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James Shao always wanted to be a chef – much to the dismay of his parents.
“I think they would have preferred a different profession such as a doctor,” Chef Shao tells us at his restaurant overlooking the Canton Tower and Pearl River on a sunny weekday in Guangzhou.
He leads a passionate team of culinary creatives at
Conrad Guangzhou’s international restaurant Aroma – a calmer environment than his early days starting out in the kitchen.
The 29-year-old Foshan native launched his career working in both Chinese and French restaurants while living overseas in France. In the wine- and cheese-loving country, he started to learn more about molecular gastronomy – a new field for exploring culinary possibilities in the kitchen. With this knowledge and insatiable curiosity, Chef Shao would go on to work at the Michelin one-star restaurant Les Climats in Paris.