Nancy Lam

About

Nancy Lam is a celebrity chef famous for her Southeast Asian cuisine and television appearances.

Nancy was born in Singapore and learned the basics of oriental cookery from her grandmother. She went on to experiment with Thai, Indian and other cuisines.

She moved to London from Singapore at the age of 22. After originally training as a nurse, she gained popularity after catering for hotel guests and hosting regular barbecues for charitable events.

Nancy’s signature dishes are satay, barbecued prawns, rendang and other dishes that her grandmother taught her. She opened the Enak Enak (Indonesian for “yummy yummy”) restaurant in 1988. It has since attracted an impressive host of celebrity clientèle.

TV Chef

Following reviews in the London food press, Nancy’s cooking show was one of the launch programmes on Channel 5 in 1997. Since then, she has been a regular guest on various cookery shows, including Daily Cooks, Market Kitchen and This Morning. She has also taken part in Trust Me – I’m A Holiday Rep, Big Brother’s Big Mouth, Hole in the Wall, Saturday Night Takeaway and Let’s Dance for Comic Relief.

Nancy also made a guest appearance in Big Brother 2010 to cook Thai food for the remaining housemates.

Nancy Lam is a vivacious, funny and a charming presenter and cooks with love and inspiration. She adores seeing people enjoy themselves.

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