Penang restaurant Gen is a loving ode to local Malaysian ingredients


Celebrated Michelin Selected Penang eatery Gen is chef Johnson Wong’s love letter to Malaysia and his adopted home state.

In many ways, celebrated Michelin Selected Penang eatery Gen is chef Johnson Wong’s love letter to Malaysia and his adopted home state.

Wong moved to Penang 10 years ago and never looked back, although he admits his early years in the state weren’t a bed of roses.

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