My culinary Journey
My Culinary Journey by Lai Kuan Geo
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Current Engaged Project
13 Jan to 5 Feb 2017 Fairmont Quasar Istanbul Hotel
Istanbul. Turkey Principle Consultant
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
February 2013 to May 2016 Kitima at the Kronendal Cape Town . South Africa Executive Chef
August - December 2012 Heritage Telfair Spa and Golf Resort Bel Ombre . Mauritius Asian Specialist Consultant
August 2011 - May 2012 Le Meridien Chiang Rai Hotel and Spa Resort Chiang Rai . Thailand Executive Chef
The hotel is consists of 159 suits with luxury spa resort with a banqueting facilities for capacity of 250 grand ballroom, 4 meeting rooms. Two traditional ceremonial sala, pool deck, riverside terrace, a fine dining Italian restaurants called Favola , International and Asian cuisine all day dining restaurant called Latest Recipe. Latitude 19 - serves fusion delicacies like Asian-styled Tapas.
January 2006 - February 2011 The Westin Hotel and Resident Kuala Lumpur . Malaysia
Chef de Cuisine – EEST – Pan Asian Cuisine
Pan Asian Cuisine restaurant feature Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese and Malaysian cuisine for a la carte served lunch and dinner. Hotel banqueting and exclusive outside catering service and Chef Kuan team building cooking class was a talk of the town among the chef’s Assistant to Director of Kitchen as council member of the Starwood Asia Pacific F&B concept.
1 to 14 August 2005 Fan Court Hotel and Golf Resort George . South Africa Freelance Asian Cuisine Consultant
Set up oriental kitchen and sushi bar for top international golf resort. Design Asian and sushi menu with engineering food cost implementation. Kitchen operation training manual and FOH staff Asian cuisine philosophy training program.
February 2003 - July 2005 Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel Cape Town . South Africa Executive Asian Chef
Part of opening team to support training for all Asian dishes through all the hotel outlets , room service and hotel banquet function.
Specialize in Asian cuisine, features as sushi master chef at open sushi bar in the show kitchen for 150 seat all day dining all day dining restaurant.
December 1992 - January 2003 L’Orient Restaurant Cape Town . South Africa Managing Partner and Head Chef
April 1989 - November 1992 Sea Palace Indonesia Restaurant Amsterdam . The Netherlands Personal Chef
Responsible to prepare lunch and dinner for 160 staffs members on the floating restaurant. Daily stock control , maintain the cleanliness in the storeroom and receiving area. Assist chef for banqueting and a la carte restaurant during peak season in summer season.
March 1988 - March 1989 The Bankers Club @ Amonda Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia Captain for Chinese Dining Room
Current Engaged Project
Oct 2016 to present Le Meridien Saigon Hotel Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam
Principle Consultant
As freelance consultant to relaunch Starwood Asia Pacific concept restaurant – Bamboo Chic, A Modern Cantonese and Japanese cuisine with an injection of European stylist dining overlooking the Saigon River. My focus area is to lead the team assigned on the engagement to deliver high-quality deliverables respecting deadlines. Train, mentor and teach team members improved processes. Maintain high quality level of reports and deliverables by establishing and enforcing organization standards. Optimize productivity given the available resources, identify business opportunities by bringing in prospects, Network with existing ideas and engage with potential clients to build the connection.
13 Jan to 5 Feb 2017 Fairmont Quasar Istanbul Hotel
Istanbul. Turkey Principle Consultant
As freelance Asian cuisine consultant for the all day dining – East Station, focus all Asian dishes across the Orient. menu design & recipe development and product knowledge training. Involvement also including breakfast experience, in room dining, all day dining ,, Sunday Brunch and Banqueting.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
February 2013 to May 2016 Kitima at the Kronendal Cape Town . South Africa Executive Chef
My appointment as Executive chef was began after three months contract as consultant Chef in the beginning of 2013.
From May 2013 the transformation began with twice nominated by Eat out DSTV Award -The best Asian Restaurant Award and American Express Platinum Fine Dining Award and many prestige international recognition in 2015. Some amazing achievement accomplished in 2013 a very high standard five star pastry team was created to enhance the dessert standard to compliment the award winning cuisine.
August - December 2012 Heritage Telfair Spa and Golf Resort Bel Ombre . Mauritius Asian Specialist Consultant
Upgrade Pan Asian menu with global food trend influenced, Project included the introduction of Asian wellbeing cuisine for Spa and daily breakfast menu , uplifting team spirit with inspiration task and creative menu to increase covers and drive revenue and enhance guest experience with live seafood tank at open teppanyaki counter.
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August 2011 - May 2012 Le Meridien Chiang Rai Hotel and Spa Resort Chiang Rai . Thailand Executive Chef
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The hotel is consists of 159 suits with luxury spa resort with a banqueting facilities for capacity of 250 grand ballroom, 4 meeting rooms. Two traditional ceremonial sala, pool deck, riverside terrace, a fine dining Italian restaurants called Favola , International and Asian cuisine all day dining restaurant called Latest Recipe. Latitude 19 - serves fusion delicacies like Asian-styled Tapas.
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January 2006 - February 2011 The Westin Hotel and Resident Kuala Lumpur . Malaysia
Chef de Cuisine – EEST – Pan Asian Cuisine
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1 to 14 August 2005 Fan Court Hotel and Golf Resort George . South Africa Freelance Asian Cuisine Consultant
Set up oriental kitchen and sushi bar for top international golf resort. Design Asian and sushi menu with engineering food cost implementation. Kitchen operation training manual and FOH staff Asian cuisine philosophy training program.
