COOKING traditional Peranakan food is strongly etched in chef Philip Chia’s heart. From the age of five, he was forced in the kitchen, peeling and pounding heaps of chillies and spices with a pestle and mortar to make sambal belacan for family meals every day. If the spices were not pounded finely, he was caned … Continue reading The Vanishing Side Of Peranakan Cuisine
Recently, I have been on a CouchSurfing “social experiment” of sorts. Short of inviting travel-weary strangers into my home, I “surfed” or showed two CouchSurfers around Singapore on two short day tours. One was from the wintry south of Germany, while the other was from humid Bangkok, and food was the recurring topic that crept … Continue reading [Food Review] Going vocal on local at Violet Oon’s Kitchen
Singapore Restaurant Week is yet another excuse to check out the unrelenting list of new fab grub places. Set menus, some specially drawn up, go at discounted prices – there is a no better access point to chic chi-chi restaurants, without burning a substantial hole in the wallet. I started attending Restaurant Week religiously in … Continue reading Singapore Restaurant Week: Nuts over Candlenut
The chef behind Swissotel Merchant Court’s famed peranakan buffet has switched his apron for a new one at Orchard Hotel, giving its Orchard Café a much-needed stand out factor, in a scene saturated with “theatrical” and stylish hotel buffet lines. Chef Paul Then, who is peranakan, made his apt debut in a new hotel with … Continue reading Creator of Durian Pengat helms Peranakan buffet at Orchard Hotel
Nostalgic Nyonya Nosh Talk about Peranakan food buffets, and Swissotel Merchant Court’s Ellenborough Market Place is often thrown up as a suggestion. But, there’s another place to add to that list. Orchard Hotel has a new executive chef, Paul Then. And this Baba will be launching a signature Straits Chinese delicacies from next Monday. Judging … Continue reading July: Food Bites
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