Chef Chan Tuck Wai has more than 20 years of professional culinary and kitchen management experience. A champion of creativity and innovation, Chef Chan constantly seeks to create new and intriguing dishes

Chef Chan is also a respected member of the Singapore National Culinary Team, bagging more than 18 international awards, including the Gold Medal at the World Association of Chefs Societies World Congress 2012 and the Best Chef Award at Food & Hotel Asia 2012. Most recently, he attained the Executive Chef of the Year award at the World Gourmet Awards 2019.

In addition, Chef Chan is also the Approved Judge, certified by the World Association of Chefs Societies, having judged at international competitions like Ultimate Chef Challenge, Thaifex 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand. He also held the appointment of Chief Judge at the inaugural Yangon Young Chef Challenge 2013, held in Myanmar.Chef Chan was also invited as a Guest Chef to cook for various Heads of State and foreign delegates at the Istana, for Singapore’s 50th National Day function, hosted by the President of Singapore.

Chef Leon heads the kitchen of Peppermint, overseeing the daily kitchen operations, from menu planning, food cost and inventory management to quality assurance, and is personally involved in the hiring, training and development of all kitchen staff in Peppermint.

He was profoundly influenced from young by his mother and Peranakan grandmother, incorporating precious tradition and knowledge gleaned from countless hours in the kitchen growing up, together with his professional culinary training, Chef Leon strives to improve and innovate upon his repertoire, constantly experimenting with different ingredients and techniques to craft interesting new recipes. 

Despite his relative youth, Chef Leon is no stranger to winning, with notable accomplishments including a Gold Medal at the Food & Hotel Asia (FHA) Singapore 2012, the Gold Medal and Overall Champion (Defending Champion) at Luxembourg Expogast World Cup 2014, and a Gold with Distinction Medal at FHA Singapore 2016 – awarded only to participants with perfect scores.