Background
Lim is of New Zealand and Chinese-Malaysian heritage and was born (1985) in Auckland, New Zealand to her mother (Julie Lim) and Malaysian Chinese father (Ken Lim).
Lim is of New Zealand and Chinese-Malaysian heritage and was born (1985) in Auckland, New Zealand to her mother (Julie Lim) and Malaysian Chinese father (Ken Lim).
Lim graduated from Otago University in 2008 with a bachelor"s degree in Applied Science in Human Nutrition and Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics.
Lim is known as the self-proclaimed "Nude Cook" as an advocate of natural, unprocessed foods, and for creating healthy, nutritious recipes by putting a health focus behind real food, which is influenced by her background as a clinical dietitian. At six years of age she moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where she lived until 1998. She has since described her childhood experiences of living in two contrasting cultures as influencing her fusion cooking style of Asian and European cuisines.
She worked from 2008-2011 for the Auckland District Health Board as a clinical dietitian, specialising in diabetes.
She describes her recipes as healthy, being focused on moderation and using real ingredients. Lim believes that this is due in part to her background as a diabetes dietitian and understanding nutrition science.
Kevin Roberts, Executive Chairman of global advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi was appointed Chairman of in March 2015 An Australian division was launched in Sydney in August 2014. Lim has worked with a number of New Zealand charities, partnering with Diabetes New Zealand, the Heart Foundation, the Blind Foundation, the Cancer Society and the Hospice to help encourage healthy eating and the Cambodia Charitable Trust to raise awareness of the poverty trap of underprivileged children in Cambodia.
This book received runner-up at the 2014 International Gourmand Cookbook of the Year awards (Best television Chef category). Lim is a founder of, a New Zealand and Australian home delivery service that delivers recipes and fresh ingredients to customers doors. Foreign MasterChef New Zealand (series 6), the winner would be employed to work for her as a chef/menu-planner as part of the prize package. She was also a guest judge on episode 12, where the winner of her "Mystery Bag - Match made in Heaven Challenge" can have their dish featured in the company"s recipe, which also served as a job trial.
