Alan Yau
| Born | 1962 (age 49–50) Hong Kong |
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Alan Yau (Chinese: 丘德威; Cantonese Yale: Yau1 Dak1 Wai1), OBE (born 1962, Hong Kong) is a London-based restaurateur who is best known for founding the Wagamama food chain in the United Kingdom. He was born in Sha Tau Kok, Hong Kong and moved to King's Lynn, Norfolk at the age of 12 with his family, barely able to speak a word of English.[1]
Alan Yau was awarded the OBE in the 2006 New Year Honour's List for services to the restaurant industry.
Alan Yau is also the man behind the leading London Chinese restaurants Hakkasan and more recently Yauatcha, which have each been awarded a Michelin Star.
In April 2008, the British magazine Restaurant unveiled its sixth annual global ranking of the 50 Best Restaurants in which Hakkasan was rated 18th.
Alan Yau is also a director of Thai restaurant Busaba Eathai, which has five branches in central London. His latest restaurant is a Chinese noodle bar named Cha Cha Moon, which opened in mid-2008.
In April 2009, Yau made his U.S. debut with the opening of Hakkasan in the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, Florida.[citation needed]
Yau had previously tried to make his U.S. debut in 2006 at New York's Gramercy Park Hotel, Park Chinois, but didn't due to external pressures.[citation needed]
His famous Chinese chains Hakkasan and Yauatcha debuted in Mumbai, India in 2011.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Business big shot: Alan Yau The Times, 10 January 2008
- ^ [1] Mumbai Boss, 28 November 2011
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