WORLD GOURMET SUMMIT 2007
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Sam Leong  
Jade
Cuisine Style: Modern Chinese

S. Pellegrino Chef of the Year and Executive Chef of the Year presented by Tabasco at the prestigious World Gourmet Summit Awards of Excellence in 2005, the gifted Sam Leong is the maestro behind the unique and tantalising cuisines of Jade, My Humble House, Space, and Paddy Fields Thai Restaurant. He leads a team of creative chefs in bringing impeccable food to all restaurants under the Tung Lok group. Well-known for his instinctive feel for innovation and testament to his hard work and skill, Leong has won numerous accolades which included his stunning win of the World Gourmet Summit Awards of Excellence for Asian Ethnic Chef of the Year in 2001, 2002 and 2004.


He has also appeared as a guest chef in festivals and promotions in the United States such as the Wolfgang-Lazaroff American Wine & Food Festival and, Meals and Wheels. In 2002, Leong represented Singapore at the 9th St. Moritz Gourmet Festival in Switzerland. In 2004, he published his personal cookbook "A Wok Through Time", which featured 60 of his best recipes. Leong also became the latest member to join a list of eight internationally acclaimed chefs in the Singapore Airlines International Culinary Panel (ICP) in designing signature dishes for Singapore Airlines.