia where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce in Hospitality Management at Blue Mountains […]

Jane Devonshire, MasterChef UK Winner

Jane Devonshire was crowned MasterChef 2016 Champion in the twelfth series of the hugely popular BBC One series. Mother of four, Jane 50, battled her way through an incredible seven weeks of seriously intense challenges including: cooking with rising British star, chef Michael O’Hare; travelling to Mexico to cook with Enrique Olvera; cooking for Daniel Humm one of the world’s most influential culinary talents, and an extraordinary final cook-off where she wowed judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace with her childhood-inspired menu which consisted […]

Sashi Cheliah, MasterChef Australia Winner

Sashi grew up with a strong sense of family and duty. Born in Singapore as the eldest of seven children, Sashi was introduced to food at a young age through his mother’s café. His strongest memories are of his aunties and mother cooking meals for the growing family. Sashi’s commitment to food has grown since moving to Australia in 2011 as he began replicating the Indian, Malaysian and Chinese cooking of his youth. Based in the Star Unit of the […]

Zander Ng, MasterChef Singapore Winner

Zander Ng is the first ever winner of MasterChef Singapore, a Singaporean who is obsessed with both Italian and local cuisine. Growing up in Singapore has allowed him to immerse himself in a myriad of different cuisines and cultures. Food and creating dishes has been everything to him since his early university days. It all started off as a means to feed himself as he was just another cash-strapped student. His passion for food quickly grew and before he knew it he was […]

Shaun O’Neale , MasterChef USA Winner

Shaun O’Neale is recognized around the world as the Season 7 Champion of MasterChef on FOX. Not only an award winning chef, Shaun’s skills as a culinary host have landed him appearances on Seasons 8, 9 and 10 of MasterChef and the MasterChef Celebrity Showdown on FOX, Best in Food on Travel Channel as well as performing cooking demos and acting as a celebrity guest judge on multiple episodes of Home & Family on Hallmark Channel. And because of his […]