Lee Anne Wong

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Lee Anne Wong
Born
New York City
NationalityAmerican
Occupationchef
Known forUnique Eats

Lee Anne Wong is an American chef, and in 2006 was one of the last four contestants on the first season of Bravo's reality show, Top Chef. She was the culinary producer for the next four seasons of Top Chef,[1] where her duties included sourcing and styling the ingredients for the various challenges, as well as determining the budget, equipment restrictions and time limits.[2] She also blogged about the show for Bravo,[3] and hosted the webcast Top Recipe: The Wong Way to Cook, in which she demonstrated how to prepare various winning dishes invented by the program contestants.[4]

Wong began her college education at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she studied fashion design, but later transferred to the professional cooking program at The French Culinary Institute.[5] Later she became the Executive Chef of Event Operations at The French Culinary Institute,[6] a position she maintained while participating in the Top Chef competition and continues to hold.[7] She can also be seen on the Cooking Channel's Unique Eats as a commentator. She was also the chef consultant for the 2007 American remake of the German film, Mostly Martha, called No Reservations.

Lee Anne Wong grew up in Wynantskill, New York, a small town outside of Albany, NY.

Lee Anne Wong participated in a tasting benefit event produced by New York Loves Japan and Project by Project to fundraise for the 2011 Japan earthquake aid relief.[8]

In Iron Chef America Season 10 episode 1, Halloween Candy being the secret ingredient, Chef Wong successfully challenged Iron Chef Marc Forgione with a resulting score of 52-51.[9]

Wong moved to Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, in late 2013. In 2014, she opened and continues to run Koko Head Cafe, a popular brunch spot.[10] Wong also joined the Hawaiian Airlines culinary team in 2015 and became executive chef in 2018.[11]

In 2018, Wong competed on Top Chef: Colorado, winning a spot on the season proper through its Last Chance Kitchen feature. She withdrew during her second week of the competition due to altitude sickness.[12]

In 2020, Wong competed on Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. and made it to Episode 9 before being eliminated.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Bonvissuto, Danny (November 12, 2008). "Grub Street: 'Top Chef': Where Are They Now?". New York Magazine.
  2. ^ Wasilczyk, Jacqueline (November 25, 2008). "Behind the Scenes of Top Chef". Zagat.com.
  3. ^ Lee Anne's Blog: Read Lee Anne Wong's Online Blog - Top Chef TV Show - Official Bravo TV Site Archived June 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Top Chef: Watch Chef Lee Anne Wong Prepare Winning Recipes In 'Top Recipe: The Wong Way To Cook' - Episode 1 - Official Bravo TV Site Archived June 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Top Chef Lee Anne Wong," Asiance.com. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ The French Culinary Institute http://www.frenchculinary.com Archived July 29, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Top Chef's Star Chef Lee Anne Wong," KQED "food blog," Bay Area Bites, September 7, 2006. http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2006/09/07/top-chefs-star-chef-lee-anne-wong/
  8. ^ "Lee Anne Wong at New York Loves Japan tasting benefit April 27". Asia Pacific Arts. April 4, 2011.
  9. ^ List of Iron Chef America episodes
  10. ^ http://amp.coastalliving.com/food/chef-lee-anne-wong-hawaii?source=dam. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ "Lee Anne Wong appointed as Hawaiian Airlines chef".
  12. ^ Bloom, Mike (January 18, 2018). "Top Chef Colorado: Lee Anne Wong on the Mother of All Exits". Parade.

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