Kylie Kwong

Sustainability advocate, helping create a global cooking community with a social conscience and an appetite for change

Kylie Kwong has become synonymous with modern Chinese cooking in Australia. As a third- generation Australian, she has drawn on her southern Chinese heritage to reinterpret Cantonese cuisine, combining uniquely Australian ingredients with traditional Chinese cooking methods and flavours. Kylie’s food highlights partnerships with the local community and collaborations with long- term suppliers and producers. Billy Kwong, Kylie's bustling restaurant of 19 years, celebrated its final chapter in June 2019.

For Kylie cooking is a call to act. The constant question that drives her practice as a cook, as a collaborator and creative is how her practice can drive positive social change. This energy is driven by a philosophy that the best way to care of self is to be connected to community. Kylie believes, that when we take care of self, we are better equipped to take care of others. Through her multiple connections and collaborations, she creates space, time and experiences that allow us to imagine that there is a better, more sustainable more interconnected way.

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Key Points for Kylie Kwong

Kylie Kwong is a third-generation Australian, who draws on her southern Chinese heritage to reinterpret Cantonese cuisine.
Has become synonymous with modern Chinese cooking in Australia.
Her restaurant of 19 years, Billy Kwong, celebrated its final chapter in June 2019.
Her advocacy of sharing and sustainability extends to her involvement with community organisations including The Wayside Chapel, Two Good, OzHarvest.

Topics for Kylie Kwong

Changing the Game
Asian cooking
Enhance understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture
Express pride in Chinese heritage
Chef extraordinaire

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