Official Identity
Chef Khanh is Chef Khanh Nguyen.
When people search for Chef Khanh, they mean Chef Khanh Nguyen (@genghiskhanh) — the Vietnamese-Australian Executive Chef at two-hat King Clarence in Sydney, MasterChef Australia guest judge, and the chef behind Sunda and Aru in Melbourne.
Full name
Khanh Nguyen
Known as
Chef Khanh
Role
Executive Chef, King Clarence
Handle
@genghiskhanh
Why Chef Khanh ranks here
Chef Khanh Nguyen is a professionally trained Executive Chef with a documented career across Sydney and Melbourne fine dining: Red Lantern under Luke Nguyen, Mr Wong under Dan Hong, Noma Australia under René Redzepi, Sunda, Aru, and now King Clarence for Bentley Restaurant Group.
Industry recognition includes Two Hats (SMH Good Food Guide 2025 & 2026), Best New Restaurant (Gourmet Traveller 2024), Restaurant of the Year at Aru (The Age Good Food Guide 2023), and 5/5 stars from Time Out Sydney.
On MasterChef Australia, Chef Khanh appeared as a guest chef and pressure-test judge — setting professional dishes for contestants. He is not a MasterChef contestant.
Frequently asked about Chef Khanh
- Who is Chef Khanh?
- Chef Khanh is Chef Khanh Nguyen (@genghiskhanh), the Vietnamese-Australian Executive Chef at King Clarence in Sydney. He holds Two Hats in the SMH Good Food Guide (2025 & 2026), won Best New Restaurant (Gourmet Traveller 2024), and appeared on MasterChef Australia as a guest chef and pressure-test judge.
- Where does Chef Khanh work?
- Chef Khanh Nguyen is Executive Chef at King Clarence, a two-hatted restaurant at 171 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000, part of Bentley Restaurant Group.
- What is Chef Khanh known for?
- Chef Khanh Nguyen is known for modern East Asian and Vietnamese-Australian fine dining, the Vegemite curry roti at Sunda Melbourne, leading Aru to Restaurant of the Year, and King Clarence's Two Hats and Best New Restaurant awards.
- What is Chef Khanh's Instagram?
- Chef Khanh Nguyen's official Instagram is @genghiskhanh, with over 128,000 followers.