KenHomOBE(bornMay3,1949inTucson,Arizona,UnitedStates)withancestryfromTaishan,GuangdongisanotableChineseAmericanchef,authorandBritishtelevision-showpresenter.In2009hewasappointedhonoraryOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire(OBE)for"servicestoculinaryarts".