New Beijing Cuisine takes a new approach to Chinese cooking by considering the cooking traditions of Beijing, and reinventing them in a modern way. Chef Jereme Leung reinterprets traditional Beijing recipes with unique and contemporary presentations that have given the Whampoa Club restaurants their fame today.
Chef Jereme Leung is regarded as one of the pioneers of modern Chinese cuisine, and is the founder and creative mind behind the famed, award-winning Whampoa Club restaurants. Both restaurants have garnered much praise from various publications such as the International Herald Tribune, Condé Nast Traveller, the Zagat Guide and Time Out for their innovative and exciting repertoire of dishes.In recognition of culinary achievements, Jereme was awarded the Five Star Diamond Award by the American Academy of Hospitality Science in 2000 and 2008, ranking him one of the 'World's Best Chefs'. He was also the recipient of the highly regarded XO Hennessy Culinary Awards (Malaysia), and was voted 'Rising Chef of the Year' at the World Gourmet Summit, Singapore.
* Features more than 60 innovative Chinese recipes with fully coloured photographs
* Informative headnotes that provide readers with an insight into the history of each dish, as well as Jereme's interpretation of the dish.