Get to Know Chef Chien Le of Thuận Kiều
Chef Profile
Name: Chien Le
Age: 47
City: London, ON
Current Restaurant: Thuận Kiều
Favorite Food to Eat: Chinese food
Chef Q & A
1. Did anyone inspire you to become a chef? If not, what inspired you to start cooking?
My parents inspired me. I saw how hard they worked and wanted to help them more, so I started helping them in the kitchen.
2. What are your favourite ingredients to cook with?
I really like to use garlic. I like that it brings out the flavours in what I cook.
3. How often do you change your menu?
Not often enough. My parents are very old school. Thuận Kiều is very blessed with a lot of regular customers who love our menu the way it is.
4. How would you describe the food at your restaurant? What are some of your signature dishes??
We’re a very casual restaurant. Nothing fancy, but we value fresh ingredients. We make Pho everyday and a lot of pad thai.
5. What are some tips you would have for someone who aspires to open their own restaurant?
You have to enjoy what you do – especially if it’s working in or owning a restaurant! The restaurant that you work at pretty much becomes your life. I used to work 12-to-15-hour days.
Find Thuận Kiều
Website: http://thuankieu.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThuanKieuRestaurant
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thuankieulondon/
Address: 1275 Highbury Avenue North #116, London ON
