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\u201cCooking wasn\u2019t always part of the plan,\u201d says Ardy Ferguson, sous chef at Belon, a one-Michelin-star restaurant in Hong Kong. \u201cI was actually originally in engineering.\u201d<\/p>\n

He recently won the sixth San Pellegrino Young Chef Academy (SPYCA) competition and with it the title of the world\u2019s best young chef.<\/p>\n

With this victory, Ferguson, who won the best chef award at the inaugural Young Chef Young Waiter Hong Kong contest in 2023, has confirmed Hong Kong\u2019s status as a hub of world-class culinary talent.<\/p>\n

From his childhood in Jakarta, Indonesia, to his time spent studying in Canada to working in Hong Kong, Ferguson\u2019s life has been underpinned by cross-cultural exchange.<\/p>\n

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Ferguson gets carried by other chefs after being crowned the winner of the San Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2024-25. Photo: S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

While attending the University of British Columbia for electrical engineering, he decided to take time off to work at a bakery and quickly realised how much he enjoyed being in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

Soon enough, Ferguson came across a job posting for cooks by Belon\u2019s executive chef Matthew Kirkley<\/span>. He applied, got the job, and before he knew it, had bought a one-way ticket to Hong Kong.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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