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  1. Apr 27, 2024 · He turned to acting, scoring roles in films including You Only Live Twice, before his entertainment-world contacts helped finance his first restaurant in London in 1968, when he set out to...

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  2. Feb 14, 2018 · When in February 1968 Michael Chow set aside his dream of becoming an artist to open a restaurant—he’d trained in painting at Central St. Martins before struggling for ten years to build a...

  3. He was sent to a British boarding school when he was 12 and spent his adolescence in Europe; after arriving in London in 1952, he was never able to speak to nor see his father again. [7] In 1956, Chow studied at Saint Martin's School of Arts and the following year at the Hammersmith School of Building and Architecture. [ 8 ]

  4. Oct 25, 2023 · A new documentary is set to tell the story of the man behind legendary London restaurateur Mr Chow. The film, handily also called ‘Mr Chow’, goes deep into the life of Michael Chow, who opened...

  5. Dec 16, 2020 · Chow attended a British boarding school when he was 12 and spent his adolescence in Europe, going onto study art and architecture at London’s Saint Martins. After little success as a painter in his twenties, he decided to embark on a career in hospitality.

  6. Jun 16, 2024 · He turned to acting, scoring roles in films including You Only Live Twice, before his entertainment-world contacts helped finance his first restaurant in London in 1968, when he set out to prove that Chinese cuisine can be as chic as anything you’d find in Europe.

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  8. Apr 5, 2018 · The first branch of Mr Chow opened its doors in London’s well-heeled Knightsbridge neighborhood on Valentine’s Day, 1968. Within 10 years, the chain’s reach extended to Beverley Hills and ...

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