An Evening with Tony Tan

Join us for a night with internationally regarded chef, teacher and mentor Tony Tan as he chats to Jennifer Wong (presenter and author of Chopsticks or Fork?) about his new cookbook, Tony Tan's Asian Cooking Class.

Tony has been cooking, eating, teaching and writing about the foods of Asia for more than four decades. In his new cookbook, he shares for the first time more than 150 of his most cooked, beloved and personal recipes from his vast collection.

A book for beginners and connoisseurs alike, Tony teaches his contemporary, sometimes adventurous approach to the most important inspirational and evergreen dishes from Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and beyond. From wok sensations to more elaborate dishes, street foods and original creations, Tan's warmth, erudition and rigour set his food apart. He moves seamlessly between traditionally distinct cuisines, contextualising them for the home cook.

This stunning hardback, which features patterned sprayed edges and elegant, stylish photography, is enhanced with insight on subjects from the wonder of the wok, to the art of cooking with duck and the essential pantry, this book is a joyful celebration of modern Asian cooking.

Tony will also be serving samples of Roti Johns, a delicious street food originating from Singapore in the 60s and 70s, but still very popular today in Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore and Malaysia.

6:30pm arrivals for 7pm start.

🥢 Tickets: $10 per person (plus booking fee and GST), which is redeemable on the night towards any book purchase.

Pick up your $10 coupon when you check in at the front door. Please note: The Humanitix booking fee and GST does not count towards your coupon value.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Tony Tan describes his earliest, formative food education as an explosion of flavours and ideas akin to a culinary tsunami. Growing up in Kuantan, on the east coast of Malaysia, the son of Hainanese immigrants - a father who ran a rest house and a mother who was an accomplished, endlessly curious cook - he was blessed with an open mind, attentive parents and a dynamic ever-evolving diaspora around him. His Malay neighbours taught him to cook beef rendang, his Peranakan neighbours gave him an appreciation of chicken cooked with buah keluak, and his Indian-Tamil friends showed him how to eat rotis and chapatis.

Across multiple subsequent decades in Australia, the UK and France, through studies of history, language and food, his own restaurants, cooking schools, and food tours, Tan has continued a journey of learning and discovery that endears him to all who know him - and never ends. He lives in the central Victorian town of Trentham, where he runs legendary cooking classes and inspires the next generation of cooks.