Vicky Cheng

At a glance

Vicky Cheng, executive chef and owner at WING. Grew up in Hong Kong and Canada, trained with Jason Bangerter and later worked at Daniel in New York.[1] [2]

Cooking & identity

The eight major Chinese culinary traditions inform seasonal cooking using modern techniques, with particular attention to the textures of dried seafood.[3]

Why this profile is included

Included for Onjium and the earlier Seoul multi-chef session, alongside Vicky Cheng’s teacher reunion and railway guest project.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Connected restaurant / chef: WING · VEA

Recent developments

1. 2026-03-21

   Announced programme: A Signature Session connecting contemporary Chinese and Korean court-cuisine practice.[4]

Collaborations & guest appearances

5 collaboration projects · 3 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 handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Vicky Cheng / WING × Cho Eun-hee / Onjium × Park Sung-bae / Onjium

   • 2026-03-21
     WING · Hong Kong
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Vicky Cheng / WING · Cho Eun-hee / Onjium · Park Sung-bae / Onjium

   A Signature Session connecting contemporary Chinese and Korean court-cuisine practice.[4]

2. Four handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Vicky Cheng / WING and VEA × Jason Bangerter / Langdon Hall

   • 2025-07-25
     Langdon Hall · Cambridge, Ontario
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Vicky Cheng / WING and VEA · Jason Bangerter / Langdon Hall

   A Canada guest dinner reunites Vicky Cheng with his earlier mentor Jason Bangerter, organised with Visa Infinite and HKTB.[6]

3. Pop-upScheduled date passed · announcement

   Vicky Cheng / WING and VEA × André Chiang / Belmond culinary curator

   • 2025-04-28
     Eastern & Oriental Express · Wild Malaysia journey · Malaysia / rail journey
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Vicky Cheng / WING and VEA · André Chiang / Belmond culinary curator

   A guest project for the Tastes of Tomorrow railway series, curated by André Chiang. The date shown is the journey’s start; the source does not isolate the dinner date.[7]

4. Eight handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Vicky Cheng / WING × Jun Lee / Soigné × Thitid Ton Tassanakajohn / Le Du × Woojoong Kwon / Kwonsooksoo

   • 2024-03-24
     Soigné · Seoul
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Vicky Cheng / WING · Jun Lee / Soigné · Thitid Ton Tassanakajohn / Le Du · Woojoong Kwon / Kwonsooksoo

   An eight-hands Signature Session connects traditional and contemporary Korean, Thai and Chinese cooking.[8]

5. Four handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Vicky Cheng / VEA × Guillaume Galliot / Caprice

   • 2023-08-16
     Caprice · Hong Kong
     Scheduled date passed · announcement
   • 2023-08-23
     VEA · Hong Kong
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Vicky Cheng / VEA · Guillaume Galliot / Caprice

   Two kitchen exchanges reinterpret each other’s signatures and create dishes around selected ingredients.[5]

Career & milestones

1. Early career

   Grew up in Hong Kong and Canada, trained with Jason Bangerter and later worked at Daniel in New York.[1]

2. 2015; 2021

   Established VEA’s Chinese–French concept in 2015 and expanded into WING’s Chinese cuisine in 2021.[9]

Recognition over time

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

1. 2025

   Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants · Inedit Damm Chefs’ Choice Award.[1]

2. 2019

   Tatler Dining · Chef of the Year 2019.[5]

Sources & dates

Public evidence reviewed through 2 November 2026. Older projects are retained; private or undated engagements may be absent.

1. 50 Best · wing-3 · WING ↗Published 2025-06-12 · Checked 2026-11-02
2. 50 Best · wing-1 · WING ↗Checked 2026-11-02
3. wingrestaurant.hk · wing-2 · WING ↗Checked 2026-11-02
4. mrem.bernama.com · Davide Garavaglia / Côte × Mitsuru Konishi / Plaisance × Mauro Colagreco · special appearance 26 March ↗Published 2026-03-06 · Checked 2026-11-02
5. Tatler Asia · vea-5 · VEA ↗Checked 2026-11-02
6. hongkongmorningsun.com · vicky langdonhall 2025 ↗Checked 2026-11-02
7. thepeakmagazine.com.sg · vicky belmond 2025 ↗Published 2025-04-19 · Checked 2026-11-02
8. 50 Best · chairman onjium seroja 2024 ↗Published 2024-02-14 · Checked 2026-11-02
9. afoodieworld.com · wing-4 · WING ↗Published 2026-06-02 · Checked 2026-11-02