Poh Ling Yeow Explained

Poh Ling Yeow
Birth Date:1973 12, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Citizenship:Australian
Alma Mater:University of South Australia
Style:Asian fusion, Southeast Asian, French pastry, bakery (cooking)
Painting (art)
Runner-up, MasterChef Australia (season 1)
Years Active:1998–present
Spouse:[2]
Matt Phipps (divorced)[3]
Website:pohlingyeow.com
Poh & Co.
Poh's Kitchen
Jamface by Poh
Art by Poh

Poh Ling Yeow (;[4] born 17 December 1973) is a Malaysian-born Australian cook, artist, actress, author and television presenter. She has hosted multiple cooking shows including ABC's Poh's Kitchen and SBS's Poh & Co. She has also published multiple cook books. She was the runner-up on the first season of Network 10's Masterchef Australia behind winner Julie Goodwin. Since appearing on season 1, she has made multiple comebacks to the series as a guest judge/mentor, returning as a contestant on the twelfth season in 2020 then a judge in 2024.

Early life and history

Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, into a fifth-generation Malaysian Chinese family, Yeow's mother is of Hakka descent. Yeow attended SMK Convent Bukit Nanas.[5] She immigrated to Australia at age 9 with her parents and brother, eventually settling in Adelaide, South Australia.[6] After attending Seymour College and then the University of South Australia (where she earned a Bachelor of Design degree),[7] Yeow worked as a freelance[8] graphic designer, illustrator, and makeup artist.

Yeow's corporate clients as a makeup artist included L'Oréal and Attitude magazine,[9] the Australian String Quartet[10] and the short film My Last Ten Hours With You.[11] Her personal clients included Megan Gale and Lisa Ho.[12] Freelance work as a makeup artist led to her preparing models for artist David Bromley, increasing her understanding of the art market. Yeow has acknowledged that she posed as a nude model for Bromley.[13]

Yeow adopted the Western first name Sharon[14] [15] until age 25, but reverted to Poh Ling as a part of embracing her cultural heritage.[16] She became a full-time professional artist in 2002.[17]

Career

Artist

Yeow works mainly with acrylic paint on canvas.[18] Her early works featured heavily textured backgrounds[19] whereas recent works present a smoother,[20] more refined and highly detailed finish.[16] [21]

Elements of her Chinese heritage feature in her work, including the goldfish, a symbol of prosperity and good luck in Chinese culture, lotus flowers, ponds, and Australian flora and fauna.[22] A recurring character in Yeow's recent work is one that she calls The Girl ("my autobiographical twin"[22]), who she refers to in the third person, although the character's facial features are clearly similar to Yeow's.[23] She says "I guess [The Girl] was developed as a cathartic act, in terms of embracing everything that I did hate about myself physically: the broad nose, the Asian eyes, the broad face".[16]

A further theme behind her recent body of work was Yeow's split with her partner of 10 years, with titles including "Was That the Last Goodbye?" and "You Haven't Left and I Miss You Already". Her Mermaid series, with The Girl's clothes fashioned from goldfish scales and fins, is about losing your identity and taking on your partner's.[16]

From her first solo exhibition in 2002, Yeow has been a regular exhibitor at the Hill Smith Gallery.[24] She has also appeared regularly at Libby Edwards Gallery. Yeow's work has been featured or critically reviewed in publications such as Vogue Australia, House & Garden, The Advertiser and mX.[25]

In 2003, Yeow donated an artwork to raise funds for breast cancer research at Flinders Medical Centre.[26] In 2007, Yeow's artwork was used on the cover of the book The Chinese Exotic by Olivia Khoo.[27] She was also a judge for Youthscape 2008.[28] In 2009, Yeow appeared in a glamour shoot for Who magazine.[29]

In 2018, Yeow was the subject of a lengthy radio interview with Richard Fidler on Conversations.[30]

Cook and food television

Yeow first appeared on the ABC television program Beat the Chef on 13 April 2005.[31] Her auntie Kim Thoo assisted her in the studio kitchen, where she prepared Ying Yang Prawns.[32] She returned to the program on 15 June 2005, assisted by her friend Felicity Electricity.[33] This time she prepared Basil Thai Fried Rice[34] and Deep-Fried Dory Fillets with Green Mango.[35]

Yeow was selected in the top 20 contestants for the first series of MasterChef Australia from over 7000 applicants.[36] Competition and eliminations began in May 2009. Yeow was eliminated on 18 June 2009 when she incorrectly guessed the ingredients in minestrone.[37] She was one of three eliminated contestants allowed to return to the program on 1 July 2009.[38] She survived further eliminations to compete in the final on 19 July 2009 against Julie Goodwin.[39] Goodwin won the final, with Yeow runner-up.[40]

