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How To Plate Food Like A 3-Star Michelin Chef

Chef Tracey Torres has cooked in some of the best kitchens in the world. Now she shares trade secrets on how to plate food like a pro, so you can impress your guests at your next dinner party too!

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Crash Course Culinary Student

With the increasing appeal of becoming a celebrity chef, and cooking competitions ruling our television sets, what really goes into the education of a culinary student? Are self-trained cooks really the way to go now, or does formal schooling still...

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Sous Vide Lamb Shoulder with Yellow Capsicum & Saffron Couscous

1 lamb shoulder (180g) Curing spice mix, for coating 4 thyme sprigs 1 rosemary sprigs 100ml garlic oil Chopped parsley and chervil, for garnishing Yellow Capscium Couscous 100g yellow capsicums, charred,...

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How a 'Chef' Has the Power to Sway Fine Diners into Preferring Inferior Food

A Hong Kong-based strategic consultancy specialising in hospitality, CatchOn, wanted to dig deeper and so commissioned a unique study to see whether the presence of a chef really does change the perceptions and experience of a meal. The verdict? Most...

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Uber for Home Cooking? Site Matches Great Cooks with Hungry People

A new site called Josephine aims to connect home cooks with hungry customers. The premise behind Josephine is simple. Potential customers go online to peruse meals cooked by a stable of vetted home cooks on any given day of the...

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Why Singapore Chefs Are Gradually Moving to Becoming Private Chefs

Many local Singaporean chefs have started exploring the private adventure. Being a private chef nowadays means cooking at someone else’s house – cooking a menu that is different from the restaurant and more personal. Many chefs even prefer working as...

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Two Michelin-starred Chef Anthony Genovese at Mandarin Oriental Singapore

Mandarin Oriental, Singapore will host two Michelin-starred Chef Anthony Genovese, at the hotel’s Italian poolside restaurant, Dolce Vita, from 29 September to 2 October 2015. A firm believer of the premium quality of ingredients and produce, the tradition of Italy’s...

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Welcome to Chef's Table by Chef Stephan Zoisl

Chef's Table by Chef Stephan which is located at 61 Tras Street is a new dining space that offers the best quality produce, ingredients and gourmet products, cultivated by farmers globally. Here, guests get to savour incredible recipes and taste...

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A New Dining Story for Fat Duck When It Reopens in October

Chef Heston Blumenthal says he's allowing the Duck to mature by retiring long-time dishes to a "Hall of Fame" menu. Snail porridge, orange and beetroot jelly, egg and bacon ice cream, mustard ice cream with red cabbage gazpacho, quail jelly,...

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New Staycation Hotels for Foodies

Three new hotels have come up with a mind-boggling array of food options, gourmet offerings and innovative tipples that put the “stay” in staycation. One of them, being Hotel Vagabond at Syed Alwi Road, which opens next month will see...