Jonathan phang chef biography
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Jonathan Phang
British food writer and chef
Jonathan Phang is a British food writer[1] and chef, best known for his television appearances.[2]
Early life
Phang was born in London.
Jonathan phang chef biography
His father was from China and his mother from Guyana.[3] He began his career as a fashion agent, working with models such as Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks and Liv Tyler.[4]
Marchioness tragedy
In 1989, Phang arranged a friend's birthday party on board a pleasure boat on the River Thames, which ended in disaster and the death of many of his friends after the boat was struck by a larger vessel and sank.
Phang himself was briefly under water and survived by clinging to a beer barrel.[5] In 2009, he made a documentary about the event for the BBC, called The Marchioness: A Survivor’s Story.
Media career
Phang was a judge on Britain's Next Top Model,[6] which received the RADAR Media Award for Best Factual Programming.[7] H