One World Hotel has announced the promotion of Michael Chew as Executive Chef. In his new role, he will oversee the entire Food and Beverage’s kitchen operation for One World Hotel Petaling Jaya.
Chef Michael has been in the hospitality industry for over two decades and this talented Malaysian born chef was appointed as Zuan Yuan Chinese Restaurant and Banquet Chinese Chef in year 2009.
He began his career at a well known independent restaurant as Commis. Within three years he was appointed as Chef De Partie at the Royal Selangor Club. He then ventured into the hospitality industry in Brunei before he returned to Malaysia in 1994 and joined The Legend Hotel KL as Banquet Chef, overseeing the operational matters in the banquet kitchen.
Thereafter, he took the opportunity to work in Germany as 1st Wok in an independent Chinese restaurant. With his vast experience garnered from the different countries he has worked, he took on the challenge at Hilton KL to oversee the opening of the Chinese restaurant, and later at the Palace Of The Golden Horses, before joining Hilton Hefei Hotel, China.
Having years of experience as a chef who specialises in authentic Chinese cuisine, he is also passionate about Asian cuisine like Thai, Malay and Nyonya dishes. The opportunity to travel and work across the globe has proved to be a great learning experience for him and contributed to his ability to inject unique touches to his menus . He has created many creative dishes for the organisations that he has served.
