André Chiang (Chinese: 江振誠; pinyin: Jiāng Zhènchéng) is a Taiwanese chef and owner of five restaurants. He is the former head chef of the three Michelin star restaurant Le Jardin des Sens in France. He is known for his "Octo-philosophy" of eight elements which make up his dishes. In 2017, his Michelin 2-star eponymous Restaurant André was named the Best Restaurant in Singapore, and the second-best in Asia by Restaurant magazine.André Chiang was born in Taiwan, but spent his early life in Japan where he learnt to cook from his mother. He initially expected to follow her into the family business and eventually take over but found that his imagination was limited and wanted to learn the food of other cuisines. He specifically wanted to learn French cuisine because he felt that it was most unobtainable. Wikipedia