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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

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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.[1]

Career

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Yin studied law and was a corporate lawyer until 2013 when she changed careers.[1]

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.[1]

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]

After a series of pop-up laksa bars across London, Yin opened Sambal Shiok Laksa Bar in Highbury, Islington in 2018 to critical acclaim for her signature Peranakan Nyonya curry laksa.[4][1]

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

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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:

Sambal Shiok: The Malaysian Cookbook was selected as Jamie Oliver Cookbook Club’s cookbook of the month for February 2022.[18]

Yin has also written for many other publications and food magazines including The Guardian,[19] The Observer Food Monthly,[20] Waitrose Food Magazine,[21] Great British Chefs,[22] The Evening Standard,[23] National Geographic Traveller,[24] Vittles[25] and Olive Magazine.[26]

Broadcasting career

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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.[2]

In 2024 Yin also appeared on news programmes such as BBC Newsnight, talking about the challenges faced by independent hospitality.[27]

In 2019 she hosted an hour-long episode of Nadia’s Family Feasts with Nadia Sawalha on ITV.[28]

In 2016 she appeared in John Torode’s Malaysian Adventure on UK Good Food Channel.[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Dreyer, Pete (20 February 2019). "Sambal Shiok: a taste of Kuala Lumpur in London". Great British Chefs.
  2. ^ a b "Chefs: Mandy Yin". BBC Food.
  3. ^ "Mandy Yin profile". The Guardian.
  4. ^ a b Dent, Grace (20 July 2018). "Sambal Shiok, London N7: 'Pure joy' – restaurant review". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Saturday Kitchen: 06/07/2024". BBC iPlayer.
  6. ^ "Saturday Kitchen: 17/02/2024". BBC iPlayer.
  7. ^ a b Sambal Shiok: The Malaysian Cookbook. Hardie Grant Publishing. 2021. ISBN 9781787137042.
  8. ^ Rayner, Jay (4 December 2016). "Sambal Shiok, London: restaurant review". The Observer/The Guardian.
  9. ^ McCoy, Frankie (1 June 2017). "Meet the young tastemakers spicing up London's food scene". The Standard.
  10. ^ "Ching-He Huang Innovation Award - Kiln & Sambal Shiok Laksa Bar". Golden Chopsticks Awards.
  11. ^ Aron, Isabelle (18 January 2022). "Revealed: Time Out London's 2021 Love Local Awards winners". Time Out.
  12. ^ "100 Most Influential Women in Hospitality 2022". CODE Hospitality. 13 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Sambal Shiok Malaysian dining experience: From 18 December 2023 to 10 January 2024". Visit London.
  14. ^ Cooper, Leonie (19 July 2023). "Looking for London's hottest chef". Time Out.
  15. ^ "Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2022 – Shortlist Announced". The British Guild of Beer Writers. 13 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Guild Of Food Writers 25th Anniversary Awards 2022 Finalists Announced". The Guild of Food Writers. 16 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Recent Shortlists". André Simon Food and Drink Book Awards.
  18. ^ "Jamie Oliver's Cookbook Club". Waterstones.
  19. ^ Yin, Mandy (9 March 2024). "'My focus is survival': how rising costs are hitting independent restaurants". The Guardian.
  20. ^ Yin, Mandy (29 January 2024). "Kaya coconut jam recipe by Mandy Yin". The Observer/The Guardian.
  21. ^ "Chilli & turmeric chicken". Waitrose.
  22. ^ "Contributors: Mandy Yin". Great British Chefs.
  23. ^ a b Yin, Mandy (2 February 2016). "Malaysian rendang: what is it and how can I cook it?". The Standard.
  24. ^ Yin, Mandy (1 January 2023). "Author and chef Mandy Yin on the flavours of Malaysian cuisine". National Geographic.
  25. ^ Yin, Mandy (30 April 2020). "Vittles 4.4 - Economy Rice: A Plain White Canvas". Vittles.
  26. ^ Yin, Mandy (16 April 2024). "Malaysian recipes: how to cook like a local". Olive Magazine.
  27. ^ "Post by BBC Newsnight: "I am having to put my prices up by 20%."". X. 10 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Nadia's Family Feasts Episode List". IMBD.
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