Kylie Kwong was born into a fourth-generation Australian-Chinese family, in Sydney. She learnt the fundamentals of Cantonese cooking at her mother's side, and went on to develop her strong artistic style by working as a graphic designer and cooking at home before stepping into the food world full-time. Kylie then honed her skills with several of Australia's most respected chefs, including Neil Perry and Stefano Manfredi, and worked and worked at some of Sydney's finest restaurants- Rockpool, Wockpool and The Restaurant Manfredi
At billy kwong, in Sydney's Surry Hills, Kylie has realised her dream of pouring her heart and soul into her own restaurant. And it is a resounding success story, constantly bursting at the seams with hungry diners.
After a successful career in the film business, Ian Wallace returned to his first love, photography. His distinctive use of natural light has led Ian to shoot many cookbooks, and to work for some of the world's best food magazines. He is a regular contributor to delicious. Vogue Entertaining and Travel and Inside Out, among others.
