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Mandy Yin is a Malaysian-born restaurateur, author and TV chef based in London, United Kingdom.[1][2][3] She founded her food business Sambal Shiok in 2013, before opening her first restaurant Sambal Shiok Laksa Bar in 2018.[4] She has appeared in several television cooking programmes and is the author of Sambal Shiok: The Malaysian Cookbook.[5][6][7]
Early life
[edit]Yin is Malaysian with Peranakan Nyonya and Southern Chinese heritage. She was born in Petaling Jaya, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur and moved to London with her family when she was 11 years old.[3] Her father was born in Malacca, Malaysia and her mother was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Career
[edit]Yin studied law at University of Southampton and was a corporate lawyer until 2013 when she changed careers.
Yin launched Sambal Shiok as a street food concept in 2013 specialising in chicken satay burgers before transforming it into a pop-up laksa noodle bar between 2015 to 2018.
In December 2016, Yin’s pop-up restaurant in Harringay Green Lanes received a positive review from Jay Rayner of The Observer.[8]
Yin was named by The Evening Standard Magazine as one of the top tastemakers in the London food scene in June 2017.[9] She also worked with Grace Dent to host a series of supper clubs for The Evening Standard’s London Food Month in 2017.
After a series of sell-out runs for her pop up laksa bar across London, Yin opened Sambal Shiok Laksa Bar in Highbury, Islington in 2018 to critical acclaim for her signature Peranakan Nyonya curry laksa.[4]
Sambal Shiok Laksa Bar won Ching He Huang’s Best Innovation Award at The Golden Chopsticks Awards 2019 and North London’s Favourite Restaurant Award in Time Out’s Love Local Awards 2021.[10][11]
In 2022 Yin was named as one of CODE Hospitality's 100 Most Influential Women.[12] She also worked with Tom Parker-Bowles to host a private dinner as part of Mastercard’s Hidden Gems Dining Experience series in 2022.[13]
In 2023 Yin was named as one of "the hottest chefs in London" by Time Out.[14]
Food writing
[edit]Yin’s debut book Sambal Shiok: The Malaysian Cookbook was released on 14 October 2021 by Quadrille.[7] The book was nominated for several food writing awards:
- Shortlisted for the Fortnum and Masons Food and Drink Awards 2022 Debut Cookery Book[15]
- Guild of Food Writer’s Awards, Highly Commended in ‘First Book’ category[16]
- Shortlisted for Andre Simon Award 2021.[17]
Sambal Shiok: The Malaysian Cookbook was selected as Jamie Oliver Cookbook Club’s cookbook of the month for February 2022.[18][19] Sambal Shiok: The Malaysian Cookbook was also published in Dutch.
Yin has also written for many other publications and food magazines including The Guardian,[20] The Observer Food Monthly,[21] Waitrose Food Magazine,[22] Great British Chefs,[23] The Evening Standard,[24] National Geographic Traveller,[25] Vittles[26] and Olive Magazine.[27]
Broadcasting career
[edit]Yin is known for her appearances on various cookery programmes. She is a regular guest chef on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen hosted by Matt Tebutt and a guest judge on BBC’s Masterchef: The Professionals.[1]
In 2024 Yin also appeared on news programmes (BBC Newsnight, ITV News) talking about the challenges faced by independent hospitality.[28]
In 2019 she hosted an hour-long episode of Nadia’s Family Feasts with Nadia Sawalha on ITV.[29]
In 2016 she appeared in John Torode’s Malaysian Adventure on UK Good Food Channel.[24]
Teaching and demos
[edit]Yin is a regular guest chef for the Jamie Oliver Cookery School and has also taught lessons at the Taste of London food festival.
Personal life
[edit]Yin lives in North London with her husband Owen and their son Rhion.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chefs: Mandy Yin". BBC Food.
- ^ "Mandy Yin profile". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Dreyer, Pete (20 February 2019). "Sambal Shiok: a taste of Kuala Lumpur in London". Great British Chefs.
- ^ a b Dent, Grace (20 July 2018). "Sambal Shiok, London N7: 'Pure joy' – restaurant review". The Guardian.
- ^ "Saturday Kitchen: 06/07/2024". BBC iPlayer.
- ^ "Saturday Kitchen: 17/02/2024". BBC iPlayer.
- ^ a b "Sambal Shiok: The Malaysian Cookbook". Hardie Grant Publishing. 2021. ISBN 9781787137042.
- ^ Rayner, Jay (4 December 2016). "Sambal Shiok, London: restaurant review". The Observer/The Guardian.
- ^ McCoy, Frankie (1 June 2017). "Meet the young tastemakers spicing up London's food scene". The Standard.
- ^ "Ching-He Huang Innovation Award - Kiln & Sambal Shiok Laksa Bar". Golden Chopsticks Awards.
- ^ Aron, Isabelle (18 January 2022). "Revealed: Time Out London's 2021 Love Local Awards winners". Time Out.
- ^ "100 Most Influential Women in Hospitality 2022". CODE Hospitality. 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Sambal Shiok Malaysian dining experience: From 18 December 2023 to 10 January 2024". Visit London.
- ^ Cooper, Leonie (19 July 2023). "Looking for London's hottest chef". Time Out.
- ^ "Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2022 – Shortlist Announced". The British Guild of Beer Writers. 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Guild Of Food Writers 25th Anniversary Awards 2022 Finalists Announced". The Guild of Food Writers. 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Recent Shortlists". André Simon Food and Drink Book Awards.
- ^ "Jamie Oliver's Cookbook Club". Waterstones.
- ^ "Sambal Shiok: The Malaysian Cookbook (Hardback)". Waterstones.
- ^ Yin, Mandy (9 March 2024). "'My focus is survival': how rising costs are hitting independent restaurants". The Guardian.
- ^ Yin, Mandy (29 January 2024). "Kaya coconut jam recipe by Mandy Yin". The Observer/The Guardian.
- ^ "Chilli & turmeric chicken". Waitrose.
- ^ "Contributors: Mandy Yin". Great British Chefs.
- ^ a b Yin, Mandy (2 February 2016). "Malaysian rendang: what is it and how can I cook it?". The Standard.
- ^ Yin, Mandy (1 January 2023). "Author and chef Mandy Yin on the flavours of Malaysian cuisine". National Geographic.
- ^ Yin, Mandy (30 April 2020). "Vittles 4.4 - Economy Rice: A Plain White Canvas". Vittles.
- ^ Yin, Mandy (16 April 2024). "Malaysian recipes: how to cook like a local". Olive Magazine.
- ^ "Post by BBC Newsnight: "I am having to put my prices up by 20%."". X. 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Nadia's Family Feasts Episode List". IMBD.