Award-winning celebrity chef Sam Leong will be visiting One&Only Hayman Island, the ultra-luxury resort located in the heart of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, to host a series of dinners and chef master classes in November and December. 

As one of Asia's most prolific chefs, guests will have the rare opportunity to enjoy an intimate Chef's Table with the Singaporean chef on Friday, 28 November 2014. He will work alongside One&Only Hayman Island's Executive Chef Grant Murray to prepare a six-course degustation menu that will be paired with the finest wines in the resort's main kitchen. The menu will showcase some of the Chef's iconic dishes, including Spiced Foie Gras Parfait; Warm Egg White Spanner Crab; Sous Vide Salmon; Kurobuta Pork Belly and Harvey Bay Scallops and Slow-Cooked Wagyu Oxtail.  The evening will conclude with Young Coconut Ice, Sweetcorn and Coconut Pudding and Petit Fours. This special Chef's Table is US$450 per guest, inclusive of wines.

For food enthusiasts and aspiring chefs alike, interactive cooking classes with the chef are available on Friday, 28 and Saturday, 29 November?  2014. Participants will learn to prepare either Tempura Crystal Bay Prawns, Spanner Crab and Baby Spinach Broth or Thai Style Pineapple Fried Rice.  After the class, guests will enjoy the dishes expertly prepared by Chef Sam Leong himself.  Each class is US$250 per person.

From Thursday, 27 November to Monday, 1 December 2014, Chef Sam Leong will prepare an à la carte menu of signature dishes at Bamboo, the resort's Asian restaurant. From Spanner Crab and Baby Spinach Broth to Wok-Fried Darling Downs Tenderloin with Pan-seared Foie Gras, guests can enjoy his creations in the restaurant's secluded oriental garden which overlooks an authentic Koi pond. Each evening he will also serve Oven-Baked Lemongrass Boneless Chicken Thai Style and Singapore Style Mee Goreng with Seafood as part of the buffet at Pacific, One&Only Hayman Island's beachfront all day dining restaurant.

 “Having already successfully collaborated with One&Only Reethi Rah in The Maldives, I am looking forward to returning to One&Only.  . The resorts are exciting, providing innovative experiences for their guests. I'm also excited to be working with Chef Murray and the team at One&Only Hayman Island, and showcasing Australia's incredible fresh, local produce,” commented Chef Sam Leong.

With seven diverse restaurants and bars, each offering a different cuisine, Australia's most comprehensive on-island cellar and One&Only bespoke dining experiences, One&Only Hayman Island offers guests a myriad of exciting dining concepts.

“We are thrilled to be welcoming Chef Sam Leong to the resort for what promises to be a variety of very unique and rare culinary opportunities for our guests to enjoy. We always want to continue to evolve the experience for our guests and allow them to discover something new,” commented Grant Murray, Executive Chef of One&Only Hayman Island.

To celebrate the special event, One&Only Hayman Island is offering  two different packages, either for  two nights from US$1030 (AU $1180) per person twin-share, or  for those that would like to enjoy the resort longer, a five night package is also available from US$1980 (AU $2275)  per person twin-share.  Each package includes luxury accommodation, daily breakfast at Pacific and a six-course Chef's Table experience on 28 November 2014 with paired wines. Each package is per person based on two people sharing.

For more information or to make a reservation, please call +61 7 49401935.

For room reservations, please call+61 7 4940 1838, email reservations@oneandonlyhaymanisland.com or visit hayman.oneandonlyresorts.com. 

About Sam Leong:

Sam Leong's 26 years of culinary expertise and innovation have honed him to be Singapore's very own celebrity chef. His list of accolades includes being named Best Asian Ethnic Chef of the Year at World Gourmet Summit Awards of Excellence. Leong has had the honour of serving world famous public figures such as Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, former US presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton, and Queen Elizabeth II of England. Sam Leong's claim to fame is his expertise in infusing traditional Chinese cuisine with a modern touch.

About One&Only Resorts:

Created exclusively for the ultra-luxury resort market, One&Only Resorts are conceived as hallmarks of excellence. Set in some of the most beautiful locales in the world, each award-winning resort offers guests a distinctive style and personality borne of its local culture, a genuine hospitality and a lively energy that is unrivalled. These properties include One&Only Reethi Rah in the Maldives; One&Only Le Saint Géran in Mauritius; One&Only Royal Mirage and One&Only The Palm in Dubai; One&Only Ocean Club in The Bahamas, One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, Mexico, One&Only Cape Town in South Africa and One&Only Hayman Island, Great Barrier Reef in Australia.  One&Only has also announced plans to develop and operate three new One&Only resorts, in Sanya, Hainan, China; in Montenegro, which will be the first property for the collection in Europe and in Bahrain. More information on One&Only is available at oneandonlyresorts.com.