Bio
Paul Qui is an American chef who was the winner of the ninth season of the cooking reality competition television series Top Chef, from 2011-2012.
Top Chef Bio
Paul Qui is executive chef at Uchiko restaurant in Austin, Texas. Born in Manila, Philippines and trained in classic French and Japanese cuisine, Paul takes a modernist approach towards food, where there are no boundaries.
Starting as a stage, Paul worked his way up the ranks of Uchi to Chef de Cuisine and eventually Executive Chef at Uchiko.
While training under Uchi Chef and Owner Tyson Cole, Paul learned to adapt traditional Japanese dishes with an eye towards local flavour, all while incorporating influences from South East Asian and European cuisine.