Increase access to healthy food options when cooking for yourself

Otao kitchen was launched in Richmond, Melbourne, Australia in July 2014, with the goal of celebrating the rich and varied cooking experiences of Melbourne’s immigrant multicultural communities. Its founder, Chef Ha Nguyen, originally from Hanoi shares his passion for food, instructing customers in the exotic diaspora of Asian and around the world cuisine.

 Today our guests can get inspired by cooking with our local and international chefs, listen to their cooking and travel experiences in Asia and around the world and bring some cooking and cultural tips and tricks home. With the nods at the diversity of communities within Melbourne, Otao kitchen features an array of food experiences on Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Dumplings, Indian, Korean, Indonesian, as well as French, Italian, Spanish, Mexican cuisines and more.

OUR  STORY

Profession

Our chefs are all professionals, with training from basic to advanced

Diversity

We have a lot of recipes of great dishes from Asia - Europe

Food for us is like a catwalk for chefs to shine with their knives

Skill

Our amazing chefs

People who create magical colors from food

Chef Ha Nguyen

Founder and Chef Instructor

Ha Nguyen is a passionate and talented chef, restaurateur and food consultant with an amazing ability to engage and motivate audience. Ha brings a wealth of international experience, with many years of French and Asian cooking...

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Chef EJ Butler

Chef Instructor 

Chef EJ became our Otao kitchen guest favourite for her dumpling classes in the weekends while working on her diploma in training and assessment. Her past work includes Queen Victoria Market produce to hospitality venue...

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Chef Dylan

Chef Instructor 

Dylan’s love affair with cooking began as a kid in his grandmother’s kitchen. Slurping noodles and day dreaming about sushi and dumplings, his itching for good food thrust him into the restaurant industry straight out of highschool

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1000+

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58+

Food from Asia to Europe

300+

Students become main chefs

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"I believe that cooking, eating and sharing should be an experience, not just a meal. We created OTAO Kitchen as an extension of my passion for food and to share this passion with others." by Chef Ha Nguyen

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