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Ha Nguyen is a passionate and talented chef, restaurateur and food consultant with an amazing ability to engage and motivate audience. Ha brings a wealth of international experience, with many years of French and Asian cooking. Chef Hà began his career in Hanoi local restaurants and the Hilton Opera Hotel before travel, study and work in Wellington, New Zealand – New...

With many years’ experience garnered in kitchens in Bangkok and Melbourne, Anan Phonyothan began her cooking apprentice as a young cook in Bangkok, watching her mother and grandmother in the kitchen. Since her childhood spent growing up in Northern Thailand, Chef Anan Phonyothan has come a long way – to her current role as Chef Instructor at Otao kitchen cooking schoolI.

Phillip Moon is culinary expert with over 20 years of experience in the kitchen. Phillip's illustrious career has taken him around the world, working at renowned hotels and restaurants such as Novotel Seoul, Hilton Guam, Mandarin Oriental Singapore, Casino Hotel in Singapore and Macau, Banyan Tree Hotel Seoul, and Crowne Plaza Hotel Melbourne. His passion for food and dedication to his...

Dylan’s love affair with cooking began as a kid in his grandmother’s kitchen. Slurping noodles and day dreaming about sushi and dumplings, his itching for good food thrust him into the restaurant industry straight out of highschool. He picked up a few tricks along the way working under the umbrella of David Chang at Momofuku Toronto, worked as Sous at acclaimed Skippa restaurant...