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James Beard Foundation Gala: Singapore’s Culinary Crossroads

by xoJohn November 15, 2016

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The James Beard Foundation(JBF), held its annual fall gala and fundraiser at the iconic Rainbow Room in New York City. This year’s theme, Singapore’s Culinary Crossroads, presented by Singapore Tourism Board, featured a flavorful combination of different cultures created by some of Singapore’s and America’s finest chefs. The unique, globe-spanning, gastronomic gathering featured Alfred Portale, Cat Cora, LG Han, Yew Eng Tong, and Cheryl Koh, along with Rainbow Room host chef Robert Aikens, and host pastry chef Kyung Kim.

November 15, 2016 0 comment

Lifestyle

You’re Invited to The JBF Gala: Singapore’s Culinary Crossroads

by xoJohn November 3, 2016

written by xoJohn 1 minutes read

On November 11, the James Beard Foundation (JBF), will pay tribute to the multi-cultural cuisines of Singapore and the United States at the preeminent culinary organization’s 30^th anniversary gala at the iconic Rainbow Room in New York City. The JBF Gala: Singapore’s Culinary Crossroads will feature award-winning chefs from Singapore (Cheryl Koh, LG Han, Yew Eng Tong) who will combine creative talents with Cat Cora and JBF Award winner Alfred Portale. The unique, globe-spanning gastronomic gathering is being presented by the Singapore Tourism Board. Specialty cocktails will be created by Employees Only, the world-renowned cocktail bar that opened its second location in Singapore this summer.

November 3, 2016 0 comment

Taste

Chef Simpson Wong Serves Up Singaporean Food at Chomp Chomp

by xoJohn July 13, 2015

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New York City’s West Village is hiding a gem. It’s called Chomp Chomp! This hidden gem is where Chef Simpson Wong is serving up flavorful Singaporean Food. Wong is giving New Yorkers an authentic taste of Singaporean hawker food. What is hawker food? It’s similar to street food, though in Singapore, street food vendors have been housed in open-air food courts called hawker centers for decades now. His menu is a litany of Singaporean specialties, many of which are incredibly hard to find in the United States.

We stopped by Chomp Chomp a few days ago where Chef Simpson Wong prepared a few popular Singaporean dishes. My favorites were the following:

July 13, 2015 0 comment