What is Luke Nguyen famous for?

Vietnamese chef, Luke Nguyen is famous for being the judge and host of the first series of MasterChef Vietnam. He has also spearheaded a few tv shows so far. Following his first two series, the 10-episode Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom first aired on May 14, 2015, with the London episode in which he toured the city’s food markets with his brother Lewis.

He has also appeared multiple times on MasterChef Australia as a guest chef, including season 2 episode 8, and season 8 episode 31. In 2015, he appeared on the season 7, episode 3 of the SBS genealogy series, Who Do You Think You Are?

In the show, he learned of his previously unknown Hakka Chinese ancestry through his maternal grandfather, an immigrant from Guangdong.

Nguyen has also written several books in his career. Some of them include Secrets of The Red Lantern, The Songs of Sapa, Indochine, Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong, and the Food of Vietnam. He is a bestselling and multiple award-winning author.