February 2003 - July 2005 Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel Cape Town . South Africa Executive Asian Chef
Part of opening team to support training for all Asian dishes through all the hotel outlets , room service and hotel banquet function.
Specialize in Asian cuisine, features as sushi master chef at open sushi bar in the show kitchen for 150 seat all day dining all day dining restaurant.
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December 1992 - January 2003 L’Orient Restaurant Cape Town . South Africa Managing Partner and Head Chef
Specialize in South East Asian Cuisine with banqueting facilities catering for exclusive parties and Asian tour groups. Traditional Chinese, Malaysian street food and the House signatures features 26 dishes Indonesia Rijstafel as house specialities.
April 1989 - November 1992 Sea Palace Indonesia Restaurant Amsterdam . The Netherlands Personal Chef
Responsible to prepare lunch and dinner for 160 staffs members on the floating restaurant. Daily stock control , maintain the cleanliness in the storeroom and receiving area. Assist chef for banqueting and a la carte restaurant during peak season in summer season.
March 1988 - March 1989 The Bankers Club @ Amonda Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia Captain for Chinese Dining Room
Head for 100 seat luxury fine Chinese dining room at the prestige private club. The restaurant “Tang Room” was named “ Best Chinese dining in Kuala Lumpur” by head quarter in USA. Responsibilities also included five exclusive private dining rooms with impeccable service by butler.
Other experiences and achievements
The winner of American Express Platinum Fine Dining Asian Restaurant 2015
Kitima at the Kronendal 2013 to 2015
Cooking Class - Cape Town Food Blog /kitima cooking class / Kitima Cooking class edition with Chef Kuan
The winner of American Express Platinum Fine Dining Asian Restaurant 2015
Eat Out DSTV Best Asian Award – 2012 , 2014 , 2015
Brand Ambassador for Spekko Rice 2013 to 2016
Cooking Class with Chef Kuan in Thailand
Rasa Sayang Catering Dec 92 to Jan 03 Cape Town. South Africa
Private catering for exclusive functions , Food fair and show outside catering Cooking exhibitions and demonstration
Inter Orchid Jan 97 to 03 Cape Town. South Africa
Importer of fresh cut dendrobium orchids from Singapore and Malaysia contracted to top retail outlet Woolworths South Africa. Supplied organic orchid plan to florist industry and hotels in the Western Cape.
Celebrity Chef Judge and host for television production in Malaysia, Thailand Australia
NTV7 - Feel Good Feel Cook 2010 NTV7 Feel Good Feel Co
Sunday Bangkok Post - Soused Salmon Bangkok Post /food/features/soused-salmon by Kuan Lai
Chinese New Year 2009 @ EEST Sticking with traditional fare http://www.clovetwo.com/articles/story.asp?file=/2009/1/23/eatndrink/3048593&sec=eatndrink
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Heavenly Westin Elixir Pan Asian cuisine enhance with kombucha champagne at dimsum brunch with Chefkuanlai
Kuan loyal fans at all time - Princess Shoe maker
Dato Jimmy Choo - Icon of Malaysian
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MLA Red Majesty Chef
In 2010, he was selected to participate in the MLA Australia with the 24 top Chinese chefs selected from 5-star restaurants across Asia.
Food is my world
Indian Ocean Island - Mauritius
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Private Chef on high sea
After his first taste on the high sea with Stewart and Leisa Jones in Mozambique in 2009, has been adding him another title - " naked private chef on the yacht" |
Social development & community charity project
Cooking is beyond a chef duties these days ,through my job i have been able to travelled around the world boar den my horizon and through my work i discovered the beauty of other's culture from their food and cooking.
Being a chef my biggest dream is to inspired people approach cooking and value food with different prospective.
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Empowerment and job creation |
Seminars, Education and Social Development Activities
Next Course - Starwood F&B Council Meeting 2007 Bangkok
First Night - Starwood F&B Council Meeting 2009 Bangkok
MLA - Mission Tour Australia Beef and Lamb Education Trip 2010
MLA Red Ruby MLA Red Majesty Chef Program 2010
Community Social Development & Charity Project
Hobbies
Activities and Sport
Language Proficiency
- English , Chinese dialect – Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka and Hokkien , Bahasa Malaysia , Dutch, Afrikaans
References
MLA Red Ruby MLA Red Majesty Chef Program 2010
Community Social Development & Charity Project
Name : Mr Martin Jones
Position : Vice President
Tel : +41 79 909 3008
Relation : Formal Employer of The Westin Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia
Name : Mr Justin Malcolm
Company : Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort. www.lemeridien.com/Chiangrai
Position : General Manager
Tel : + 84 091 782 6770
Relation : Current engaged service client of Le Meridien Saigon. Vietnam
Name : Chef Sedat Bugday
Position : Executive Chef
Tel : + 533 658 2611
Relation : Client of Fairmont Istanbul. Turkey
Name : Chef David king
Position : Director culinary
Tel : + 853 81131088
Relation : Former Employer of The Westin Kuala Lumpur.Malaysia
Name : Chef Enrico Rogati
Position : Executive Chef
Tel : rodati.enrico@outliok.com
Relation : Formal client of Domaine Bel Ombre
Name : Thomas Laberer
Position : Executive Chef
Email : thomas.laberer@.ritzcarlton.com
Relation : Formal Employer of Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel . Cape Town. South Africa
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