Yeow appeared with Matt Preston[41] in the World Chef Showcase in October 2009.[42]

Yeow signed with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for a cooking series (Poh's Kitchen) and a two-book publishing deal with ABC Books.[43] The production on the series began in November 2009 in her home town of Adelaide.[44] The series was aired from 10 February 2010.[45] Yeow was nominated for the Logie Awards of 2011 in the category of Most Popular New Female Talent.[46]

In 2011, the ABC broadcast a second season of Poh's Kitchen, entitled Poh's Kitchen on the Road. Yeow travelled to all Australian states, as well as Singapore and Thailand, to film stories on produce and cooking.[47] A third season premiered on 11 September 2012.[48]

In 2015, Yeow launched a new series, Poh & Co., on SBS. It features various styles of cooking, and also the renovation of Yeow's backyard.[49]

Yeow opened a gourmet food stall, Jamface by Poh, at the Adelaide Showground Farmers' Market.[50] In 2016 Yeow opened a cafe at Adelaide Central Market, also named Jamface by Poh.[51] It closed on 15 October 2019.[52]

In 2019, Yeow returned to MasterChef Australia as a mentor, sharing the position with season eight runner-up Matt Sinclair and season seven winner Billie McKay.[53] In 2020, Yeow returned to MasterChef Australia as a contestant in Back to Win and placed 6th.[54]

In August 2023, it was announced that she would be teaming up with fellow MasterChef contestant Adam Liaw, to host a brand new cooking show on SBS titled Adam & Poh's Great Australian Bites. The show features the hosting duo travelling around Australia to different cities and coastlines and cooking with the locals.[55] [56] [57]

In October 2023, Network 10 announced that Yeow would be joining the forthcoming sixteenth season of MasterChef Australia as a permanent host and judge, alongside fellow new judges Sofia Levin and Jean-Christophe Novelli, as well as returning judge Andy Allen.[58] [59] It came after the sudden death of former judge Jock Zonfrillo and the departure of Melissa Leong.[60] [61] [62]

Film and television appearances

Yeow has appeared in four films: Human Touch (2004), Peaches (2004), Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger (2008)[63] and the Tropfest short film Jackie's Spring Palace (2009).[64] She is also credited as production designer on Jackie's Spring Palace.[65]

Aside from her cooking programs, Yeow had substantial roles in Room 101, Can of Worms, Reality Check. She appeared in the 2013 ABC comedy series It's a Date, along with Dave Lawson.

Yeow said "I've always just followed what I've enjoyed doing ... in all areas of creativity."[66]

From 2021, Yeow appeared as one of the hosts of the Australian version of Snackmasters.

In 2022, she appeared in the eighth season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here![67] [68] and, later that year, as a celebrity contestant on the Lego Masters Australia Christmas special.[69] [70]

