About the Chef
Christina Gourmet is a family run business established in the Hills district for the last 20 years.
Christina, our head chef brings a passion for fresh and authentic Malaysian cuisine to her clients.
She grew up as a Malaccan Nyonya, (Malaysian Straits Chinese) in a household of generations of excellent cooks. The high standards to use quality ingredients and creative use of aromatic herbs in the kitchen inspired her passion for cooking.
Christina is a modern day Nyonya with a passion for food. The Nyonya cuisine is about traditional family recipes that have been passed on for generations, along with stories of the people who cooked them with “love and passion”.
Christina's dedication to preserve her family's food culture will allow you with the cultural and gustatory experiences to savour the best of traditional Nyonya food on your own dining table. Christina is supported by a team of family members that have the same passion for cooking.
Her other accomplishments include:
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Food consultant for a Singaporean restaurant in San Francisco, USA.
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Founder of Nightingale Retirement home in Malaysia
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Family owned restaurants in Malaysia, including Indonesian and Malaysian Nyonya restaurants. (Big Baba, Little Jakarta & Ginger Roots)