Visoth Tarak Ouk is a Cambodian refugee who came to the U.S. at 3 months old to escape the Khmer Rouge in the late '80s. Moving to Long Beach from Oakland, California at 9 years old, he became involved with gang activity which was rampant in the early '90s, he said.
After the death of his sister, Ouk resolved to change his life and pursue a culinary career. Today he is a well-known figure in the Cambodian Long Beach community known by all as "Chef T."
Gangster-turned-chef aims to put Cambodian cooking 'back on the map' with new cookbook
- Bong Burgundy
- A Moment of Clarity
- Reactions: 281
- Posts: 2494
- Joined: Sun Oct 29, 2017 12:20 pm
- Location: K440 Channel 4 News
Gangster-turned-chef aims to put Cambodian cooking 'back on the map' with new cookbook
2
2
Bringing the news. You stay classy, nas, Cambodia.
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
-
Cambodian herbs and their uses in Khmer cooking
by anotherpoor boy » Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:53 am » in Cambodia Speakeasy - 0 Replies
- 920 Views
-
Last post by anotherpoor boy
Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:53 am
-
-
-
Business community aims for ‘V-shaped recovery’ after COVID vaccinations as GDP growth downgraded to 2.5% for 2021
by cirmedia » Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:51 pm » in Cambodia News - 11 Replies
- 4284 Views
-
Last post by YaTingPom
Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:21 pm
-
-
-
After Six years in a Cambodian prison, she's back in Australia
by violet » Fri May 10, 2019 6:07 pm » in Cambodia News - 17 Replies
- 4549 Views
-
Last post by Jep
Mon Aug 12, 2019 6:17 pm
-
-
- 1 Replies
- 538 Views
-
Last post by PSD_Kiwi
Sun Jan 07, 2024 5:35 pm
-
-
where to buy cooking supplies during lockdown
by crim » Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:15 pm » in Questions and Answers - 5 Replies
- 1255 Views
-
Last post by crim
Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:18 am
-