The Waku Ghin lineage
15 cooks, chefs, and hospitality professionals came through Waku Ghin in Singapore and went on to kitchens like wider MBS fine-dining talent, Chaleur, Tetsuya Wakuda. This is the Waku Ghin lineage — who trained here, and where they are now. Each profile links to a full career history; reach them through Guild's private relay.
15 alumni
MH
Michael Han
Executive Chef · 2018–now
Executive Chef
TW
Tetsuya Wakuda
Chef-Owner · 2010–now
now: Chef-Owner, wider MBS fine-dining talent
MK
Masahiro Kawano
Executive Chef · now
now: Executive Chef, Chaleur
SK
Sia Kok Hong
Executive Chef · now
now: Executive Chef, Tetsuya Wakuda
TL
Timothy Lim
General manager · now
General manager
WG
Waku Ghin
Restaurant · now
Restaurant
CK
Christopher Kong
Chef · 2014–2015
now: Chef / owner, Dearborn Supper Club
SK
Sun Kim
Sous Chef · 2013–2015
now: Chef-Owner, Kimme
AE
Aki Eguchi
Group bar programme director
now: Bar Programme Director, Caffe Fernet
MT
Mano Thevar
Chef
now: Chef-Owner, Thevar
ST
Sanjay Thevar
Chef
now: Chef-Owner, Thevar
GK
Gwern Khoo
Chef de Partie · 2013
now: chef-owner, A Noodle Story
KC
Kazuhiro Chii
Head Bartender
now: head bartender / bartender-owner, The Bar Kakure
KH
Kazuhiro Hamamoto
Chef (opening team) · 2013
now: Chef-Owner / Itamae, Hamamoto
SK
Shigeru Koizumi
Chef-Owner
now: Chef, Esora