Cooking up success abroad
FOR chef Jimmy Lim, the proudest moment was when he was awarded three Michelin stars for his restaurant JL Studio in Taiwan – the first Singaporean to win that accolade for serving his own interpretation of food from the city-state.
It was perhaps the one moment that sealed his pride as a Singaporean, he says in BT Lifestyle’s spotlight this week on locals who have made good overseas. In light of SG60, we speak to several Singaporean chefs who have earned their stripes in Michelin-starred restaurants from Norway to Hong Kong, who epitomise the notion that you can take a Singaporean out of Singapore, but you can’t take Singapore out of them.
Chefs sharing their stories include Mathew Leong of three-Michelin-starred Re-Naa in Norway and Aven Lau of the one-starred Epure. And while their stories differ, their hearts remain at home.
Beyond the food and beverage arena, we meet Daren Tang, the first Singaporean to head a UN agency. The Geneva-based Tang, who is director-general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, has spent the past five years working to make the concept of intellectual property more accessible and relevant to the layman.
In the Arts, the Republic’s 60th anniversary celebrations continue with Singapore Gallery Month, with more than 30 leading local galleries showcasing some of their best artists.
Meanwhile in Dining, a revisit to Encore by Rhubarb reveals down-to-earth and affordable Michelin-level French cooking at the former one-starred restaurant in Duxton Hill.
For our National Day reads and more, don’t miss this week’s BT Lifestyle.
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