Visoth Tarak Ouk
| Visoth Tarak Ouk | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Chef T |
| Roles | Chef; Author |
| Active | since 2015 |
| Based in | United States |
| Subjects | Food & Foodways; Migration & Diaspora; Work & Livelihoods |
Long Beach chef who founded Cambodian Restaurant Week and co-wrote a Cambodian cookbook and memoir.
Visoth Tarak Ouk, known as Chef T, is a Cambodian American chef who works in Long Beach, California, most recently as executive chef at Gladstone's on the downtown shoreline. He studied at Le Cordon Bleu and the culinary arts program at Long Beach City College, organized the Chefs off the Boat collective in 2015, and founded Cambodian Restaurant Week. He co-wrote Kroeung: Cambodian Cooking with Chef T, a cookbook and memoir of six recipes and stories from his life, with Christine Su. (ShoutOut SoCal interview; Long Beach Post)