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Meghan and Prem have moved on. You can now find Meghan writing at Small Bag Big Appetite, and Prem at Disquiet. Thank you for being with us on our journeys!

Maker: Sun Kim, Chef, Meta, Singapore

March 6, 2017

Meet Sun Kim, the ambitious, humble chef behind Meta, located in restaurant-packed Keong Saik Road in Singapore's Chinatown, offering French-influenced cuisine with a distinctly Korean inflection.

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Maker: Rishi Naleendra, Cheek by Jowl, Singapore

January 21, 2017

Meet Rishi Naleendra, the calm, thoughtful and brilliant chef behind Singapore's Cheek by Jowl.

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Phở Bò on the streets of Hà Nội, Vietnam

Sporadic Bursts of Instant Gratification (or, The Most Memorable Bites of the Year), 2016 edition

December 31, 2016

This year saw a lot of travel as we kicked off the year traveling around Southeast Asia for six weeks, visiting India, Singapore, southern Thailand and Vietnam. We ate a lot of incredible food on our inaugural visit to Vietnam, many of which made it here. There was always fish sauce on the table and, on occasion, a “grand cru” from Phu Quoc.

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Drinking Singapore: Coffee & Cocktails, Fall 2016 Edition

October 8, 2016

Singapore is no stranger to specialty coffee. It has become increasingly easy to find a good cuppa. The city has also taken a liking to cocktails, and while the New York influence is inescapable, many of these "speakeasies" and cocktail bars bring their own originality, both to the cocktails and the space.

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Barramundi, Leek, Bonito Butter, Caramelized Onion at Cheek By Jowl

Eating Singapore, Fall 2016 Edition

October 4, 2016

How can we talk about Singapore and not talk about hawker centers? Well, that’s kinda the point of this post. We love Singapore for the mix of fantastic hawker center fare and international cuisine from around the world. This time we want to highlight just the latter, from our most recent visits.

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