SouperChef’s Message | Be Fit and Fab It’s no secret that I work long hours, more so now that I’m also taking a part-time course! Friends often ask if I stumble, if I’m stressed, if I feel scattered. In all honesty, yes to all of the above, but thankfully, only some of the time! Studying […]

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Chicken Tonyu Nabe Contains Chicken | Contains Gluten | Dairy-Free   Light and creamy, sweet and delicate. No wonder tonyu nabe is a go-to hotpot dish in Japan for the wintry days! Made from soy beans with high volumes of isoflavin that aid in prevention of heart diseases and osteoporosis, the soy milk adds both […]

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Bhutanese Beef with Radish and Mushroom Stew Contains Beef | Contains Dairy | Gluten-Free | Spicy   My first lunch in Thimphu was at a modest restaurant. It was incredibly cold and nothing was more comforting than sips and slurps of the luscious beef broth! I recreated the warming dish with white radish, mushrooms, green […]

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Vegan Dubu Doenjang Jjigae Vegan | Contains Gluten | Dairy-Free   If there’s something I could eat every day, this would be it! Vegan, warm and comforting, this stew is an inspired harmony of soondubu jjigae (soft beancurd spicy stew) and doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew). Enjoy the natural umami and nutritional benefits the soup […]

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SouperChef’s Message | World In One Kitchen Travel Series 3 Chicken and eggs. Spices and beef. Herbs and vegetables. So much of the food we are familiar with take on different forms and meanings in different parts of the world! This month, I wanted to dig deep into cultures and give thanks for how travels […]

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Roasted Cauliflower Fennel with Blue Cheese Vegetarian | Contains Dairy | Gluten-Free   When sampling the blue cheese to cook this soup, my staff were horrified by its pungency! It still makes me laugh to this day! But we all agree this soup has tremendous depth of flavour— from the smokiness of roasted cauliflower, sharp […]

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Moroccan Beef Tagine Contains Beef | Contains Gluten | Dairy-Free   I think of tagine as a stew with attitude. It’s all about the spices and slow cooking! We created this sublime stew using ras el hanout (Arabic for “top of the shop”), a beautiful blend of spices for tender beef in a fragrant broth […]

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Chicken Vindaloo Slightly Spicy | Contains Chicken | Dairy-Free | Gluten-Free   Vindaloo has roots in Goa, a region in India that was once a Portuguese colony. In Portuguese, vinho means wine vinegar and alhos means garlic. You’ll love the chicken marinated in warm spices and vinegars! The chillies’ heat is tamed by the spices’ […]

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SouperChef’s Message | Red Dot Series I’ve so many feelings about Singapore this message went through many rounds of editing! For a start, I’m still trying to keep up with the burgeoning pulse of this city that is equal parts beautiful and stressful, plentiful and flavourful. I love that I can walk down to the […]

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SG-Style Laksa Chicken Stew Chicken | Contains Gluten| Dairy-Free   Calling all fans of Cantonese double-boiled soups! The watercress is much loved for its nourishing effects, especially when double-boiled with red dates. I’m a big fan too! In this rendition, enjoy the natural sweetness from roasted Packham pears and a Western-style base thickened with cream, […]

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Watercress and Roasted Pear with Red Dates Vegetarian | Contains Dairy | Gluten-Free   Calling all fans of Cantonese double-boiled soups! The watercress is much loved for its nourishing effects, especially when double-boiled with red dates. I’m a big fan too! In this rendition, enjoy the natural sweetness from roasted Packham pears and a Western-style […]

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Soul-Good Barramundi Stew Teochew Style Contains Fish* | Contains Gluten | Dairy-Free *May contain fine bones   Inspired by Chef Willin’s “yu pin mai fan” and heritage dishes, this soup is a cross between Teochew steamed pomfret and fish porridge! You’ll find familiar Teochew elements like kiam chye and dau cheo, with barley to substitute […]

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