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Julie Lin is a Malaysian-Scottish chef, writer, TV presenter and restauranteur. Julie has a successful restaurant in Glasgow, GaGa, Michelin recommended and named Best Restaurant in Scotland in 2022. Some of her recent work includes regular appearances on Saturday Kitchen, featuring on The Hairy Bikers Go Local and hugely popular Netflix series Somebody Feed Phil, as well as cooking for Judi Dench on Country File. Julie has also contributed to several publications including the Guardian, Observer, BBC Food and Vice. She has a Substack and accompanying podcast, Use Your Noodle, on which she shares recipes and anecdotes from her week. In 2024, Julie was named Food Influencer of the Year at the Golden Chopsticks Awards and was named Women of Influence’s Woman to Watch. Find her online at julielin.co.uk and on Instagram @julielincooks and @gaga.glasgow

Books by Julie Lin

Sama Sama

Delicious recipes and heartfelt tales of self-discovery from Malaysian-Scottish chef Julie Lin. For fans of Mandy Yin's Sambal Shiok and Ravinder Bhogal's Jikoni.

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