Gail Geer Li MasterChef The Professionals Wiki, Age, Partner, Parents, Family, Nationality

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Gail Geer Li Biography – Gail Geer Li Wiki

Gail Geer Li is a chef and contestant on MasterChef: The Professionals 2024. She is currently a chef at Dinings SW3, a modern Japanese restaurant in Chelsea.

Gail got into cheffing as a second career. After working as a Mandarin teacher for eight years in international schools in China and Germany, Gail made the leap and enrolled in a culinary school in London in 2019. She trained at Le Cordon Bleu in London in 2019.

After graduating, she went on to work at the modern Japanese restaurant in Chelsea, Dinings SW3, where she is now Senior Chef de Partie and training to be Junior Sous. She has participated in multiple food and wine pairing competitions and has won national trophies with her wine partner.

Gail was inspired to become a chef by a passion for cooking and a desire to making people happy. She told the BBC: “Ultimately, it was a passion for cooking and a desire to making people happy that led me to train as a chef. There’s a well-known saying in China – food is heaven to Chinese people.

I grew up with my grandma’s deep-fried fritters, my dad’s noodles, my mum’s steamed fish and rice, the smell of the street vendors’ snacks, the neighbours’ stir-fries, my uncle and aunts’ wind-dried fish and my friends’ hotpot. Growing up, I would happily spend a whole day in the kitchen experimenting and cooking dishes for my parents and friends. Food has always been a central part of my life.”

Style of Cooking

Describing her style of cooking and any influences on it, she said: “I grew up in Shanghai, and home cooking has a deep influence on my taste and style. Shanghai is also one of the most international cities in China, and the international environment had a deep influence on who I am and my cooking style.

At Le Cordon Bleu, I was trained in classic French cuisine, and I love to apply those French techniques to my cooking. After graduating, I started my professional career in a Japanese fusion restaurant, where I learned traditional Japanese techniques and cooking methods. All these have influenced my way of cooking and formed a strong Asian fusion style to my food philosophy.”

Gail Geer Li Age

Gail Geer Li is 35 years old. She was born and raised in Shanghai, China.

Gail Geer Li Partner

MasterChef: The Professionals contestant Gail Geer Li currently lives in Wandsworth with her boyfriend Nico, who she met at culinary school and is also a professional chef.