W Taipei Newly Appointed Executive Chinese Chef Ken Yu Redefines the WOW in YEN Chinese Restaurant
W Taipei is pleased to announce the appointment of Chef Ken Yu, the Chinese Executive Chef of YEN Chinese Restaurant at W Taipei. Famed for his innovative contemporary Chinese cuisine, Chef Yu creates Cantonese fare with Western presentation, presenting the best of both worlds. His modern take on the traditional cuisine is expressed through meticulously prepared dishes inspired by global presentation.
Taipei, Taiwan -- W Taipei is pleased to announce the appointment of Chef Ken Yu, the Chinese Executive Chef of YEN Chinese Restaurant at W Taipei. Famed for his innovative contemporary Chinese cuisine, Chef Yu creates Cantonese fare with Western presentation, presenting the best of both worlds. His modern take on the traditional cuisine is expressed through meticulously prepared dishes inspired by global presentation.
“We are excited to welcome Chef Ken Yu to the W Taipei family.” Shared Cary M. Gray, General Manager of W Taipei. “Ken is an extremely talented chef and he is very keen to add in the excitement and the wow factors to the YEN Chinese Restaurant. Like the design of the restaurant, the presentation of the food by Chef Yu will be as well modern- infused classical dishes with stylish innovation. We wish to attract and satisfy the discerning palates of both locals and visitors.”
Chef Yu has great ambitions for the restaurant and has begun to launch a new series of luxurious signature dishes in YEN. “The Pearl- Pumpkin bisque with black truffle and crab-shrimp paste,” “The Beauty, The Moon- Braised crab pincers and winter melon with black truffle lobster sauce,” “Creamy carbonara lobster Steak” and “Zen- Stuffed beefsteak tomato with ginkgo, white fungus and mushrooms.” “I know my audience needs to be wow-ed, which is why I like to provide them with unexpected gastronomic dishes and experience.” shared Chef Yu. “We will make continuous efforts to create cuisine that is perfect not only in taste, but also in presentation and nutritional value, in order to offer refined dining experience with unique and exceptional dishes, exclusively in W Taipei”
Chef Yu has been in the industry for more than 25 years and now joins to W Taipei YEN Chinese Restaurant. Prior, he has honed his skills in renowned hotels and restaurants, including Michelin-Star Restaurant Cuisine Cuisine at The Mira Hotel, Hyatt Regency in Tsim Sha Tsui, The Venetian Macao and the award-winning Lei Garden. During his career he has worked around in Asia from prestigious restaurants in Hong Kong, Macau to Beijing and has been assigned to perform gastronomic festival in England, Thailand and Korea.
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It will feel like you’re dining with your head in the clouds at YEN on the 31st floor. Chinese Executive Chef Ken Yu creates Cantonese fare with Western presentation, for the best of both worlds. Covering an epicurean spectrum of nouvelle Cantonese cuisine and a selection of regional delicacies, signature dishes—such as “The Pearl- Pumpkin bisque with black truffle and crab-shrimp paste,” “The Beauty, The Moon- Braised crab pincers and winter melon with black truffle lobster sauce,” “Creamy carbonara lobster Steak” and “Zen- Stuffed beefsteak tomato with ginkgo, white fungus and mushrooms” are delicately prepared and beautifully. A passionately curated wine list and full selection of cocktails is carefully paired with your dishes.
W Taipei, which opened to the world on Valentine’s Day of 2011, is ideally situated in the midst of the buzzing Central Business District of Xinyi. Destined to become a stylish meeting place for Taipei’s trendsetters, business leaders and discerning world travelers, W Taipei is one of the city’s largest luxury hotels, with 405 guestrooms showcasing spectacular urban views and views of the city’s iconic Taipei 101 building. The hotel’s design theme, “Nature Electrified” underscores all of its key features, from the signature restaurants and lounges to guestrooms that are each designed as private, quiet sanctuaries filled with natural materials, lush amenities and modern conveniences. For reservations and more information, please visit
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