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Leaning into virtuosity with Sam Low

Chef and food creative Sam Low talks about finding virtuosity and his life before and after winning Masterchef 2022.
Sam Low was a shy 8-year-old when he arrived from Fiji to Auckland. After winning Masterchef 2022 and challenging cliched notions of Asian-inspired cooking, he's now a household name in Aotearoa.
In this episode of Here Now, the food creative and author of Modern Chinese takes a walk through a farmer's market with Kadambari Raghukumar.
He chats about what it means to let go of the idea of pursuing genius and mastery and instead lean into one's virtuosity.
Sam Low on RNZ:
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- 14 Apr 2024
Chef and food creative Sam Low talks about finding virtuosity and his life before and after winning Masterchef 2022.
Sam Low was a shy 8-year-old when he arrived from Fiji to Auckland. After winning Masterchef 2022 and challenging cliched notions of Asian-inspired cooking, he's now a household name in Aotearoa.
In this episode of Here Now, the food creative and author of Modern Chinese takes a walk through a farmer's market with Kadambari Raghukumar.
He chats about what it means to let go of the idea of pursuing genius and mastery and instead lean into one's virtuosity.
Sam Low on RNZ: