- Kylie Kwong
Kylie Kwong (zh-tsp|p=kuàng kǎilì|t=鄺凱莉|s=邝凯莉 [(presumed, given by Chinese-language media)] ; born 1969 in
Australia ), is a prominent Australian televisionchef ,author ,television presenter andrestaurateur .Career
As a fourth generation
Australasian , she learned the art and fundamentals of Cantonese cooking by her mother's side. She undertook much of herapprenticeship atNeil Perry 's Rockpool and Wokpool and then at Restaurant Manifredi.Kylie Kwong has since opened the appropriately labelled 'Billy Kwong' restaurant, her first, in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills and is not, as some people think, named after Kylie's father but rather a result of her partnership with Sydney celebrity chef
Bill Granger . Kwong is currently the sole owner, but kept the name because it fitted the place. [ [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/01/1070127334401.html?from=storyrhs Simply Sydney - www.theage.com.au ] ]In 2003, "Kylie Kwong: Heart and Soul" was published by
Penguin Viking /ABC Books in October 2003 to coincide with her first TV series which was screened on the ABC at the same time. Her first cookbook Kylie Kwong: Recipes and Stories was published by Penguin in April 2003. The television series was screened both on the Australian ABC, but also onFoxtel , on theLifeStyle Channel , and onDiscovery Home in theU.S. .In late 2005, the
LifeStyle Channel released a statement revealing that a second Kylie Kwong series would be released. The 6 part television series would be named Kylie Kwong: Simply Magic. This series was then televised in January 2006 on theLifeStyle Channel and later in 2006 onDiscovery Home . A new Kylie Kwong book was released in 2006 under the name of Simple Chinese Cooking. The book aims to make Chinese cooking as easy as possible, with every recipe accompanied by a full-page colour photograph.A third series to accompany her new book My China : Stories and Recipes from My Homeland will be shown on UKTV Food in Summer 2008.
ummary of Publications
To date Kylie has released 5 books, all of which share her love of cooking and explore many different facets of Chinese culture and cuisine. In order of release, these include:
* Kylie Kwong: Recipes And Stories - 2003 - 184 pages
* Heart and Soul - 2003 - 204 pages
* Simple Chinese Cooking - 2007 - 313 pages
* My China: A Feast for All the Senses - 2007 - 482 pages
* My China: Stories and Recipes from My Homeland - 2008 - 496 pages
* Story inGrowing up Asian in Australia - 2008References
ee also
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Kwong Sue Duk , Kylie's great grandfather.
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