Raised in Penang, above his mother's and grandmother's
Chinese eating house, Beh Kim Un came to Australia in the early 1970's to train as an industrial chemist; less than satisfied, he moved
back and took the reins of the Shakahari Restaurant. Creating and transforming with his fusion of food and a subtle but winning synthesis
of the best known dishes from all sorts of ethnic cuisines. Beh Kim Un partners his brother Kim Poay and John Dunham.
Beh Kim Un's signature dishes have the connoisseurs placing them in the top avant-garde
restaurant in modern international Asian cuisine. The extraordinary dining atmosphere has you experiencing a feeding of intimacy
and human qualities that even leave the interior design media applauding. Beh Kim Un - setting the pace of the leading chefs in Melbourne.
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