Zor Tan

At a glance

Zor Tan leads the cooking at Born. Worked under André Chiang at three of his restaurants. Founded Born in Singapore, developing a personal account of Chinese and Asian flavours.[1]

Cooking & identity

Nine principles, from birth and roots to progress and legacy, organise a personal tasting-menu narrative rather than a single regional cuisine.[1]

Why this profile is included

Born appears in both Tam Kwok Fung’s Macau collaboration history and the Hong Kong exchange with Estro, providing named evidence of work across kitchens.[2] [3]

Connected restaurant / chef: Born

Recent developments

1. 2026-03-22

   Announced programme: The seven-course dinner announcement names seven chefs at Estro, including LG Han. Sommelier participation is not counted as another chef or another collaboration.[2]

Collaborations & guest appearances

2 collaboration projects · 1 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. Multi-chef programmeScheduled date passed · announcement

   Seven chefs · Signature Session at Estro

   • 2026-03-22
     Estro · Hong Kong
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Antimo Maria Merone / Estro · Son Jong-won / Eatanic Garden · Tam Chudaree Debhakam / Baan Tepa · Han Liguang / Labyrinth · Zor Tan / Born · Michihiro Haruta / Crony · Dej Kewkacha

   The seven-course dinner announcement names seven chefs at Estro, including LG Han. Sommelier participation is not counted as another chef or another collaboration.[2]

2. Four handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Tam × Born

   • 2024-10-25 — 2024-10-26
     Chef Tam’s Seasons, Wynn Palace · Macau
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Tam Kwok Fung / Chef Tam’s Seasons · Zor Tan / Born

   The announced two-night project pairs Zor Tan’s French–Chinese approach at Born with Tam’s Cantonese cooking.[3]

Career & milestones

1. Before 2022

   Worked under André Chiang at three of his restaurants.[1] [1]

2. 2022-07

   Founded Born in Singapore, developing a personal account of Chinese and Asian flavours.[1] [1]

Recognition over time

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

1. Profile checked 2026-11-02 · Professional coverage

   Named in the published Born restaurant/team profile. This records professional coverage; no individual award is claimed.[1]

Sources & dates

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

1. 50 Best · Born · restaurant and team profile ↗Checked 2026-11-02
2. theforksandspoons.com.hk · Leela × Sōma · India and Southeast Asia ↗Checked 2026-11-02
3. Wynn Resorts · Tam collaboration · 2024-10-born ↗Checked 2026-11-02