Isabel Chung has been appointed as Executive Chef at Fairmont Orchid
Fairmont Orchid, a luxury resort along the pristine Kohala Coast of Hawai'i Island, is pleased to announce the appointment of Isabel Chung as the resort's Executive Chef as of December 5, 2022. Chung will oversee all creative and strategic initiatives of the property's culinary operations, including the fine dining, AAA Four Diamond restaurant, Brown's Beach House.
Chung is among an elite circle of female chefs who hold the title of executive chef at Fairmont properties worldwide. She began her culinary career in 2001, at the Delta Bow Valley, Calgary, Alberta, holding the roles of Second Cook and First Cook. Expanding her experience internationally, she transferred to Fairmont Southampton in 2005, as Senior Chef de Partie and was quickly promoted to Sous Chef. In 2008, Chef Chung returned to Canada as Sous Chef at Fairmont Chateau Whistler where she was in charge of banquets and restaurants. In 2013, she relocated to the United States as Executive Sous Chef of the AAA Five Diamond Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle. She most recently served as Executive Chef at Fairmont Chateau Whistler since November 15, 2015. Chung studied Culinary Arts at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary, Alberta. She also studied Commerce at Athabasca University in Calgary, Alberta.
Chung lives on Hawai'i Island. She's an avid beekeeper, even though she's allergic to honeybees.