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

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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. Hong attended Epping West Public School and

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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.

Career

Once qualified, Hong joined Tetsuya's as chef de partie followed by Bentley Restaurant and Bar as

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. After working with

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in New York, he joined Lotus as

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. In 2008, Hong won the Josephine Pignolet Young Chef of the Year Award. 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. In 2016, Hong was the host of

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series ''Shelfie'' which followed him as he ventured inside the kitchens of everyday Australians. Together with Melissa Leong and

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, Hong is a co-host and judge of the Australian television cooking competition ''

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''. In August 2022

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screened ''

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'' in which he explores street food from around the world.

Early life

Career

Publications

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