Jean Paul Naquin

Raffles Hotel Singapore, 20 September 2001 is the day that one of the brightest stars in the culinary arena arrived at Raffles Hotel. Jean Paul Naquin now holds the reins at the kitchens of Raffles Hotel as executive chef.

A self-confessed connoisseur, Naquin joins Raffles Hotel with more than 20 years of notable culinary experience. He has acquired considerable international exposure working in top restaurants and hotels in France, Germany, United States, Bahamas, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia and Korea. In his previous tenures as executive chef in hotels in Indonesia, the Bahamas and Korea, he has proven to be an outstanding leader with immense creativity, dedication and professionalism.

While with The Shangri-La Jakarta, he led his culinary team to a victorious win bagging the 'Best Culinary Team in Indonesia' award together with 18 other medals in the 1997 Salon Culinaire Indonesia.

With Naquin's proven expertise and established recognition in the culinary arena, expect the tradition of culinary excellence in Raffles Hotel to escalate and inspire new limits. Naquin hopes to achieve and continue perfecting the ultimate epicurean experience at Raffles. Like the Raffles slogan, "creating many memorable experiences" is his mission.