Awards & Recognition
★James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Southwest 2012
★Top Chef Season 9 Winner 2011
★Food & Wine Best New Chef
★San Pellegrino Cup Winner 2013
Notable Facts
→James Beard Award winner for Best Chef Southwest 2012
→Top Chef Season 9 winner with 8 elimination challenge victories
→Co-owner of FAM Hospitality Group with restaurants across multiple cities
→Operating chef at Pao by Paul Qui at Faena Hotel Miami Beach
→Born in Manila, Philippines, trained in French and Japanese cuisine
→Restaurant group includes East Side King, Thai Kun, Golfstrommen, and Soy Pinoy
→Has 33K Instagram followers (@pqui)