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#5 Patricia Yeo

The Facts:

• Patricia Yeo started as a souz chef at Mesa Grill, working for celebrity chef Bobby Flay.
  
• She was the winner of the James Beard Foundation award in 2002.
• Later, she opened critically acclaimed American restaurant AZ which received three stars from New York Magazine.
• Her eclectic fusion brought fame to the Manhatten restaurant Sapa where she worked as the executive chef until late 2005.
• She has released well-received cookbooks such as Cooking A to Z and Everyday Asian.
• She has a degree in biochemistry from Princeton University.
• Like many of the chefs on this list, Patricia Yeo also appeared as a challenger on the TV show Iron Chef going against Chef Morimoto.
  

Recipes:
Apple Brined Pork Chops with Tea-Cognac Raisins
Soy Ginger Steamed Dourade with Bok Choy and Shitake Mushrooms

Further Information:
http://starchefs.com/chefs/rising_stars/newyork/PYeo/biography.shtml