'Singapore made me realise that hospitality is a viable career', says Johanne Siy, head chef of Lolla.
The head chef of Lolla restaurant Johanne Siy was hailed as Asia's Best Female Chef 2023. The Singapore restaurant is known for featuring modern cuisine with flavours from Nordic countries and “gastronomic inspirations from Asia such as theThe head chef of Lolla, one of Singapore’s “most exciting” restaurants, was named Asia’s Best Female Chef 2023.
“Singapore made me realise that hospitality is a viable career – that you can actually pursue something that you love and make a living out of it,” SiySiy's path to Asia's Best Female Chef crown began with her training at The Culinary Institute of America in New York. She honed her craft with apprenticeship under renowned chefs such as Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin and Daniel Boulud of Cafe Boulud.
“It was a risk I was willing to take – to give up a stable job and start again from the very bottom of the tree,” she said. After her training in the United States, Siy returned to Asia to work as a sous chef at the two Michelin-starred Restaurant André in Singapore. She then went to Europe to work on farms and forage before finally becoming the head chef at Lolla in 2020.“Siy is justifiably proud of her coronation as Asia’s Best Female Chef 2023. Hailing from a part of the world where women leading kitchens is still something of a novelty, she is happy that her achievements are being recognised.
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