Name

Kay-Lene Tan

Where can you find their food:

Tonka https://www.tonkarestaurant.com.au/

Coda https://www.codarestaurant.com.au/

What city/town/area do they work in:

Melbourne, Victoria

A bit about them:

From budding documentary maker to pastry chef comes Kay-Lene Tan. Now the executive pastry chef for notable Melbourne establishments Tonka and Coda restaurants, she was inspired by her mother and grandmother, opting for a career change from behind the camera, taking a leap of faith into the eclectic world of hospitality. Tan quickly enrolled in trade school and began her culinary journey studying to be a pâtissière.

Upon the completion of her studies, Tan began training under the guidance of award-winning chef Joel Robuchon – once named “Chef of the Century” by French restaurant guide Gault Millau (Jo Robin, Broadsheet)

Today Tan melds her French training alongside her Peranakan heritage, creating dishes with a depth like no other, framed perfectly by the refined spice of Tonka Restaurant (Indian cuisine) and Coda’s Vietnamese influence.

Follow them:

Instagram - @kaylenetan_

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Kay-Lene-Tan

Source:

https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food-and-drink/article/how-kay-lene-tan-turned-quarter-life-crisis-pastry-career

https://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/read-watch/latest-news/news/diary-of-a-chef-kaylene-tan-555

https://blog.chefworks.com/uniforms/may-international-chef-of-chef-works-kay-lene-tan/

Photo: Pete Dillon via Broadsheet