The ground roots of a successful alumni’s restaurant
Gēn 根 was placed in the Top 100 of Asia’s Best Restaurants 2021 and is owned by Le Cordon Bleu Sydney Alumni, Johnson Wong. Discover how Chef Johnson has ...
If like us, gratification can be had in admiring prettily assembled food to bookmark for cooking inspiration, you would have come across Samantha Lee, an iconic Malaysian Instagram food artist. For those who have not had the pleasure of ogling her quirky edible art, get acquainted. The mother of two started creating cartoon-inspired dishes in 2008 to get her daughters to eat healthy, and in 2011, she posted her plated works-of-art on Instagram, which garnered a viral storm on social media. 

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Today, with her children a little older and acknowledged as an international food artist, Samantha continues to refine her culinary talent, having recently earned a Le Cordon Bleu certification.
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