Nicholas Tse pits against David Rocco in fiery cooking competition
HONG KONG: From an actorsinger to a chef, Nicholas Tse has made a successful transition to the food industry after debuting his cooking show Chef Nic in 2014.
The Hong Kong multi-talented artiste is collaborating with the television network Fox Life for a new program about celebrity cooking to reach audiences beyond Asia.
As announced by Fox Life, Nicholas will be competing against celebrity chef David Rocco in the new food program ‘Celebrity Chef: East vs. West’, in which the two celebrities will travel around Asia and challenge each other in cooking different Asian cuisines.
Recently, the production of the series took place in Malaysia where the duo made a pit stop at the Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat, Ipoh, Sunway City and Sunway Velocity. Sunway hosted the celebrity chefs as they took on each other in a fiery cooking competition.
‘Celebrity Chef: East vs West’ will air on Astro Channel 711 (SD) and Channel 722 (HD) on Mar 25 as well as Apr 15 and 22.
Meanwhile besides his acting and singing career, Nicholas is also known for his entrepreneur ventures. He is happy for the opportunity to be able to make use of his passion for cooking as well. He shared in a recent interview that he enjoys cooking for his staff working overtime. Whenever he sees his staff working all night and morning, he would run to the kitchen and make something for them to eat. A staff member shared, “We’re used to this already.”