This podcast had me tasting Pho from the start! Harold Ngo, champion of the ‘Vietnam MasterChef’ reality TV show’s first season shares his journey from working in Australian hospitality venues to return to his homeland, winning MasterChef  and opening The Ox Not Only Ox n Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).

 

Harold and I sip the whisky on why locals will always refer to Ho Chi Minh as Saigon, how his 18 years in Australia contributed to the fusion of Eastern and Western cuisine, that his first cooking lesson at the age of 7 from his mother initiated a passionate career path and his love of simplicity s at the core of his amazing restaurant.

Harold and I first met as he was managing a restaurant I was working in to fund the start up costs of my first personal training studio in Sydney. Harold embodied professionalism and passion for both great food and excellent customer service. Harold brings both of these to The Ox Not Only Ox, a restaurant bucket list if ever in Vietnam.

We also chat about how Covid has impacted not only his restaurant venture but the economy of Vietnam with a limited Welfare System.

 

This podcast is for those who want to deep dive into fusing 2 very different cultures to create a highly successful restaurant in one of the best places  in the world, Saigon!

  

Join our Facebook Group (www.facebook.com/groups/461822665123720) to chat to Harold or other likeminded community members who are Switching their Sitch,  starting a small business or growing an Empire.