[10] In 2005, Anthony Bourdain introduced Chef Wan to American audiences during his trip to Malaysia in season one, episode five of No Reservations.

In 2009, Chef Wan appeared in Episode 3 of Rick Stein's television series Far Eastern Odyssey (BBC).

[4][12] In March 2021, viral YouTube comedian Nigel Ng, better known as Uncle Roger, visited Chef Wan's restaurant for a video shoot.

[20][21] On a cooking programme and campaign visit to the Felda community during the January 2019 Cameron Highlands by-election, he said he wanted to slap former prime minister Najib Razak and ex-Felda chairman Mohd Isa Abdul Samad for mismanaging the agency.

He stressed the importance of hard work and a need to avoid laziness among the settlers based on his own observations living in the Felda settlements.

[27] Chef Wan has told the disgraced ex-PM to 'shut his mouth' and 'don't bark like a mad dog'.