Malaysian foodie and Cambridge grad is Saveur Blog Awards finalist

Loh cooks, styles and photographs the food for his blog right in his home kitchen. — ART CHEN/The Star

Sometimes you only need to look at a person to guess what they do for a living. And at first glance, 25-year-old Loh Yi Jun looks every inch the chemical engineer he studied to become.

But then, in his sprawling family kitchen, Loh cuts through a galette he has made, and you’ll find your opinion shifting. Because Loh slices through that crusty dough with skill, precision and total ease – like a man who has found his true calling in life.