COMPETITOR

GaGa

HEAD COOK: Jia-Yi Syed

COMPETITION: World Sandwich Championship

I grew up basically in the rice room of my parent's restaurant. My parents owned two restaurants when I was growing up so I was exposed to the love of food at a young age. However, I, myself, only began cooking in the last 15 years and could barely boil an egg. I learned from my mother and mother-in-law, both of whom are amazing cooks, how to cook traditional Asian dishes. Since 2011, I have been part of a BBQ Competition team competing in about 5-8 comps a summer as well. Other than that, I cook at home and enjoy meals with my family.