Kai Mayfair
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Kai Mayfair is a Chinese restaurant
located on 65 South Audley Street, Mayfair
, near Park Lane
in London
, England
. It opened in 1993 and is owned by Bernard Yeoh. The current Head Chef is Alex Chow.
In 2009, Kai Mayfair was awarded a Michelin Star being the only Chinese restaurant added to the 2009 Michelin List in UK. Among its other awards include the Harden's Guide's award for Best Chinese Restaurant in London (2009 Edition) and The Zagat Survey
's Best Chinese Restaurant in London for 3 years from 2003 - 2005. The restaurant also received nominations for Restaurant (magazine)
's UK Best Dishes as well as Tatler
Magazine's Best Kitchen Awards in 2006.
Kai's style of food is renowned for its balance between the traditional, comfort recipes and the more modern interpretations of Chinese food, utilizing ingredients from other cuisines.
The owner, Bernard Yeoh was part of the team for Malaysia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, competing in the Olympic Trap
shooting event.
Chinese cuisine
Chinese cuisine is any of several styles originating in the regions of China, some of which have become highly popular in other parts of the world – from Asia to the Americas, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa...
located on 65 South Audley Street, Mayfair
Mayfair
Mayfair is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster.-History:Mayfair is named after the annual fortnight-long May Fair that took place on the site that is Shepherd Market today...
, near Park Lane
Park Lane (road)
Park Lane is a major road in the City of Westminster, in Central London.-History:Originally a country lane running north-south along what is now the eastern boundary of Hyde Park, it became a fashionable residential address from the eighteenth century onwards, offering both views across Hyde Park...
in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It opened in 1993 and is owned by Bernard Yeoh. The current Head Chef is Alex Chow.
In 2009, Kai Mayfair was awarded a Michelin Star being the only Chinese restaurant added to the 2009 Michelin List in UK. Among its other awards include the Harden's Guide's award for Best Chinese Restaurant in London (2009 Edition) and The Zagat Survey
Zagat Survey
Zagat Survey was established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979 as a way to collect and correlate the ratings of restaurants by diners. For their first guide, covering New York City, the Zagats surveyed their friends. As of 2005, the Zagat Survey included 70 cities, with reviews based on the input of...
's Best Chinese Restaurant in London for 3 years from 2003 - 2005. The restaurant also received nominations for Restaurant (magazine)
Restaurant (magazine)
Restaurant is a British magazine aimed at chefs, restaurant proprietors and other catering professionals that concentrates on the fine dining end of the industry. It produces an annual list of what it considers to be the best 50 restaurants, based on the votes of 600 "chefs, restaurateurs, critics...
's UK Best Dishes as well as Tatler
Tatler
Tatler has been the name of several British journals and magazines, each of which has viewed itself as the successor of the original literary and society journal founded by Richard Steele in 1709. The current incarnation, founded in 1901, is a glossy magazine published by Condé Nast Publications...
Magazine's Best Kitchen Awards in 2006.
Kai's style of food is renowned for its balance between the traditional, comfort recipes and the more modern interpretations of Chinese food, utilizing ingredients from other cuisines.
The owner, Bernard Yeoh was part of the team for Malaysia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Malaysia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
-Archery:Mon Redee Sut Txi sat almost at the dead centre of the field after the ranking round, and drew the 33rd placed archer from Russia in the opening round...
in Athens, competing in the Olympic Trap
Olympic Trap
Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old...
shooting event.
General references
- Michelin first for Malaysian Owned restaurant in London
- Michelin starred restaurants in Britain and Ireland
- Record number of Michelin stars awarded to Britain's finest restaurants
- British restaurants celebrate record Michelin stars
- http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/rich-pickings-510488.html
- http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/01/18/325704/no-new-three-michelin-stars-in-2009-michelin-guide.html
- http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/01/18/325704/no-new-three-michelin-stars-in-2009-michelin-guide.html