Jonathan phang chef biography

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. 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 Toggle share options BIK