Vicky Lau

Vicky Lau is the head chef of the two Michelin star restaurant Tate Dining Room in Hong Kong. In 2015, she was named the Best Female Chef in Asia by Asia's 50 Best Restaurants.

Vicky Lau
Lau at Tate Dining Room, Hong Kong
Born
Hong Kong
EducationLe Cordon Bleu
Culinary career
Cooking styleFrench / Chinese

Early life

Hong Kong native Vicky Lau moved to the United States at the age of 15, where she attended a boarding school in Connecticut. She attended New York University, studying graphic communication.[1] Following this she worked in advertising for the following six years and at one point was the creative director of a design agency.[2][3][1] She intended to move back to Hong Kong to work collaboratively with her sister, but felt that she wanted to move into another area of design.[1]

Two friends of her were about to attend a three-month long basic course at Le Cordon Bleu in Bangkok, Thailand, and so she decided to join them. After finishing that course, she wanted to continue learning and went on to complete the nine-month Grand Diplôme at Le Cordon Bleu Dusit course.[1][4] She was interested in a move into fine dining in order to combine her knowledge of design and food together.[1]

Culinary career

The first restaurant she worked at was Cépage in Hong Kong under head chef Sebastien Lepinoy,[3][5] where she worked for 18 months as a chef de cuisine.[2] She opened her own restaurant, the 26 seat Tate Dining Room and Bar in 2012, where she serves a combination of French and Japanese cuisine which the Michelin Guide describes as an "eclectic mix".[6] Dishes served at the restaurant include a dessert which resembles a zen garden, using sugar as the gravel and Lau hopes that the dish will cause the diner to "reflect and ponder on things at the end of their meal".[6]

TATE Dining Room

In 2012, Vicky Lau opened her first restaurant as Owner/Chef TATE Dining Room, awarded by 2 Michelin star and member of the Relais & Chateaux association since 2019.

Awards

Following the opening of Tate Dining Room in 2012,[4] the Michelin Guide awarded it a star in 2013 and as of 2015 it has retained this status.[6] Lau was named the Best Female Chef in Asia at the 2015 announcement of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants.[6] Her restaurant Tate Dining Room was elevated to two stars in the Michelin guide of 2021.[7]

References
  1. Price, Laura (12 January 2015). "Vicky Lau of Hong Kong's Tate Dining Room is named Veuve Clicquot Asia's Best Female Chef 2015". The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. Goh, Kenneth (12 January 2015). "Career switch pays off for graphic-designer-turned-chef Vicky Lau, named Asia's Best Female Chef". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. "Vicky Lau, Asia's Best Female Chef 2015, not afraid to experiment". Post Magazine. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. "Best female Chef in Asia". Le Cordon Bleu. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  5. "Vicky Lau". Asia's 50 Best Restaurants. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. Hiufu Wong, Maggie (12 May 2015). "Zen on a plate: How to meditate through food". CNN. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  7. "The MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong Macau 2021 Unveils New Stars, Including Two New Two Stars". Jan 27, 2021.
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