Luke Nguyen Restaurant Casino
Luke Nguyen and his family escaped Vietnam as boat people in 1978 and arrived on the shores of Thailand where Luke was born. Today Luke Nguyen is a celebrated Australian television chef, author, gastronomic traveler and restaurateur.
Meet the Chef: The restaurant is helmed by Vietnamese-Australian chef superstar Luke Nguyen, who made his name with Red Lantern in Sydney. He has filmed his own food-focused documentaries, penned cookbooks, and appeared on Masterchef Australia. Celebrity chef Luke Nguyen is to open a venue in Brisbane. Fat Noodle is slated to open its doors in December in the recently revamped Treasury Casino in Queen Street. The 100-seater restaurant will have a street frontage entrance separate from the casino and serve pan-Asian 'hawker style' food including Nguyen’s own Vietnamese as well as.
Vietnamese restaurant, wedding destination, private dining & events - welcome to Red Lantern; A movement to uplift the human spirit through the alchemy of flavour, hospitality and heart. Owned by Masterchef's Luke Nguyen together with sister Pauline & Mark Jensen, Red Lantern is fresh, aromatic and regional Vietnamese cooking in a French. Red Lantern's Roast Pork Belly as Featured on SBS Australia's - Luke Nguyen's Food Trail - Duration: 1:39. Red Lantern Restaurant & Private Dining Room 1,453 views 1:39.
Luke's passion for food stemmed from his food obsessed parents who owned 'Pho Cay Du' restaurant in Cabramatta for 15 years. He learned the art and fundamentals of Vietnamese cooking from his parents. Wanting to learn more, he trained and worked with renowned Sydney restaurateurs and chefs.
Luke Nguyen opened his first restaurant in 2002 and is the owner of 'Red Lantern' in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, an Authentic Vietnamese Restaurant. In the first month Red Lantern was awarded 'Best New Restaurant' by the Sydney Eats Guide.
In 2004, Luke was invited by the Australian Embassy and Asia Society to host and cook for a two day event called 'Tastes of Asia, Dine At Red Lantern' in Makati, Philippines. Luke was asked to be the representative of Asian Australians to continue to build a bridge of understanding between the West and Asia, celebrating its 30 year relationship.
In 2005, Luke starred in a five series documentary capturing the lives of three Sydney restaurateurs, called 'Heat In The Kitchen'. The television series was screened on the Australian SBS, Foxtel, Lifestyle channel and on Discovery Asia aired across twenty five countries.
In September 2006, Luke and Red Lantern is awarded Best Asian Restaurant in Sydney, awarded by restaurant and catering association.
In December 2006, Luke starred in a ten series food and culture show, 'Food Safari'. Showcasing his expertise in Vietnamese cuisine. 'Food Safari' is hosted by Maeve O'Meara and is screened on Australian ABC and Lifestyle channel.
Luke Nguyen has been the face for various advertising campaigns. He is the ambassador for 'Pork Australia' promoting Pork in Australian households and restaurants. Luke is Australia's first 'PORK STAR'.
Along side Tetsuya Wakada, they are both the face of Electrolux. Campaign for the Zanussi range of intuitive ovens and induction cooking. Luke has an ongoing relationship with Electrolux.
Luke Nguyen Chef
In September 2007, Luke and Red Lantern is awarded Best Asian Restaurant in Sydney for the second year running, awarded by restaurant and catering association.
In October 2007, Luke Nguyen: 'Secrets of Red Lantern' was published by Murdoch Books. His first book showcasing his recipes and his family story narrated by his sister Pauline Nguyen. 'Secrets of Red Lantern' is translated in Dutch and French and is sold through Europe, New Zealand, United States of America, Asia and Australia. It is currently the number one seller in the Netherlands.
In March 2008, by popular demand, Luke Nguyen gastronomic traveler leads intimate groups of eight to ten on a culinary adventure through Vietnam. From the mountains of Sapa to the French influenced Hanoi, across Imperial Hue, through Ancient Hoi An and down to Saigon and the Mekong Delta.
Luke is currently working on his next cook book, a culinary journey-documenting travel stories and regional recipes of Vietnam.
Log In to see more information about Luke Nguyen
Log in or register now!
Series
Books:
Secrets of the Red Lantern
, August 2008Hardcover
Nguyen (right) with Jeff Rowley | |
| Born | September 8, 1978 (age 42) |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Vietnamese–Australian |
| Occupation | Chef |
Luke Nguyen (born 8 September 1978) is a Vietnamese–Australian chef and restaurateur, best known as the host of the television series, Luke Nguyen's Vietnam and Luke Nguyen's France.[1] The former is a food documentary in which he travels through Vietnam with his sous-chef son Bryan Nguyen, cooking in the ad hoc manner of the street vendors in the country, usually preparing the dish on the footpaths,[2] and the latter is an exploration of the French influence on Vietnamese cuisine.[3] He is a judge on the television series MasterChef Vietnam.
Following his first two series, the 10 episode Luke Nguyen's United Kingdom,[4] first aired on 14 May 2015 with the London episode in which he toured the city's food markets with his brother, Lewis. In his most recent series, the 8 episode Luke Nguyen's Street Food Asia,[5] first aired on 1 September 2016 he explores street food in Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta.
He is the owner of Red Lantern restaurant in Surry Hills, Sydney, and is the author of a number of cookbooks. He is also the man behind the restaurant Fat Noodle situated in the Star Casino Sydney New South Wales. In 2009, Luke Nguyen and his then-partner, Suzanna Boyd founded the Little Lantern Foundation in Hoi An, which gives disadvantaged youths an opportunity to undertake a hospitality training program in Little Lantern’s operating hotel – restaurant and bar.
Nguyen has appeared multiple times on the competitive cooking show MasterChef Australia as a guest chef, including season 2 episode 8, and season 8 episode 31.[6]
Nguyen appeared on the season 7, episode 3 of the SBS genealogy series, Who Do You Think You Are? in which he learned of his previously unknown Hakka Chinese ancestry through his maternal grandfather, an immigrant from Guangdong. Though his mother had known about this for decades, for unspecified reasons she had hidden this information from Nguyen. The program also revealed information about the involvement of Nguyen's ancestors during the Indochina and Vietnam Wars.[7]
References[edit]
- ^Luke Nguyen's Vietnam
- ^Luke Nguyen's Vietnam on SBS
- ^Nguyen's France
- ^Luke Nguyen's United Kingdom
- ^Luke Nguyen's Street Food Asia
- ^http://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/masterchef/season-8/episode-31
- ^10 things you didn’t know about Luke Nguyen