In 1982, the BBC approached him, and invited him to create a Chinese cooking show. The show, “Ken Hom’s Chinese Cookery”, was a huge success, and spawned a bestselling cookbook that is still widely used today. Since then, he has appeared on multiple shows, and hosted various food related specials for channels around the world. He has written twenty cookbooks, and has his own line of packaged foods and woks. He splits his time between France and Thailand primarily, overseeing restaurants in both places.