Alan Chan

At a glance

Chinese executive chef at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore. His professional route spans Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea, with a return to the Four Seasons Singapore kitchen in 2025.[1]

Cooking & identity

Double-boiled broths, seafood and dim sum are treated through Hong Kong Cantonese foundations. Guest-chef programmes range from regional Chinese kitchens to a planned Nordic dialogue.[2] [3] [4]

Why this profile is included

Selected for documented multi-property Cantonese exchanges and a named, scheduled Nordic collaboration. Hosting partners, dates and cooking perspectives are visible rather than inferred from the hotel brand.[2] [3] [5]

Connected restaurant / chef: Jiang-Nan Chun

Recent developments

1. 2026-06–11

   Published programmes include the Singapore–Suzhou–Guangzhou six-hands dinner and a forthcoming Cantonese–Nordic collaboration.[2] [3]

Collaborations & guest appearances

3 collaboration projects · 2 within the two-year research window

Projects are deduplicated: multiple nights, venues or reports do not automatically become separate collaborations. Food-and-drink events and shared festival appearances are labelled by format.

1. Six handsAnnounced · upcoming

   Canton Meets the Nordics

   • 2026-11-27 — 2026-11-28
     Jiang-Nan Chun, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore · Singapore
     Announced · upcoming

   Participants / partners
   Alan Chan / Jiang-Nan Chun · Mathew Leong · Daniel Windelhed

   An announced eight-course collaboration with Norway-based Mathew Leong and Swedish pastry chef Daniel Windelhed. It is upcoming as of the dossier’s November 2 cutoff.[3]

2. Six handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Singapore × Suzhou × Guangzhou · Cantonese six-hands

   • 2026-06-26 — 2026-06-27
     Jiang-Nan Chun, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore · Singapore
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Alan Chan / Jiang-Nan Chun · Charles Zhang / Jin Jing Ge · Marco Li / Yu Yue Heen

   The programme announced Alan Chan hosting Charles Zhang and Marco Li from two other Four Seasons kitchens for a Cantonese collaboration.[2]

3. Eight handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Symphony of Eight Hands

   • 2026-04-10
     Jiang-Nan Chun, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore · Singapore
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Alan Chan / Jiang-Nan Chun · Adam Wong Lung / Forum · Chan Yan Tak / Lung King Heen · Matt Chen / GEN Taiwan

   The announced one-night guest-chef programme names four chefs with Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore Cantonese perspectives. The official programme names all four participants.[5]

Career & milestones

1. From 2001

   Moved from Hong Kong to Singapore in 2001; worked at Crystal Jade and held assignments at Cassia, Capella Singapore and Jeju Shinhwa World.[1]

2. 2011–2017; 2025–

   His official Four Seasons tenure is 2011–2017, followed by a return in 2025.[1]

Recognition over time

Restaurant ratings and individual honours are listed separately. Editorial profiles are labelled as coverage.

1. 2016

   World Gourmet Summit Singapore · Best Asian Cuisine Chef of the Year, according to the official biography[1]

Sources & dates

Public evidence reviewed through 2 November 2026. Historical records are retained; this is not a claim of an exhaustive private engagement history.

1. Four Seasons Hotel Singapore · Alan Chan · official career and individual honours ↗Checked 2026-11-02
2. Four Seasons Hotel Singapore · Six-hands Cantonese dinner · June 26–27 ↗Published 2026-06-15 · Checked 2026-11-02
3. Four Seasons Hotel Singapore · Canton Meets the Nordics · November 27–28 ↗Published 2026-10-27 · Checked 2026-11-02
4. Four Seasons Hotel Singapore · Taste of Hong Kong · new dining experiences ↗Published 2026-08-26 · Checked 2026-11-02
5. Four Seasons Hotel Singapore · Passages of Spring · April 10 eight-hands ↗Published 2026-01-02 · Checked 2026-11-02