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  • 1 week ago | thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh

    A peculiar sight piqued my curiosity during a pre-opening visit to popular Tokyo pizzeria, Pizza Studio Tamaki’s (PST) Singapore outlet, which opens on June 10. Chef-founder Tsubasa Tamaki grabs specks of Okinawan salt and sprinkles it in the wood-fired oven before placing the pizza dough in.

  • 2 weeks ago | thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh

    , , An Indian restaurant in Dubai was awarded the maximum three Michelin stars on May 22 -- the first time the prestigious honour has been given to Indian cuisine anywhere in the world. The crowd erupted in cheers as Tresind Studio was named a three-star winner at the Michelin Guide’s fourth Dubai ceremony, along with another Dubai restaurant -- FZN by Bjorn Frantzen. It also marks the first time restaurants in the United Arab Emirates received the top Michelin rating.

  • 2 weeks ago | thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh

    , , , Singapore cooking doyenne Violet Oon has been a fervent champion of Singapore cuisine for over half a century, having donned various hats as a cookbook author, television personality, culinary ambassador, and chef-restaurateur. However, starting her career in journalism remains a source of immense pride. Oon was a pioneering food reporter and critic, working at New Nation and The Sunday Times in the 1970s and 1980s.

  • 3 weeks ago | thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh

    , , Growing up in Keith, Scotland, the sight of steam jetting out from copper pot stills, coupled with malty aromas from the mash house, intrigued Greig Stables as he walked through a whisky distillery on his way to school. Stables, now a master distiller of single malt Scotch whisky maker The Glen Grant, recalls with a laugh: “The first time I walked in and saw those huge copper stills, I was in awe. And then the day came when I was in charge of them.

  • 3 weeks ago | thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh

    , , Cook a chilli-crab inspired dish with Korean ingredients in 15 minutes? No problem. Chef Han Liguang of one-Michelin-starred restaurant Labyrinth showcased his culinary chops on a recent episode of popular Korean cooking variety show, Chef & My Fridge. The episode aired on Netflix on Sunday (11 May). Han is also the first Singaporean chef to appear on the long-running cooking competition show, which made a comeback last year.