Ping Coombes

Ping is a home cook who was propelled into a ‘dream come true’ world of cooking after winning the coveted MasterChef trophy in 2014.

After being made redundant, she applied for the 10th series of MasterChef not even believing that she would get through to the show, the rest as they say is history! The competition was a huge boost to her confidence and has definitely established her love for cooking. In fact, Ping agrees that it’s the best thing she ever did & it certainly pushed her to the limits.

Ping grew up in Malaysia where people travel around the country for good food so she was always spoilt for choice. She moved to the UK to study in 2000 and found that she craved food from home. With lots of failed experiments and panic calls back to her mum she started cooking Malaysian food for herself & anyone else who were willing to be her guinea pigs!

MasterChef has allowed Ping to showcase some of the Malaysian flavours to a mass audience and now it’s up to her and a few other chefs to champion this wonderful cuisine in the UK. Pings aim is simple, to spread her love of Malaysian food!

To enquire about or book Ping Coombes for your event contact Arena Entertainment. Either send an email to info@arenaentertainments.co.uk or speak to one of our booking agents on 0113-239-2222.