Elizabeth Haigh Bio | Wiki
Elizabeth Haigh is a well-known Singaporean-born chef. In 2011, she competed on MasterChef and went on to win a Michelin star at the Hackney-based restaurant Pidgin. Her current restaurant is the Kopitiam Mei Mei at Borough Market. Her previous restaurants are Pidgin, Smokehouse, Kitchen Table, and Royal Oak. In addition, in May 2021, she published her recipe book Makan, however, the book was then withdrawn by the publisher Bloomsbury “due to rights issues”.
Elizabeth Haigh Age
She was born in Singapore on May 7, 1988. Haigh is 35 years old and celebrates her birthday every year on May 7.
Elizabeth Haigh Height
She is a woman of average stature. Haigh stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in ( approx. 1.68m ).
Elizabeth Haigh Parents
She was born in Singapore to a Singaporean mother and an English father. Haigh holds Singaporean nationality and grew up in Maidenhead. However, she has not stated her parent’s names or whereabouts as well as if she has any siblings.
Elizabeth Haigh Husband
She is married to her husband Steele Haigh. Steele is a digital creator who is allergic to Peanuts. The couple are parents of two sons Riley and Harrison Rae who was born earlier than his due date.
Elizabeth Haigh Education
She studied at Central St Martins where she trained as an architect in London. Haigh then joined Westminster Kingsway College where she graduated with her degree in culinary classes.
Elizabeth Haigh Masterchef
She dared to apply to appear on the BBC television series MasterChef while she was studying at Central Saint Martins. She competed in the competitive cooking reality show, MasterChef in 2011. The season six winner was Phil Vickery as she was eliminated early on in the series.
Chef Elizabeth Haigh
She realized her passion for cooking while she was a student at Central Saint Martins. After her appearance at Masterchef, she decided to pursue a career in cooking and started to work at a gastropub called The Green Oak in Windsor. Haigh then moved to the Royal Oak, Paley Street, where she came under the influence of head chef, Dominic Chapman.
Moreover, she also worked at Neil Rankin’s Smokehouse restaurant. She co-founded Pidgin with James Ramsden and Sam Herlihy, following on from their supper club, the Secret Larder in 2015. Haigh left in 2017 after Pidgin was awarded a star and she set up a company called Kaizen House. At the end of 2019, she opened Mei Mei, a kopitiam in Borough Market.
Elizabeth Haigh Book | Cookbook | Makan
In May 2021, she authored her recipe book Makan the book was then withdrawn by the publisher Bloomsbury “due to rights issues”. This was after Haigh was accused of plagiarizing recipes and anecdotes from Singaporean author Sharon Wee’s 2012 Nonya cuisine recipe book Growing up in a Nonya Kitchen. The book also had information from the food blog Rasa Malaysia and a Singaporean cookbook published in 1981.
Elizabeth Haigh Net Worth
Haigh is a 35-year-old Singaporean-born chef who has worked in several restaurants and at Kopitiam Mei Mei earning a decent fortune. Her net worth is $1 Million.
Who Is Elizabeth Haigh
Haigh is a 35-year-old Singaporean-born chef. In 2011, she competed on MasterChef and went on to win a Michelin star at the Hackney-based restaurant Pidgin. Her current restaurant is the Kopitiam Mei Mei at Borough Market. Her previous restaurants are Pidgin, Smokehouse, Kitchen Table, and Royal Oak. In addition, in May 2021, she published her recipe book Makan. However, the book was then withdrawn by the publisher Bloomsbury “due to rights issues”.
Is Elizabeth Haigh Married
Yes. She is married to a digital creator Steele Haigh. The couple are parents of two sons Riley and Harrison Rae.
How Old Is Elizabeth Haigh
She is 35 years old born in Singapore on May 7, 1988.
Haigh’s Social Media Account
Instagram – the_modernchef