Alvin Leung - I want to explore the borders between being a genius

I want to explore the borders between being a genius and being an idiot.

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Leung, Alvin. "My Life: Alvin Leung." South China Morning Post, SCMP Publishers, 16 Nov. 2008.

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About the Author

Alvin Leung

Born: March 13, 1961
Nationality: English
Profession: Chef

Biography

Alvin Leung King-lon, is an English-born Hong Kong-Canadian chef and television personality. He holds two Michelin stars at his restaurant Bo Innovation and one Michelin star at Bo London. He is nicknamed The Demon Chef, and has invented his own cuisine which he calls X-Treme Chinese, which includes meals such as an edible condom on a mushroom beach. He spent £1.7 million on his second restaurant, Bo London, based in Mayfair, London. It closed after a year in business. Another restaurant, Bo Shanghai was opened in Shanghai, China.

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