Buddha Lo

Kah-wai “Buddha” Lo[1] (known professionally as Buddha Lo) is a Chinese-Australian chef, best known for winning the nineteenth season of Top Chef, titled Top Chef: Houston.[2][3] He then returned to compete in the twentieth season, Top Chef: World All-Stars.[4]

Buddha Lo
OccupationChef
Known forTop Chef: Houston (winner)

Early life and career

Lo is currently an executive chef at Huso and cook at Eleven Madison Park in New York City.[5][6] Lo was the head chef at Matteo’s Restaurant in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and in 2014 worked at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London, United Kingdom.[7][8] Lo received the Gordon Ramsay Excellence Award while working in London.[9]

Lo has also worked at a restaurant owned by Raymond Capaldi and the Hare and Grace.[10][11] He was also the chef ambassador for Lavazza and Tabasco and was a former apprentice chef at Matteo’s in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.[12][13] Lo attended William Angliss Institute in Melbourne, Australia,[14] and worked for two months at the two-Michelin-starred Château Cordellian-Bages in Pauillac, France.[13]

References
  1. Riordan, Olivia (August 14, 2013). "Young Chef of the Year 2014 award". Good Food. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. "Top Chef Winner Buddha Lo's One Easy Fix For The Restaurant Industry". UPROXX. 2022-06-07. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  3. Smith, Crawford (2022-06-07). "Top Chef Season 19 Winner Buddha Lo On Winning, Cooking, And Success Formulas - Exclusive Interview". Mashed.com. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  4. Leasca, Stacey (January 25, 2023). "'Top Chef' Is Back, These Are the All-Stars Competing This Year". Food & Wine. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  5. Fabricant, Florence (2019-04-16). "A Caviar Shop With a Tasting Menu, on the Upper East Side". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  6. Hoeffner, Melissa Kravitz. "You can now taste the Top Chef winner's dishes in NYC". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  7. "Executive Chef" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  8. "'Top Chef' winner Buddha Lo wants to open a spot with 'a cool Brooklyn flair'". Brooklyn Magazine. 2022-06-04. Archived from the original on 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  9. Grundy, Hilary McNevin and Roslyn (2014-11-10). "Piccolo: Melbourne food news". Good Food. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  10. Smith, Crawford (2022-06-09). "Buddha Lo's Tips For Winning Top Chef - Exclusive". Mashed.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  11. Raphael, Shannon (2022-06-06). "Buddha Lo Shares Why His Wife Was "Instrumental" to His 'Top Chef' Win (EXCLUSIVE)". Distractify. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  12. "Interview: Buddha Lo of Matteos". 2016-09-06. Archived from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  13. "Buddha Lo". FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  14. "Angliss alum Buddha Lo reaches new heights". www.angliss.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
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