In 2023, Yeow made a cameo appearance in the sixth episode of Thank God You're Here, through a guest performance as a television cooking show judge.[71]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guertin . Lachlan . 2023-12-12 . MasterChef's Poh Ling Yeow reveals plans for upcoming 50th birthday . 2024-01-02 . Yahoo Life . en-AU.
  2. Web site: MasterChef's Poh announces split from husband of six years. au.lifestyle.yahoo.com. 6 February 2021 .
  3. Web site: Private Sydney: Chef Poh Ling Yeow invites cameras into her home. Andrew. Hornery. 26 March 2015. The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 2018.
  4. Web site: 反种族歧视专员称亚裔澳人缺失公共形象. ozdaily.net. 14 July 2018. 23 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180423233957/http://ozdaily.net/portal/index.php/home/news-australia/9807-2014-06-11-22-47-00. dead.
  5. News: Malaysian-born Yeow Wins Aussie Hearts in Cooking Contest. D'Cruz. Neville. 2009-07-20. bernama.com. 2009-07-24.
  6. News: Poh dishes up her MasterChef secret. Davies. Nathan. 2009-07-11. news.com.au. 2009-07-18.
  7. Web site: UniSA Alumni Awards. UniSA Alumni Awards. 3 September 2018. 3 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903114853/http://w3.unisa.edu.au/alumni/AlumniAwards/recipient-Poh-Ling-Yeow.asp. dead.
  8. News: Diaspora diaries: Poh Ling Yeow . 14 November 2022 . . 10 April 2011 . en.
  9. Web site: Claire Incorruptible Styling. 2005. claireinc.com. 2009-07-19.
  10. Web site: Australian String Quartet . 2009 . 2009-07-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090320093816/http://www.asq.com.au/files/ASQ_2009Brochure.pdf . 20 March 2009 .
  11. Web site: my last ten hours with you . 2006 . closerproductions.com.au . 2009-07-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080718162453/http://www.closerproductions.com.au/media/2078MLTHWY_PressKit_web.pdf . 18 July 2008 .
  12. News: Poh a soloist. Meegan. Genevieve. 2006-09-03. news.com.au. 2009-07-19.
  13. News: MasterChef's Poh Ling Yeow posed naked for David Bromley. 2009-07-20. news.com.au. 2009-07-21.
  14. News: Masterchef Poh Ling Yeow's secret past . 2009-07-25. news.com.au. 2009-07-26.
  15. Web site: Thompson. Peter. Talking Heads-Poh Ling Yeow. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110305161700/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/talkingheads/txt/s3009987.htm. 5 March 2011. dead.
  16. News: Little China girl. McDonald. Patrick. 2006-02-11. The Advertiser. 2009-07-18.
  17. Web site: Poh Ling Yeow. libbyedwardsgalleries.com. 2009-07-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090727234110/http://www.libbyedwardsgalleries.com/artistpage.asp?ACode=29. 27 July 2009.
  18. Web site: Poh Ling Yeow - Adelaide. Lovering. Tania. 2009-05-18. 2009-07-19.
  19. Web site: Yeow . Poh Ling . 'Chigro Tattoo': Oil on canvas . Libby Edwards Galleries . 14 November 2022.
  20. Web site: Yeow . Poh Ling . 'Ty II': Oil on canvas . Libby Edwards Galleries . 14 November 2022.
  21. Web site: Edition 30 . Griffith REVIEW . 14 November 2022 . Poh Ling Yeow.
  22. News: The art of being Poh . 14 November 2022 . . Now To Love . January 27, 2010 . en.
  23. News: MasterChef 's Poh Ling Yeow is putting her art on sale at Art Sydney 2009 . Fortescue. Elizabeth. 2009-10-20. dailytelegraph.com.au. 2009-10-20.
  24. Web site: Poh Ling Yeow . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090723080745/http://www.hillsmithgallery.com.au/stockroom/yeow_poh_ling_works.html . 23 July 2009 . 2009-07-19 . hillsmithgallery.com.au.
  25. Web site: Scrapbook . 2009-07-19 . pohlingyeow.com.
  26. Web site: George and Harry retrospective raises $30,000. Winter 2003. The Investigator. Flinders Medical Centre Foundation. 2009-07-19.
  27. Book: Khoo, Olivia . The Chinese Exotic . University of Washington Press . 2007 . 978-962-209-889-3 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090728013212/http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/search/books/KHOCHI.html . 28 July 2009 . dead.
  28. Web site: 2008 . Youthscape 08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515115727/http://www.rsasa.com/pdf/AssociatesEntry.pdf . 15 May 2008 . 2009-07-19 . rsasa.com.
  29. News: Byrne . Fiona . 2009-07-24 . Poh swaps apron for frock in glamour photo shoot . news.com.au . 2009-07-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090725220011/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25826308-5012974,00.html . 25 July 2009.
  30. Web site: Fidler . Richard . 8 May 2018 . The evolution of Poh . 11 June 2018 . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  31. Web site: The Challengers - Poh Ling Yeow and Kim Thoo. 2005-04-13. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-07-18.
  32. Web site: Ying Yang Prawns. 2005-04-13. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-07-18.
  33. Web site: The Challengers - Poh Ling Yeow and Felicity Electricity. 2005-06-15. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-07-18.
  34. Web site: Basil Thai Fried Rice. 2005-06-15. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-07-18.
  35. Web site: Deep-Fried Dory Fillets with Green Mango. 2005-06-15. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-07-18.
  36. Web site: 7000 apply to become MasterChef. Knox. David. 2009-01-11. tv.com. 2009-07-18. 28 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090728164200/http://www.tv.com/story/12095.html. dead.
