About Chef Tse

I have a love affair with food - one that goes beyond lifting a fork to my lips. As a chef, my job is to inspire you to do three things:

1. Buy and cook with real, seasonal ingredients and stay away from foods that come in a box.
2. Understand and care about where your food comes from and how its made.
3. Cook at home by giving you the techniques, tips and suggestions you need to be successful.

You can catch me each month on Portland's AM Northwest where I cook season ingredients with the hosts. You can also watch my cooking videos on YouTube called Cooking with Tse. For you social media fans, I invite you to follow me on Facebook. Each day I post cooking tips, recipe ideas, food news and seasonal suggestions.

After 12 years in marketing, I shed my corporate responsibilities and headed to France. There I studied both cuisine and pastry at Le Cordon Bleu Paris finishing first in both disciplines. After graduation, I turned my sights on Parisian kitchens and completed a grueling internship at Le Restaurant Guy Savoy, a three Michelin-star restuarants and rated one of the 50 best in the world. I then studied pastry at the internationally famous Pierre Hermé where I made macarons, tarts, and entremets (cakes). I now live in the Portland area where I am a chef, culinary instructor, and a food writer.