Desmond Chen

Desmond Chen is a Vancouver born and raised Canadian entrepreneur.
Career
Desmond's experience in the food and beverage industry started when he began working in his father’s restaurant, the first Thai House on Robson Street, at the age of 13 in 1986. From working in the kitchen to the dining room and overseeing several restaurants in his early 20s, he opened his first restaurant, Urban Thai Bistro, in Yaletown in 2000 at the age of 27. In 2010, Chen opened Pink Elephant Thai on Alberni Street and in 2018, opened a second Pink Elephant Thai location at Marine Gateway.
In 2013, he was named one of Vancity Buzz's "Men of Vancouver" and is a co-executive producer for the viral reality web series, HBICtv: Ultra Rich Asian Girls. Season 4 is currently under discussions with talks to co-produce in the US and distribute in Asia. The show is produced under Veyron Media Inc.
He was a judge at the Miss World Canada in 2013, hosted the contestants at Pink Elephant on Alberni Street; he was also on the panel for the 2018 Golden Owl Awards.
Desmond is also a co-producer for the upcoming film, Woodland.
In 2018, Desmond has been working on Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 as a Co Executive Producer.

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