Alan Wong is the richest chef in the world. Combine the net worth of numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5, and they still wouldn't get close to him. So how did a 64-year-old gourmet cooking expert manage to make $1.1 Billion from decades of experience in the kitchen? This is the story of renowned Hawaii Regional Cuisine master, Alan Wong!

Today, he is one of the most famous chefs in the world with several high-profile restaurants to his name. But let’s take a walk back in time and see how this Japan-born American chef had his journey.

Born to a Japanese mother and half Hawaiian half-Chinese father in 1957, Alan not only started small but started humbly. He worked in a pineapple plantation for years before attending Kapi'olani Community College culinary Art program in Hawaii. Once the flame to explore culinary art was ignited, he became an apprentice at Greenbrier, West Virginia to garner knowledge. He would then work at Lutece for three years, which at the time was one of the
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