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Ken Hom

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Chef

The Resume

    (May 3, 1949- )
    Born in Tucson, Arizona
    Hosted the British TV series 'Ken Hom's Chinese Cookery' (1984), 'Hot Chefs' (1992), 'Ken Hom's Hot Wok' (1996), 'Ken Hom's Travels with a Wok' (1998), 'Foolproof Chinese Cookery' (2000), 'Take on the Takeaway' (2007) and 'Noodle Road' (2008)
    Author of over 20 cookbooks
    Has his own lines of woks and ready-to-eat meals

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a contestant on an all-chefs version of the BBC's Weakest Link.
    He is big in Europe but essentially unknown in his native America.
    For example, he sold 7 million woks worldwide, but only 5,000 of them in the US.
    He complained, 'It was interesting that I was asked by Tony Blair to cook for a heads of state summit, but when the White House has a Chinese state dinner, it doesn't even ask me for advice on what to serve.'
    When he travels, he brings a suitcase containing his favorite green tea.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He first learned cooking at age eleven, working in his uncle's Chinese restaurant.
    He has hosted charity banquets for numerous causes, including Action Against Hunger, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Princess of Wales Hospice.
    He was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for 'services to culinary arts.'
    He said of his British success, 'Stranger than fiction. Here I am, a Chinese-American, becoming this sort of icon in another country.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying