i. Biography
Fu Yue Liang works in Chinese regional cuisine with a focus on place, and on the discipline required to keep a regional style legible at table. At Yong Yi Ting in Shanghai, his consultant chef role is tied to Hangzhou cuisine, where precision and restraint matter as much as technique. In Hangzhou, Ru Yuan places Fu Yue Liang in the chef-owner position, where authorship and stewardship sit in the same hands.
The Path
The two roles map a career built on continuity rather than reinvention: Hangzhou at one end, Shanghai at the other, with Hangzhou cuisine as the thread running through both. The work reads as accumulation, with each title extending the same line of craft.
The Work Today
At Yong Yi Ting in Shanghai, Fu Yue Liang serves as consultant chef, bringing a regional standard to a dining room that depends on clarity of identity. The role points to work carried through detail: the balance of a broth, the restraint of seasoning, the insistence that a dish register as itself. In Hangzhou, the chef-owner role at Ru Yuan gives him wider responsibilities, where menu, direction, and daily rhythm all fall within the same remit. Together, the two restaurants show a cook working across cities without losing his center.
Signature
Fu's signature dishes include Hangzhou-style minced fish ball with green peas. The dish fits his broader method: refined without excess, direct without bluntness, and anchored in the vocabulary of Hangzhou. Minced fish ball and green peas is a combination that relies on clarity and control, showing how regional cooking can carry polish without losing its footing.
Acclaim
Fu Yue Liang has received Chinese Restaurant Awards, Asia Region, Master Chef of the Year (2025). Fu's honors include Master Chef of the Year (2025). The award sits alongside a career defined by consistency, technique, and fidelity to a specific culinary tradition. It reflects the value of the work already underway: preserving authenticity at Ru Yuan, carrying authority in Hangzhou, and shaping Yong Yi Ting with the same disciplined sensibility that marks his cooking across both restaurants.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Fu
What is Fu Yue Liang's current role?
As of 2026, Fu Yue Liang is Consultant Chef.
What recognition has Fu Yue Liang received?
Master Chef of the Year (2025).
What is Fu Yue Liang known for?
Authentic Hangzhou cuisine.
