{"id":186106,"date":"2021-11-24T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T02:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/?p=186106"},"modified":"2021-11-24T08:46:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T00:46:17","slug":"interview-with-chef-chan-chilli-fagara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/interview-with-chef-chan-chilli-fagara\/","title":{"rendered":"Chef Chan\u2019s success story \u2013 from a homecook to an extraordinary chef"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hong Kong never falls short of restaurants<\/a>, but no matter how juicy your dim sum<\/a> was or how warming your hot pot<\/a> felt, nothing compares to friendly hospitality. Chef Chan and her daughter, Tracy Wong, from Chilli Fagara make you feel at-home and the warm welcome will have you coming back (or even making this a regular lunch spot<\/a>!).<\/p>\n

We talk to Chef Chan<\/h2>\n

A little about Chef Chan and Chilli Fagara<\/h3>\n

Chef Chan hails from Chong Qing and comes from a family of restaurant owners and people in the food and beverage industry. She is the head chef at Chilli Fagara, a Michelin-recommended Sichuanese restaurant that opened in 2005. Chef Chan and her daughter, Tracy Wong bring authentic cuisine that\u2019s fierce, bold, and yet comforting!<\/p>\n

You started cooking at the age of 10 and could only afford a meal worth 5 yuan. How would you say your early life shaped your career as a chef?<\/h3>\n

Almost every Chilli Fagara menu item is inspired by what I ate when I grew up in Chong Qing, with my father being my greatest mentor. I learnt everything I know about cooking from him, as I often used to watch him while he prepared food and always tried my best to imitate him. One of the most important lessons he taught me \u2013 and that I ensure is followed in our kitchen at Chilli Fagara \u2013 is to impart patience, care, and attention to detail in every dish preparation. It\u2019s also essential that our dishes please the eye and attract guests with their vibrancy and aesthetic plating, before captivating every diner with marvellous flavours and aromas.<\/p>\n

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