“To do something great, you need to have focus, discipline and consistency,” says Mathew Leong, executive chef of the award-winning restaurant Re-naa, on the Crazy Smart Asia podcast. In conversation with Tatler Gen.T’s Chong Seow Wei, the Stavanger-based Singaporean chef opens up about moving to Norway with just $500 in his pocket, how competition is key to being your best self and why he rarely cooks at home. 

00:34 Introducing Matthew Leong

01:17 Matthew's early culinary start

02:27 The path to becoming a chef

03:54 A competitive streak

04:42 Working at world-renowned Re-naa 

07:45 Chef life lessons 

11:05 Preparing for Bocuse d'Or

12:56 Future goals 

18:31 Final thoughts

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