OneonOne with the Chopped Grill Masters Grand Champion FN Dish

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.

OneonOne with the Chopped Grill Masters Grand Champion FN Dish

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.

Rocky Maselli with Sophina Uong

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 […]

Sophina Uong Takes Over Calavera's Kitchen, Effective Immediately

A Chicken Karahi Recipe for Thanksgiving Eater

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.

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

Chef Sophina Uong and her MOdern Southern Fare, Live Fire Cooking, and Global BBQ. View fullsize. The Experience we Create Together: 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.

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

Chef Sophina Uong and her husband and business partner William Greenwell open their new restaurant in the building at 4501 Tchoupitoulas Street, called Mister Mao, on Saturday, July 24. For most, it will be unrecognizable from the homey, wood-paneled bistro that served Uptown couples on date nights for two decades, but its joyful, eclectic vibe.

Sophina Uong — Wild Terrains

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.

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

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.

OneonOne with the Chopped Grill Masters Grand Champion FN Dish

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.

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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.

20 Questions with Mister Mao’s Sophina Uong — Resy Right This Way

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 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 Market to Table Demo with CUESA in San Francisco at

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.

Sophina Uong Southern Smoke

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.