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pg012 1. Chef Ivan Yeo of The 1925 Brewing Co, plating up PUBLISHER + PERSPECTIVE
food for the bento box pg013, top image 2. Mr Ricky Ng
of OPIO Kitchen + Bar, busy in the kitchen with his team to
prep the dishes for bento 3. bento set meal prepared by
OPIO Kitchen + Bar

I remain constantly awed at the amount of
resilience and generosity that the F&B and
hospitality industries show during these times,
There’s no doubt we are hearing more and more especially when the Singapore Government is
news about the virus that has made a huge impact introducing measures that can seem limiting
on every aspect of our lives all around the world. during this Circuit Breaker. This includes the
While Singapore’s efforts towards controlling stricter measures as implemented which reduces
the spread has been commendable, numbers of the manufacturing of cakes, confectionary, sugar
people falling victim to the virus are still rising, and and more, as well as the closure of primarily
proof that the virus is not to be underestimated. A beverage selling stores, which has affected our
quote that’s mostly attributed to the philosopher wine partners and friends adversely. The Singapore
Confucius goes, “A man is like tea. Only when you Tourism Board is generously setting aside $22
put him in hot water will you see how strong he million dollars to help boost Singapore’s tourism
is.” We see this happening in Singapore right now when we are finally ready, which will in turn
when we see how people are managing the crisis. boost the economy, but what happens till then?
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