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Cheong Liew
Malaysian-born Australian chef (born 1949)
Cheong LiewOAM (born 1949) is a Malaysian-born Australian chef.
He moved from Malaysia to Australia in 1969 to study electrical engineering, but instead became a chef. Famous for experimentation with new ingredients and formats, Liew has also been important in the development of Asian-Australian fusion cuisine.
After a year and a half at El Bulli, Goldfarb went to Australia where he worked with chef Cheong Liew in Adelaide for a few months before moving to Sydney.
Early life
Cheong Liew was born in 1949 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1] His father was a farmer who also owned several restaurants.[2] Following the 13 May incident,[1] Liew's family emigrated to Adelaide, South Australia.
In Adelaide, Liew's passion for cooking was ignited while he tended the grill part-time at the Greek restaurant Iliad in Whitmore Square. Although he had planned to study electrical engineering in Melbourne, he eventually decided to become a self-taught chef.[2]
Career
In 1975, Liew opened his own restaurant Neddy's, whose menu consisted of mostly M