Boris Leung

AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE
I was happy to judge the 4th international YCO in 2018. To see so many countries compete at this plat-form is amazing.

ALL CHEFS ARE FRIENDS
The competition encourages talented young chefs to enter the fast-moving culinary industry. YCO is a per-fect platform to provide learning and experience for young chefs to sharpen their culinary skills and exchange their opinions and ideas in interna-tional language which will facilitate culture, exchange skill and friendship. All chef sare friends.

BALANCE IS KEY
Some of the rounds are about following fixed, classical recipes and there are other rounds where you can show innovation and cre-ation with mystery ingredients. It’s the perfect balance of both.

ADVICE TO YOUNG CHEFS
No matter which culinary school you are studying in, if you want to become a chef, competition is not com-pulsory. To me, competition is practical work, reading more books and enhancing your knowledge. To survive in the kitchens, you need to do maybe 100 per cent, 200 per cent.

Currently : Chief instructor at International Culinary Institute (ICI), Hong Kong

Titles : Champion of Hong Kong Youth Skill Competition (2000)

Awarded : ‘Best of the Nation’ at 36th World Skill Competition (2001)