“Singapore is a food city, a food country," says Ee Chien, owner of cocktail bar and kitchen Jekyll & Hyde. Learn how he juggles his day job alongside managing the bar, and how their menu pays homage to Singaporean favourites while reimagining local flavours at the same time.

This week, we speak to Chef Dylan Ong, who sought to bring French cooking beyond the sphere of fine dining. Today, he helms The Masses, a Franco-Asian restaurant that combines his love for French cooking with his own Asian heritage.

White Restaurant is a household name all across Singapore, famed for being the birthplace of Sembawang's famous White Beehoon. Opened by Mr. Tay King Huak, or Uncle Tay, over 20 years ago, the business first started as a small, rental hawker stall. Today, his son and second-generation owner, Victor Tay, is next in line to helm this immensely successful brand.

At 40 years old, Anthony Ung decided to pursue his lifelong dream of opening his own restaurant, without regrets. With his brother Alvin, he opened Char Restaurant, specialising in East-meets-West Cantonese roast meats.

A colloquial term that means "eat", MAM MAM serves up fresh and hearty local cuisine and heritage food, all at affordable prices. Having known each other since they were 14 or 15 years old, Chef Sebastian Ng and Chef Edmund Ang came together with their own areas of expertise to set up the restaurant.

After her husband passed away, Ratree Saenchai found herself as a single mother to 2 children, far away from home. With her courage to venture into the new world of F&B, and with her love of her hometown’s street food and authentic Thai cuisine, Krapow was born.

Striving to preserve the legacy of their Peranakan forefathers is the father-and-son duo behind Straits Chinese Nonya Restaurant, Mr Yap Kow Soon and his son Kevin Yap. As the second and third-generation owner, they helm the oldest surviving Nonya restaurant in Singapore.

Bistro du Vin veers away from the idea that French fare is always fine dining. Instead, home-style cooking that is reminiscent of grandma's is this bistro’s hallmark. And heading this restaurant is Group Executive Chef Laurent Brouard from Paris.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, Chef Adam Penney of Tiga Roti describes himself as being the "fat kid" who always loved food. How did he settle down in Singapore? Learn about his halal-friendly burgers and comfort food, and how his wife, who is an Indian-Muslim Singaporean, inspired it all.

Affectionately known as the Ah Ge (or ‘big brother’) of Caldecott Hill, it’s perhaps surprising to hear what Li Nanxing has been up to during the pandemic—cooking in the kitchen and coming up with recipes. “Cooking and acting are about the same,” he says cheerily in Mandarin. But how so?

Being a daughter-in-law is never easy—let alone to a family who runs a business. Clarice, who manages Orchid Live Seafood alongside her husband, the second-generation owner, would know that best.

As the food capital of Malaysia, Penang’s street fare is definitely one to rival Singapore in terms of taste, variety and price. Bringing a part of that rich gastronomical heritage to our shores is halal-certified Penang Culture, helmed by Chef Wong Thin Lipp, a true-blue Penangite.

Despite a near-death experience as a national team cyclist, Noel Teh didn’t give up on his dreams. He competed and trained for another year after, until he realised his father was suffering from a slipped disc. From mastering the wok to taking over Ban Leong Wah Hoe Seafood from his father, watch how Noel pushed through challenging times despite it all.

A familiar name to the Muslim community in Singapore, HJH Maimunah (pronounced as ‘Hajah’) has been around for almost 30 years. Learn why second-gen owner Mastura Didih continues to strive for excellence - not just to continue with her own family’s legacy, but to support her family of staff as well.

The story of Overrice started on a cold winter's night in New York in 2020. Hakim, Zuhilmi, Azhar and Shaun stumbled upon a food truck at a corner of Manhattan, serving up Mediterranean meats with rice. Deeply touched by the flavours, they eventually brought it back to our shores as a team of four.

Two years ago, with plans of moving to Los Angeles and opening a food truck, Chef Renée Tang Eyrn quit her corporate job to pursue cooking. She first honed her cooking skills in a restaurant. Today, she helms Jelebu Dry Laksa from her home kitchen, taking charge of all aspects of the business.

Pagi Sore's mother-and-son duo speak from the heart about the difficulties they have encountered in 2020. From making 200kg of chilli in his training to braving the storm of the pandemic, Park and his mother have not wavered in their own journeys.

We meet Executive Chef Wong Kwan Sang, who moved from Hong Kong's Kam’s Roast to its Singapore branch a couple of years ago. Chef Wong recalls how, at the age of 16, he wanted to pick up a craft and was introduced to the art of roasting meat. Since that day, he has walked the painstaking path of pursuing culinary perfection.