From dishwasher in Melbourne to heading the kitchen at Gilda in George Town, a Malaysian (food) love story
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GEORGE TOWN, Sept 13 — Before he was brining chicken and making coconut milk-laced romesco at Gilda Restaurant, Ahmad Soffian Salim was washing plates in restaurants more than...
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It was almost an accidental career change for the mechanical engineering major who had initially worked in the engineering department at Malaysia Airlines planning aircraft maintenance and servicing.
Ahmad relocated to Melbourne, Australia with his wife, Aim Aris, back in 2012 when the latter was pursuing her postgraduate studies there.
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- Sep 12, 2026
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- Sep 13, 2026
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