Chef Christina Semczyszyn is the Head Chef at Tjing Tjing, previously Dear Me, in the City centre. She put Tjing Tjing Momiji on Eat Out’s Top Restaurant list at 19th rank in 2019, and was named a Rising Star by Eat Out in the same year. She wins a bottle of Adhara Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil for being named a 2021 Top 10 Woman Chef.
She has been instrumental in transforming Dear Me into a three storey Japanese restaurant: Tjing Tjing Torii, Tjing Tjing Momiji, and Tjing Tjing Rooftop Bar.
Sadly Chef Chridtina is leaving Tjing Tjing st the end of this month, emigrating to Canada.
I asked Christi the following questions:What has been the best thing about Lockdown for your restaurant and your cooking ?
We’ve been forced to constantly adapt, reinvent and challenge our idea of our restaurant over the last year and a bit. It’s been hard, but a good learning curve.
What has been the worst thing about Lockdown for your restaurant and for your cooking?
Trying to figure out how to keep customers interested, adapt our menu to suit the more takeaway/ finish at home style menu customers are more interested in.
Are you planning to change anything in your restaurant/cooking in the next year?I’m emigrating to Canada soon, so there are lot of changes coming, but I think they are all positive!
Congratulations Christi, and all the best for your new beginnings in Canada.
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