Farah Quinn | |
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Born |
Farah Farhanah 8 April 1980 Bandung, Indonesia |
Occupation | Chef, celebrity chef |
Years active | 2008 – now |
Height | 1.7 m (5.6 ft) |
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
Children | Armand Fauzan Quinn |
Website | http://www.farahquinn.com |
Farah Farhanah is an Indonesian celebrity chef, restaurateur and media personality, known for her culinary television shows. She was awarded the 2013 Panasonic Gobel Award as the Best Presenter for hobby and lifestyle television program.
Quinn was born on 8 April 1980 in Bandung and spent her childhood in Palembang area, Sumatera.
She attended a high school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and then attended the Indiana University of Pennsylvania to receive a bachelor's degree in finance. Her love for food took over and she changed her field of study to culinary arts and completed a degree in pastry arts from Pennsylvania Culinary Institute.
She married Carson Quinn, but she divorced him on 26 March 2014 in South Jakarta Religious Court.
After graduation, Farah moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where she took a position in the pastry kitchen at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. Meanwhile, she continued studying her passion by attending classes at World Pastry Championships and taking opportunities to study under such pastry moguls as Ewald Notter and Colette Peters.
In 2003, she was fortunate enough to be invited to the G8 summit at Sea Island, Georgia, where she created specialty desserts for the First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush, and other world delegates under the guidance of the celebrity chef James Mullaney.
She opened her own restaurant called Camus, in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2003. Camus was awarded 4 stars for its cuisine as well as many other accolades. Farah gained much fame for her work.