Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Gordon Ramsay Accepts Singapore's Hawker Challenge!

WOW! The famous Michelin-starred chef will be making his way to Singapore to take on 3 local hawker dishes. I would love to see and hear his reactions to them first, and then see how he tries to improve on it and try to make a better version!

Check out his acceptance video here:
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And click here for the write-up on this endeavour:

And finally, click here to vote your top 3 hawker dishes that you want Ramsay to take on.

Currently, at the top are Char Kway Teow, Chicken Rice and Chilli Crab.
Mky's views are that Ramsay may not understand "wok hei", which is the taste that comes from a well-used hot fired wok to do a fry-up. Secondly, although he will likely be able to replicate the chicken in the chicken rice dish, he might have trouble with the rice itself. He may not be able to make it smooth and greasy enough. The famous Chilli Crab dish, however, could be his easiest challenge.

This is all very exciting stuff, and we look forward to watching Ramsay take on the hawker centre! Thanks Singtel for making this possible!

Monday, June 3, 2013

Home-made: Healthy Quinoa Lunch


Our healthy lunch made by Mky! Quinoa with brussel sprouts, chestnuts, sweetcorn and carrots, and topped with toasted walnuts!

Photo credit this time courtesy of Mky's post-processing and her dad's iPhone.