Maikun Tan is a 28-year-old chef from Guangdong Province, China. He has been working in the catering industry since 2004 and holds a medium skill level chef certificate from Business Technical School of cookery of Taishan City. His work experience includes positions as a second chef at Taishan Shan Zui Restaurant since 2009 and various chef and cooking roles at restaurants in Shenzhen and Taishan City from 2005 to 2009. He is seeking higher qualification in the UK to follow in his family's footsteps as his father, brother, and cousins are employed as chefs in London and Yorkshire.