Justin Quek

Justin Quek (; Peng'im: , born on 30 March 1962 in Singapore) is a Singaporean chef. His specialty is in Franco-Asian cuisine. He is Singapore's most internationally known chef and the first Asian chef invited to participate in Lufthansa's Star Chefs program.

Early life Quek is Teochew and his family business in the past was a fruit stall in Queen Street. His father died when he was seven. He has 11 other siblings and he attended Broadrick Secondary School.

Career Quek had always wanted to travel. At 20 years old, he got a job as a steward. It was after two years as a seaman that led him to his passion of cooking.

Quek trained at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore to be a chef and was sponsored by them to attend the Singapore Hotel and Tourism Education Center. After graduation in 1986, Quek worked at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok for a year before returning to the Singapore hotel to work at Fourchette under chef Bertrand Langlet.

In 1994, restaurateur and sommelier Ignatius Chan and Quek opened Les Amis at Shaw House, Singapore with backing from stockbroker Desmond Lim and Chong Yap Seng. Quek, along with Chan, left Les Amis in 2003, citing personal reasons.

In 2010, Quek returned to Singapore and opened a restaurant, Sky On 57, at Marina Bay Sands. The restaurant offered Franco-Asian cuisine and a view of the Singapore skyline. Sky on 57 was closed in June 2017.

In 2018, Quek opened two restaurants at Marina Bay Sands, Justin – Flavours of Asia and Chinoiserie. The restaurant was a joint venture between Quek and Korean food-and-beverage accelerator company SPBT, a partner of Lotte Department Store .

On 6 August 2009, Quek was caught drunk driving. In June 2010, Quek was jailed for two weeks, fined S$6,300 for drink driving and banned from driving all vehicles for four years. Quek was also driving without a licence and proper insurance coverage.

Awards 2001: Best Chef of the Year at the inaugural World Gourmet Summit (WGS) Awards. 2003: San Pellegrino Chef of the Year. 2004: San Pellegrino Chef of the Year. Lifetime Achievement Award at the 8th Annual New World Food and Wine Festival. 2005: At-Sunrice GlobalChef Award. 2009: World Gourmet Summit Award of Excellence Hall of Fame Best chef.