{"id":72492,"date":"2026-07-29T08:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=72492"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:20:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:20:01","slug":"meet-chinas-youngest-michelin-recognised-chef-who-wows-diners-with-his-vegetarian-dishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=72492","title":{"rendered":"Meet China\u2019s youngest Michelin-recognised chef, who wows diners with his vegetarian dishes"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Andre Li Feiyue was 15 years old when he learned to lie.<\/p>\n

The founder and chef at Plant-Based Kitchen, a vegetarian fine-dining restaurant in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, says that as a teenager in the northeast city of Qingdao<\/span>, he could not get a kitchen to take him seriously.<\/div>\n

So he added a few years to his age, walked into a five-star hotel, and said he had just turned 18. When they asked for his ID, he told them he had left it at home. They let him stage (intern) anyway, since he did not ask for a salary. He just needed someone to give him a chance.<\/p>\n

In July 2025, when Li was just 23, the Michelin Guide Guangzhou recognised his restaurant in its Michelin Selected category, a distinction for venues without stars that the guide recommends. This made him the youngest chef in China to be celebrated by the guide.<\/p>\n

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Li\u2019s dish titled Organic Corn 3.0 at Plant-Based Kitchen. Photo: Plant-Based Kitchen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Previously, the youngest chef to hold that distinction was Li Zhanxu of Qu Lang Yuan in Beijing, who was 27 when she earned the Beijing Michelin Guide Young Chef Award in 2024.<\/p>\n

Li has never publicly disclosed his real age \u2013 until now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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