Chef Profile

On 9th March 1981, Chef Muhammad Hj Mus was born, into a family who is creative and appreciates fine food. At an early age he was taught the ways of business by his parents and had experienced local delicacies made by his beloved mother. He was hooked and immediately developed the same instinct detecting unique tastes in food.

During his younger years, the taste of simple plain soup drew his attention. With his great affection to food, his friends were also lured to join the food tasting activities he happily indulged in that at one incident his friends and he ended up having to pay for the soup which was initially free.

Noticing his interest was for food, he decided, with the encouragement from his family, to enroll into Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical College in the Hospitality and Tourism Department as a stepping stone to achieve his aspiration of becoming a qualified chef. With the help of his lecturers and attachment experiences, he gained knowledge that was both useful and intrigue at times, which also changed him into a resourceful person in any given situation. Since then, he has dedicated himself to learning as much as he could about the industry and took a part time job at the Sheraton Utama Hotel Kitchen Department, working after school hour. He went daily and worked for long hours, it was an unsurpassed experience ever.

Graduating from college, he was then accepted to the prestigious Jerudong Park Polo & Country Club where his gastronomic career path began. He was given the opportunity to compete in the Brunei National Skills Competition Category ‘B’ Cookery in 2002 and won the Gold Medal. He went on to represent Brunei Darussalam to Jakarta, Indonesia for the 4th ASEAN Skills Competition the same year and attained a Diploma.

To date, he has involved in numerous national events ranging from preparing buffets for thousands attendees to gourmet meals served to the members of the Chaine des Rostisseurs, Brunei Darussalam. He has also been frequently invited to cooking shows broadcasted on tv and radio.

His love towards original and unique crafted cuisine compelled him to create this blog/website where everyone is free to discuss about menus and recipes. He hopes that the existence of this blog/website will inspire and build ideas for all.

Other than local cuisine, Chinese cuisine and artistry with an international flare is his next preference. Due to the dynamic nature of cookery, new contemporary types of food are always finding its way to our plates. As a chef, he believes that we should not limit ourselves to only acquiring the new cooking techniques but also to master and utilize the old traditional ways of cooking.

Based on his experience as a chef, preparing a meal will not be complete without garnishing the plate. Through self-learning, he managed to acquire some fruit and vegetable carving techniques. However, he believes he has yet a long way to go and he hopes that we all can learn together through this blog/website.

"A point worth to remember – for every meal that you prepare, you must always prepare it with a sincere heart. This feeling of sincerity is like an extra one-of-a-kind gifted ingredient from heaven that will transform your meal from all too simple to an exceptional taste for all to experience and indulge in," said Chef Muhammad.