Born in London, England, Leung moved with his family to
Scarborough, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada, where he was raised. His first job in the culinary world was as a waiter, He moved to Hong Kong and purchased a
speakeasy called "Bo Inosaki" for £3,000, renaming it Bo Innovation. He describes the Demon
moniker as coming from the
Greek word "Daimôn", meaning "good-spiritedness". X-Treme Chinese is a combination of
fusion cuisine and
molecular gastronomy, and is meant to show that the food he creates is pushing the limits. His dishes at Bo Innovation include one called "Sex on a Beach" which involves an edible
condom made out of a
konjac and
kappa on a beach made of mushroom. The condom itself is filled with a mixture of honey and ham. All of the proceeds from that dish go to charity AIDS Concern. then upgraded to three stars in 2014 edition, and by 2012 was ranked in 52nd place in the list of the
World's Best Restaurants. The writer Mark Rozzo called Bo Innovation "the El Bulli of the East." In December 2012, Leung opened a second restaurant, Bo London, in his hometown of London, England. Within 10 months of opening, Bo London had gained its first Michelin star. Leung said that he intends for it to serve classic British fare such as dishes commonly served at
bed and breakfasts, but with Chinese ingredients. He spent £500,000 on the site in Mill Street, Mayfair, and together with equipping the restaurant is expected to spend around £1 million on the restaurant. In March 2014, the restaurant closed following a 'serious water leak'. He appeared on episode eight of the
Bravo cooking travel show
Around the World in 80 Plates. The episode was named after him, entitled "Feeding the Demon". Alongside the winner of MasterChef Canada Season 1,
Eric Chong, Leung opened a restaurant called R&D in Toronto. The restaurant was opened in early 2015 and is named after the nicknames for Chong and Leung respectively, Rebel and Demon. Leung serves as one of three judges in
MasterChef Canada. He also serves as one of the judges in
MediaCorp Channel 5's
Wok Stars. He was also in the show
The Listener Episode "Amuse Bouche" as a judge in a reality TV show,
Five Star Chef. In October 2017 it was announced that Leung would open a Spanish restaurant called Plato 86 and a Peking duck diner called The Forbidden Duck in Hong Kong. In April 2018, Leung opened another branch of Forbidden Duck in Singapore. He is also set to debut his cookbook titled
My Hong Kong. ==Personal life==