Sophina Uong gives New Orleans reason to celebrate at the vibrant

OneonOne with the Chopped Grill Masters Grand Champion FN Dish

Sophina Uong is the Executive Chef/Co-Owner of Mister Mao in New Orleans, one of Bon Appétit's "50 Best New Restaurants 2022." Known for her self-proclaimed "inauthentic" globally-inspired cuisine, the Cambodian-American chef melds her expertise in collaborative cooking tradition and flavors […]

OneonOne with the Chopped Grill Masters, Part 2 Winner FN Dish

Rising Star: Sophina Uong gives New Orleans reason to celebrate at the vibrant Indian-inspired Mister Mao. Despite a pandemic, hurricanes and labor issues, this 'tropical roadhouse' keeps the party going. Lisa Jennings | Dec 15, 2021. At the uptown New Orleans restaurant Mister Mao, guests can start a meal with delicately fried lentil Pani.

Owner's Corner Mister Mao Chef & Food Network Champ Sophina Uong Talks

Sophina Uong is the Executive Chef/Co-Owner of Mister Mao in New Orleans, one of Bon Appétit's "50 Best New Restaurants 2022." Known for her "inauthentic" globally-inspired cuisine, the Cambodian-American chef melds her expertise in collaborative cooking tradition and flavors from across the world with her creative dissection of the Southern plate.

Sophina Uong Southern Smoke

Sophina Uong is the chef and co-owner of Mister Mao. Haley Hunt Davis is an Los Angeles- and Atlanta-based commercial photographer and director specializing in food and product.

OneonOne with the Chopped Grill Masters Grand Champion FN Dish

Chef Sophina Uong preparing her dish for Round 3, Goat Cheese & Babka Brownie with Plancha Grilled Bananas with a Red Wine Reduction, as seen on Food Network's Chopped, Grill Masters Special.

Sophina Uong, Calavera Foodwise

Sophina Uong: The baskets were awesome, just so much harder than I imagined. Chef Sophina Uong preparing her dish for Round 3, Grilled Caramel Cinnamon Bun with Smoked Strawberry & Pineapple Salsa.

Meet Lucky Cricket’s Executive Chef Sophina Uong Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

Opening chef Christian Irabien has moved on to Cala. Calavera, which opened just over six months ago in Uptown Oakland, has had a shakeup in the kitchen. As of yesterday, local chef Sophina Uong.

OneonOne with the Chopped Grill Masters, Part 2 Winner FN Dish

Chef Sophina Uong has made quite a name for herself in the culinary world. Crowned the "Grand Champion Grill Master" on the Food Network's series Chopped, the Cambodian-American chef has used her 25 years of experience in the kitchen to launch one of the trendiest restaurants in New Orleans, Mister Mao. While one may assume

OneonOne with the Chopped Grill Masters Grand Champion FN Dish

Get introduced. Contact Sophina directly. Join to view full profile. I'm newly based in New Orleans but travel across the US to keep BOH operations running for restaurants, hotels, bars while.

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Sophina Uong - Southern Smoke. New Orleans, LA /. Mister Mao. WHERE WILL I BE COOKING AT: Sophina Uong's family fled from war-torn Cambodia when she was two and landed in Long Beach, California. She taught herself how to cook, spending time watching the women around her make everything from pot roast to guisados. Turning her love of cooking.

Rocky Maselli with Sophina Uong

Chef Sophina Uong writes: "My culinary story embodies a rebel spirit of collaborative cooking tradition, innovation, refined finesse to demystify the heaviness of the Southern plate with detailed planning, personal service and eco-conscious sourcing." Chef Uong is the '16 Food Network's Chopped Grill Master Napa Champion, and four time champion of the San Francisco Lamb.

Sophina Uong gives New Orleans reason to celebrate at the vibrant

9. What restaurant industry person do you admire the most? José Andrés — he's got boundless energy and is the true definition of a chef-influencer, with amazing restaurants to aspire to. He cares about the world, humans, climate change, immigration, and stewards of the land. He walks the walk.

Meet Lucky Cricket’s Executive Chef Sophina Uong Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

All About Mister Mao, Sophina Uong's New Orleans 'Tropical Roadhouse'. By Scott Hocker July 19, 2022. Mister Mao's chef-owner Sophina Uong calls the Uptown corner spot that formerly housed Dick & Jenny's a "tropical roadhouse.". Yes, Mister Mao is low-key, raucous, breezy, fun, and inspired by warm-weather eating and drinking from.

Sophina Uong Takes Over Calavera's Kitchen, Effective Immediately

Uong is a Cambodian-American who grew up in Long Beach CA with a mom who ran a chain of donut shops. (If you've never read Richard Parks' terrific Lucky Peach essay on the Cambodian donut shops of California, treat yourself.). While her mom was making the donuts, Sophina was teaching herself to cook for her dad and brothers, using a microwave cookbook.

A Chicken Karahi Recipe for Thanksgiving Eater

Sophina Uong is not afraid of a challenge. After years working in San Francisco's best restaurants, winning "Grand Champion Grill Master" on the Food Network show "Chopped," and managing a restaurant for famed chef Andrew Zimmern in Minneapolis, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uong and her husband and partner, William Greenwell.

Sophina Uong — Wild Terrains

Instructions: Step 1: Make the Fire Dust by combining the toasted cumin, ground arbol chile, Sichuan red pepper flakes, sugar, salt, and citric acid in a bowl. Transfer to an airtight container.