Buddha Lo
OccupationChef
Known forTop Chef: Houston (winner)

Kah-wai “Buddha” Lo[1] (known professionally as Buddha Lo) is a Chinese-Australian chef, best known as the winner of the 19th season of Top Chef in Houston, Texas.[2][3]

Early life and career

Lo is currently an executive chef at Huso and cook at Eleven Madison Park in New York City.[4][5] 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.[6][7] Lo received the Gordon Ramsay Excellence Award while working in London.[8]

Lo has also worked at a restaurant owned by Raymond Capaldi and the Hare and Grace.[9][10] He was also the chef ambassador for Lavazza and Tabasco and was a former apprentice chef at Matteo’s in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.[11][12] Lo attended William Angliss Institute in Melbourne, Australia,[13] and worked for two months at the two-Michelin-starred Château Cordellian-Bages in Pauillac, France.[12]

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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Executive Chef" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  7. ^ "'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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Interview: Buddha Lo of Matteos". 2016-09-06. Archived from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  12. ^ a b "Buddha Lo". FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  13. ^ "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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