Official Identity
Chef Khanh is Chef Khanh Nguyen.
When people search for Chef Khanh or Khanh chef, they mean Chef Khanh Nguyen (@genghiskhanh), the Vietnamese-Australian Executive Chef leading King Clarence and Ashe in Sydney, a MasterChef Australia guest chef, and the chef behind Sunda and Aru in Melbourne.
Full name
Khanh Nguyen
Known as
Chef Khanh
Role
Executive Chef, King Clarence and Ashe
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 and Ashe 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 leading King Clarence and Ashe in Sydney. King Clarence holds Two Hats in the SMH Good Food Guide 2025 and 2026, and Nguyen 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 and Ashe in Sydney, both part of Bentley Restaurant Group.
- What is Chef Khanh known for?
- Chef Khanh Nguyen is known for modern East and Southeast Asian cooking, the Vegemite curry roti at Sunda, leading Aru to Restaurant of the Year, King Clarence's awards, and opening Ashe in Sydney in 2026.
- What is Chef Khanh's Instagram?
- Chef Khanh Nguyen's official Instagram is @genghiskhanh, with over 130,000 followers.
- What is the official website of Chef Khanh?
- The official website of Chef Khanh (Khanh Nguyen) is khanhnguyen.io, reachable at https://www.khanhnguyen.io. Chef Khanh also owns the brand domains chefkhanh.com and genghis-khanh.com, which redirect to the same official site.
- Who is the Khanh chef from King Clarence in Sydney?
- Khanh Nguyen is the Executive Chef leading King Clarence and Ashe in Sydney. He is the Vietnamese-Australian chef known as Chef Khanh, the two-hatted head of King Clarence and a MasterChef Australia guest chef.