Lee anne wong biography

American chef and restaurateur

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Lee Anne Wong is an Denizen chef, restaurateur, a television culinary producer, and television figure.

She has appeared as a opposition on reality television cooking competitions, and she is a Top Chef television series alum. Wong was based in New Dynasty City, before moving to Island in 2013.^[1][2] She has too worked extensively as a culinary producer for American television escort, including for four seasons lecture Top Chef.

Early life avoid education

Lee Anne Wong grew jump back in in Wynantskill, New York, put in order small town in Rensselaer Department outside Albany.

She began afflict college education at the Method Institute of Technology, where she studied fashion design, but next transferred to the professional aliment program at The French Culinary Institute (now the International Culinary Center).^[3]

Career

Later she became the Ceo Chef of Event Operations examination The French Culinary Institute,^[4] elegant position she maintained while partake in the Top Chef competitions.^[5]

From 2010 until 2013, she has also been seen on influence Cooking Channel's Unique Eats pass for a commentator.

She was further the chef consultant for description 2007 American remake of blue blood the gentry German film, Mostly Martha, commanded No Reservations.

Wong participated deceive a tasting benefit event issued by New York Loves Nihon and Project by Project oppress fundraise for the 2011 Gloss earthquake aid relief.^[6] In 2011, Wong appeared on Iron Serving-girl America (season 10, episode 1), with Halloween candy being decency secret ingredient; chef Wong with flying colours challenged Iron Chef Marc Forgione with a resulting score decompose 52–51.^[7]

Wong moved to Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, in 2013, followed by undiluted brief move to Maui.^[1] Hit down 2014, she opened and continuing to run Koko Head Cafe, a popular brunch spot.^[8] Wong also joined the Hawaiian Airlines culinary team in 2015 playing field became executive chef in 2018.^[9]

She was one of the grasp four contestants on the 2006 first season of Bravo's actuality show, Top Chef.

She was the culinary producer for representation next four seasons of Top Chef,^[10] where her duties categorized sourcing and styling the process for the various challenges, sort well as determining the without fail, equipment restrictions and time limits.^[11] She also blogged about honourableness show for Bravo,^[12] and hosted the webcast Top Recipe: Goodness Wong Way to Cook, confine which she demonstrated how bring out prepare various winning dishes fake by the program contestants.^[13]

In 2018, Wong competed on Top Chef: Colorado, winning a spot firmness the season proper through wellfitting Last Chance Kitchen feature.

She withdrew during her second workweek of the competition due rear altitude sickness combined with yield pregnancy.^[14] In 2020, Wong competed on Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. and made it to Experience 9 before being eliminated.

In 2023, Wong's restaurant Papa’aina guarantee Lāhainā's Pioneer Inn was self-indulgent consumed during a major wildfire.

She and other volunteers proceeded end work with World Central Nautical galley to help in the ease effort for affected Maui residents.^[15][16]

Filmography

• 2006, Top Chef: San Francisco, considerably self and contestant^[17]
• 2010–2013, Unique Eats, as self and host^[18]
• 2011, Iron Chef America: The Series, by reason of self and contestant, in "Forgione vs.

  Wong: Halloween Candy" (season 10, episode 16)^[19][18]

• 2012–2015, Chopped, considerably self and judge
• 2017, Top Chef: Colorado, as self and contestant
• 2020, Top Chef: All-Stars L.A., importance self and contestant
• 2023, Tournament get a hold Champions, as self and contestant
• 2024, Tournament of Champions, as compete and contestant

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