  37. News: MasterChef's Poh Ling Yeow eliminated from the show . 2009-06-19 . news.com.au . 2009-07-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090621181315/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25658801-10229,00.html . 21 June 2009 .
  38. News: Booted MasterChef Poh Ling Yeow love life heats up with crew guy. 2009-07-02. news.com.au. 2009-07-18.
  39. News: MasterChef final expected to draw record television audience . Clune . Richard . 2009-07-19 . news.com.au . 2009-07-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090720231325/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25802924-10229,00.html . 20 July 2009 .
  40. News: MasterChef winner named. 2009-07-19. news.com.au. 2009-07-19.
  41. Web site: 2009 . World Chef Showcase . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090907060648/http://www.siff.com.au/showcase/program . 7 September 2009 . 2009-08-31 . Sydney International Food Festival.
  42. News: Munro . Kelsey . 2009-08-31 . Culture club in the kitchen . The Sydney Morning Herald . 2009-08-31.
  43. News: Ganska . Helen . 2009-09-08 . Masterchef runner-up Poh Ling Yeow gets own TV cooking show . news.com.au . 2009-09-08.
  44. http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/poh/2009/09/09/1252201253191.html Poh gets her own show
  45. News: Schwartzkoff . Louise . 11 February 2010 . Poh's still stirring the pot . The Age . Melbourne . 13 February 2010.
  46. News: 2011-04-04 . Nominees for the 2011 Logie Awards . The Sydney Morning Herald . 2011-04-04.
  47. News: Salter . Iona . 24 August 2011 . Poh's Kitchen on the Road . meldmagazine.com.au . 3 September 2011.
  48. Web site: Poh's Kitchen - Home . 2012-10-20 . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  49. Web site: Poh & Co. . 10 April 2015 . sbs.com.au.
  50. Web site: Jamface by Poh . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150415192714/http://knifeandforkintheroad.com/2014/07/11/jamface-by-poh/ . 15 April 2015 . 10 April 2015 . knifeandforkintheroad.com.
  51. Web site: 25 February 2016 . Jamface is Poh's Place - The Adelaide Review . 19 August 2018 . adelaidereview.com.au.
  52. Web site: 17 October 2019 . Jamface Is Closing But It's Not The End for the Much-Loved Store • Glam Adelaide .
  53. Web site: Knox . David . April 17, 2019 . Returning: MasterChef Australia . 2022-04-05 . TV Tonight . en-AU.
  54. Web site: Knox. David. MasterChef Australia 2020: meet the cast. TV Tonight. 19 February 2020. 19 February 2020.
  55. Web site: Poh and Adam from MasterChef's new TV show revealed . 2023-10-24 . Now To Love . 11 August 2023 . en.
  56. Web site: 2023-08-13 . Great Australian Bites: Adam Liaw and Poh Ling Yeow taste the very best . 2023-10-24 . New Idea . en-us.
  57. Web site: 2023-08-11 . Adam Liaw and Poh Ling Yeow team up for brand new project: 'Really proud' . 2023-10-24 . Yahoo Life . en-AU.
  58. Web site: 2023-10-24 . MasterChef Australia 2024: Who are the new judges? . 2023-10-24 . Yahoo Life . en-AU.
  59. Web site: Leong . Matthew . 2023-10-23 . MasterChef Aus taps 3 new judges, Dessert Masters S2 greenlit . 2023-10-24 . Mumbrella . en-US.
  60. Web site: 2023-10-23 . Fan-fav MasterChef judge DROPPED as new line-up revealed . 2023-10-24 . PerthNow . en.
  61. Web site: 2023-10-23 . MasterChef 2024: Melissa Leong quits as surprising new line-up is announced . 2023-10-24 . Yahoo Life . en-AU.
  62. Web site: Magazine . B&T . 2023-10-23 . Melissa Leong Exits MasterChef Australia And ALL Your Paramount Upfronts News . 2023-10-24 . B&T . en-US.
  63. Web site: Hey, hey it's Esther Blueburger. tamafilms.com.au. 2009-07-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090728024551/http://www.tamafilms.com.au/?page_id=10. 28 July 2009.
  64. Web site: Jackie's Spring Palace. 2009-07-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090728005339/http://www.jackiesspringpalace.com/Jackies_Spring_Palace/Jackies_Spring_Palace_-_Front.html. 28 July 2009.
  65. Web site: Jackie's Spring Palace - Main Credits. 2009-07-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090728005410/http://www.jackiesspringpalace.com/Jackies_Spring_Palace/Jackies_Spring_Palace_-_Home.html. 28 July 2009.
  66. News: MasterChef showdown between Poh Ling Yeow and Julie Goodwin . Shearer . Geoff . 2009-07-18 . news.com.au . 2009-07-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090718223635/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25797759-5012980,00.html . 18 July 2009 .
  67. Web site: Woolford. Lisa. 'I'm not ashamed of being bossy': Poh Lin Yeow joins I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here. subscription. 2 January 2022. The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. 2 January 2022.
  68. Web site: Kristine. Tarbert. MasterChef's Poh Ling Yeow joins I'm A Celebrity 2022: 'Sh***ing myself'. 2 January 2022. Yahoo! Lifestyle. Yahoo! Australia. 2 January 2022.
  69. Web site: Knox. David. Upfronts 2023: Nine. 14 September 2022. TV Tonight. 14 September 2022.
  70. Web site: Knox. David. Airdate: Lego Masters: Bricksmas Special 2022. 11 November 2022. TV Tonight. 11 November 2022.
  71. Web site: Guertin. Lachlan. MasterChef's Poh Ling Yeow hailed a 'national treasure' after hilarious Thank God You're Here cameo. 14 September 2023. Yahoo! News. Yahoo. 18 September 2023.

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